young designer Yuan Yuan will present a series of furniture and objects related to well-being at work during Now! Le Off from monday 10th of september until sunday 16th of september – les docks, Cité de la Mode et du Design – 34 quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris
among her novelties, you will discover the tai chi chair which has never been revealed so far
while at the office, we mostly sit absorbed in one’s work, varying little movements, which helps having problems in the back, problem of circulation in the legs and stress. after several hours of physical inactivity at one’s desk, the tai chi chair aims to encourage the user to regain consciousness of his body, through the completion of slow and precise movements
actually, Tai Chi is the balance of yin and yang mentioned in taoism
it invites you to follow a rhythm consisting of a series of slow movements that promote the flow of energy. Inspired by this idea, the tai chi chair is designed to allow the worker to integrate a new rhythm at work, which alternates seating with a period of light activity
©tai chi chair by yuan yuan
zen attitude at work is a recurrent thematic for yuan yuan as she had already done a project for ‘zen at work‘ in 2010 for her master
it was a research for an open space aimed to improve the well-being of workers and promote harmony
the idea revolves around an opposition between open space and an empty space
a bit less new, as it is already exposed since 2008 at Galerie Montgrand in Marseille, you will be able to see the seat ‘cloudy home‘ which aims to plunge man in a dream and creates a place of relaxation half-open and which can change according to the position wanted
it was conceived in order to have the body getting in direct relation with the chair
it can be used in three different successive positions, with a particular curve each time, a rocking chair, a bed-chair and a sofa
©Maison Nuage yuan yuan
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