康奈尔“手推车”家具系列 | 模块化设计与城市元素的完美融合

康奈尔大学建筑艺术与规划学院推出了一款由12件作品组成的多功能定制家具系列，是由来自香港的建筑公司CL3与跨学科设计工作室Lim + Lu为该学院的纽约工作室设计的。

Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning is unveiling a 12-piece versatile bespoke furniture series designed by Hong Kong renowned architecture office CL3 and award-winning interdisciplinary design studio Lim + Lu for the college’s New York studio.

CL3的创始人林伟而与 Lim + Lu的创始合伙人林振华、卢曼子均毕业于康奈尔大学建筑艺术与规划学院。此次受到院长委托为学院位于曼哈顿金融区的工作空间进行家居设计，三人均认为是回馈母校的最佳时机。

Founder of CL3, William Lim, as well as both founding partners of Lim+Lu, Vincent Lim and Elaine Lu, are alumni of Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning. The two design studios were invited to design pieces specifically for Cornell University’s space located in the financial district in Manhattan. When engaged by the Dean of the college for this project, the three thought it would be a great way to give back to their alma mater.

Lim + Lu留意到手推车作为纽约独特的风景，已然成为这个城市不可或缺的一部分。在每个转弯或角落都能看到这些装着货物的手推车进进出出。尽管是纽约城固有的标志，但从更大的范围来说，这些手推车也代表了全球化。

Lim + Lu noted that the pushcart is uniquely New York and has become an ubiquitous part of the city’s landscape. At every turn and corner, the pushcarts are transporting goods in, out, and around the city. Although it is inherently New York, the pushcart represents matters at a larger scale—globalisation.

这次的设计之旅是从检验手推车的固有特性以及它们是如何应用在日常生活中开始的。使用的时候，手推车有时保持直立，有时保持倾斜。这种双重特性为设计师们所借鉴，成就了一款可移动的家具系列作品，同时具有多种特性。比如，倾斜的时候可以作为三座沙发使用，直立后就变成了衣帽架。当保持在一种姿势状态下的时候，却可以从细微的暗示中知晓如何将其变为另一种姿态。依此探索，最终诞生了这12件多功能便携式家具。

The design journey began by examining the inherent qualities of these pushcarts and how they are used on a daily basis. They are sometimes used in an upright manner and at other times adopt a more reclined position. This bipolar characteristic of the pushcart presented the opportunity to design a furniture series that could also have multiple personalities. For example, a piece that functions as a three-seater sofa in its reclined position may transform into a coat rack when it’s upright. When a piece is in one posture, one can notice subtle hints that it can be used in another stance. This exploration resulted in 12 pieces of multi-purpose portable furniture.

基于该款家具作品的可定制属性，创作背景成为了作品成功的关键因素。CL3的林伟而说道：“我们总是喜欢将设计放入背景之中。我们的设计实践深深植根于亚洲设计准则，将光、平衡与比例的直观感受与当代的设计方案以及创新材料相结合，从而创作出多功能的设计作品。这款作品的设计也是如此。我们对家具的真正用途进行了思考，如何才能让它成为康奈尔的一部分，超越家具最基本的功能，同时与所处的背景融为一体。”

Due to the bespoke nature of these furniture pieces, its context was crucial to the success of the project. William Lim of CL3 commented: “We always like to approach our designs within context. Our practice is rooted in the principles of Asian design. We blend an intuitive sense of light, balance and proportion with contemporary solutions and innovative materials to produce design that are versatile. That’s what we have done with this range: we have thought about the true purpose of the furniture. How it will become part of Cornell’s fabric, go beyond the primary usage, and spread out within the context it has been placed within.”

Lim + Lu的林振华补充道：“这是一次非常愉快的设计之旅。作为校友，我们一同回到母校，思考能够回馈母校什么。我们回想起学生时代是如何利用校园空间，如何聚在一起交流想法的。同时能为母校进行创作，我们感到很是自豪。这套作品于五月发布，与第29届国际当代家具展同一时间，我们作为参展方也有展出其它作品。”

Vincent Lim of Lim + Lu added

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This has been a fun journey. As alumni we have been peering back into our old school and thought what could we give back. Thinking back to our time as students and how we used the spaces around Cornell, to come together to share ideas. These have a nice function and form element to them, also to apply the Cornell crest to the structure adds a nice sense of pride. Unveiling these in May is a great time to coincide with the 29th annual ICFF platform for global design, where we also have a booth showing our other designs.

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康奈尔大学建筑艺术与规划学院院长Kent Kleinman说道：“每个作品都是一个混合体，模块化的城市元素充当某种基础建设，同时定制化的加工设计携带特定的设计目的。综上，它们就是康奈尔大学的城市化建设精品课程的缩影。”

Kent Kleinman, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of Cornell AAP commented: “Each piece is a hybrid; a modular urban element that functions as a kind of infrastructure, mated to a customized artifact specific to particular program. Taken together, they are a microcosm of Cornell’s famous lessons in college urbanism.”

设计类别：产品设计

设计师：林伟而、林振华、卢曼子

设计公司：CL3思联建筑、Lim + Lu林子设计

设计日期：2017.05

材料：粉末涂层不锈钢、乙烯基垫衬物

摄影师：NirutBenjabanpot、Garrett Rowland

Design Type: Product Design

Designer: William Lim, Vincent Lim, Elaine Lu,

Design Company: CL3, Lim + Lu

Design Time: 2017.05

Material: Powder Coated Stainless Steel, Vinyl Upholstery

Photographer: NirutBenjabanpot, Garrett Rowland