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M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Alessi, 2013, © Alessi, Atelier FCJZ
Yung Ho Chang 張永和
Atelier FCJZ 非常建築
A Lotus Leaf 一片荷
2012
The architect Yung Ho Chang, principal of the Beijing-based firm Atelier FCJZ, created the stainless-steel tray A Lotus Leaf in 2012. The object is part of Un(Forbidden City), a series of products developed by Chinese architects for the Italian manufacturer Alessi, which began commissioning international architects to design kitchen and home goods in the 1970s.
A Lotus Leaf takes its name and form from a leaf Chang dried for six months and then scanned three-dimensionally, yielding an intricately detailed mould. The resulting centrepiece, cast in a mirror finish, retains the delicate veining of its source in an incongruently rigid material. Unfurling from a central stem, its gently curving surface ends in slightly upturned edges; while the tray seems to capture a purely natural, accidental shape, it is structurally balanced enough to be flipped over and used on either side. A Lotus Leaf’s subtle use of digital techniques and sensitive attention to materiality is characteristic of Chang’s work across multiple scales.
A Lotus Leaf takes its name and form from a leaf Chang dried for six months and then scanned three-dimensionally, yielding an intricately detailed mould. The resulting centrepiece, cast in a mirror finish, retains the delicate veining of its source in an incongruently rigid material. Unfurling from a central stem, its gently curving surface ends in slightly upturned edges; while the tray seems to capture a purely natural, accidental shape, it is structurally balanced enough to be flipped over and used on either side. A Lotus Leaf’s subtle use of digital techniques and sensitive attention to materiality is characteristic of Chang’s work across multiple scales.
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