YINJISPACEusemediaprofessional’suniqueperspective,trytoexploretheessenceoflifebehindthedesignworks.
Shixiisahumanisticlifestyleaestheticshallcenteredaroundtea.Itnotonlybuildsatea-drinkinglivingsceneforfurniturebrandsbutalsomeetstheneedsofcraftsmen,artists,andculturalinstitutionsfromallovertheworldtoholdartexhibitions,salons,andotherculturalactivities.Therefore,YiSuoconductedareflectiononthecharacteristicsofthespace,exploringtheinherentdeepstructuralrelationshipbetweenpeopleandspace,aswellastea-drinkingactivitiesfromtheperspectiveofexperience.
TeaandLife
TheContemporaryTransformationofEasternLifestyle
Thepursuitofteagoesbeyondarelaxedenvironment,exquisiteutensils,andhigh-qualitytealeaves.Instead,itisaboutreturningtothesimpleexperienceoflifeduringtheprocessoftastingtea.HowcantheEasternlifestyleexistinthecontextofcontemporaryinternationalcitiesWedonotbelievethatreplicatingtraditionalmaterials,patterns,andstructuresisagoodsolution.Instead,wechoosetode-symbolizeandusemoderndesignlanguagetopreservetheEasternartisticconception,thusextendingthebreadthanddepthoftheShixiTeaSpaceinthecitywhereEasternandWesternculturesblend.
Ifweweretocomparethespacetoamalleabletextureofsoil,wehopethatShixiTeaSpacegivespeopletheimpressionofarichlylayered,purpleclaymud.Thesilhouetteofbrewingteabetweenthelandscapespresentedunderthewindowlightsattractsthecuriosityofpassers-by.Walkingthroughit,thewindingpathandsemi-coveredspacerespondtothesubtleandreservedcharacteroftheEastwhilealsoguidinggueststonaturallypassthroughthesevendifferentthemedtea-drinkinglivingscenes.
MortiseandTenonJoints
Thecurvedwall,likeathree-dimensionalcalligraphystroke,boldlyfallsinthecenterofthespace.Theexhibitionstandisdirectlywedgedintothetenonjointofthespace,connectingthecalligraphicstrokesscatteredaroundthespaceasapartition.Theseeminglystaticspacebeginstoburstwithvastenergy.
PraiseofShadows
Thenightpearlemitsradianceonlywhenplacedindarkness,whilegemstoneslosetheircharmwhenexposedtosunlight.Brightcolorsaremoreaggressive,whileshadowsperfectlymatchthereservedandpeacefulcharacterdeepwithintheEasternculture.ThetextureofspaceinShixiquietlyappearsinthegradientofthepurpleclay,whichperfectlyfitstheintrovertedandpeacefulnatureoftheEasternculture.Objectsundershadowsarecompletelydifferentfromthoseseeninbrightbackgrounds.Peopleorobjectsbecomemoreconspicuousinsubtleshadows,andinanexaggeratedsense,itisasiflifeisbeingportrayedasawhole.
Shixiprovidesemotionalvaluetopeoplelivinginmoderncitieswithitssophisticatedinteriorhiddenbehindasimpleexterior,givingpeopleaplacetorelaxandfindrefuge.Wecannotescapereality,butwecanfindstrengthinthephilosophyoflifecontainedintea,andeachtimewerepairandrebuildourselves,webecomemoreresilient,moredetermined,andmorepeaceful.