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Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl ītēchcopa Rio Jiunyu Chen

Tlanāhuatīlli Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl ītēchcopa Rio Jiunyu Chen cē cencā mahuizzō tēmacēhualōni īpan huēyi 2025 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli īpan Tlahuilli Tlachihualli ihuan Tlahuiltequitilli Tlachihchihualiztli Nēhuilīztli Tlamantli.


TepoztliTlahuilli· 2025

Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl

īpal Rio Jiunyu Chen

Tlanāhuatīlli: Rio Chen Studio

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Tēmacēhualōni īpan Tlahuilli Tlamantli

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Tlapalli

Tlanēxtilistli

Ītechcopa Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl

In Blocks Lamps ce nechicolli in tlahuilmeh mesatl tlachihchiuhtli iuhquin ixiptlayotl, tlaneltoquililli itech in altepetl calmeyotl. In macuilli neixcuitilli quicuih intech amoxcaltin, tlapantin huehcapan, calmeh altepetl ihtic, tlapechtli ilcuepnitoc ihuan yaoyotl tlaixnamiquiliztlan. Cecen tlahuilli tlachihchiuhtli ica cuauhtlazcoyoctli iztac, tepoztli ihuan amaxihuitl amatl. In cuauhitl inelhuayo neixcuitilli, tlacuiliztli itech tlein ehualoc quinamaca amoxtin, mochihua ipan in tlanamactli, ic tlanextilia in cahuitl ipanoliz. Ihcuac in tlahuiltin motlalia cecni nepan, in nechicolli neci iuhquin ce altepetl calmeyotl ihuan quichihua ce nepanolli in tlahuilli ihuan tlayohualli. In nechicolli quitta in tlahuilli iuhquin tlein ce tlacatl ihuan no ce calmeyotl tlamantli.

Tēixīmachōtiliztli

Ītechcopa Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Blocks Lamps Tlahuilli Mesatl quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Tlanēxtilistli Ītēixpan

Āmatl Tlanextīliztli

Tlapōhualli, tēquitqueh īwan tēchmachilīztli ōquinmaca in tlanēxtīlīlli.

Cē Zan Ītēchcopa
Blocks features a series of sculptural table lamps that evoke the geometry of city blocks. Each lamp combines minimalist forms with textured surfaces, offering a modular aesthetic inspired by Chen’s experience of constant relocation—from Taiwan to Chicago and New York. The designs capture the tension between permanence and transience, symbolizing how objects and spaces accumulate meaning over time.
Huēyiliztli īhuān Tlacualtepēhualli
Tower Lamp: 120mm x 120mm x 343mm, Library Lamp: 153mm x 280mm x 172mm, Pyramid Lamp: 228mm x 228mm x 178mm, Arena Lamp: 203mm x 203mm x 203mm, House Lamp: 120mm x 120mm x 203mm.
Material: White Oak, steel, and mulberry paper.
Tōcāitl
Architectural Design, Lighting, Lamps, Wood, Blocks
Tlachīhualiztli Māchiyōtl
The sculptural table lamps take cues from architectural forms, spanning libraries, towers, townhouses, inverted pyramids, and arenas. These shapes transform familiar structures into modular, intimate objects, blurring the line between furniture and urban design. The wood grain textures from Chen’s printmaking technique are integrated into the lamp shades, transferring the organic patterns of wood onto a new material surface. This approach reinforces themes of time, material memory, and transformation within the lighting design.
Tlanāhuatīlli Nētēcahuilīztli
Inspired by Chen’s personal journey relocating between Taiwan, Chicago, and New York, the collection examines the act of packing, shifting, and reassessing belongings—both physically and emotionally.
Blocks reflects an object-oriented perspective, questioning how we define value, space, and memory in our lives. The work suggests that cubes—whether seen as obstacles, pixels, cities, or cherished objects—shape our perception of place and belonging.
Tlatēmōliztli
Blocks is a design-driven research project exploring architecture, material memory, and movement in object design. Inspired by relocation, it examines how urban landscapes and modularity shape emotional connections to objects. Drawing from libraries, towers, and townhouses, the lamps resemble cityscapes with wood grain-imprinted shades that capture time’s passage. The project reimagines lighting as both personal and architectural, bridging design, space, and memory.
Tēyōllālīliztli
The sculptural table lamps take cues from libraries, towers, townhouses, inverted pyramids, and arenas, transforming familiar structures into modular lighting pieces. When assembled together, the lamps resemble a city block, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that evokes the rhythms of urban environments. The wood grain textures from Chen’s printmaking technique are integrated into the lamp shades, transferring natural patterns onto a new medium and reinforcing the theme of time.
Tēquitl Cāhuitl
The project started at the end of 2024 and was exhibited in Stockholm Furniture Fair Greenhouse Exhibition 2025.
Tēquitl Ōhuitl
When assembled together, the lamps resemble a city block, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that evokes the rhythms of built environments.
Calpolli Tlācah
Rio Jiunyu Chen (Me)
Īxiptla Tlanēxtīlli
Image 01 and 02: Studio 57
Image 03: Rio Jiunyu Chen

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