Louis Wai Yin Hung ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Zense ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2025 A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱥᱳᱱᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2025
Zense ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱮᱴ
Louis Wai Yin Hung ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Iterative Studio
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Zense ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Zense ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ ᱥᱟᱥᱛᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱮᱛᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱢᱮᱥᱟᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱢᱚᱬᱮ ᱤᱱᱫᱽᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱟᱦᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱟᱵᱽ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱨᱟᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤᱦᱤᱧ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱤᱯᱩᱬ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱱ ᱩᱫᱟᱹᱦᱨᱚᱬ ᱦᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱥᱛᱟ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱛᱩ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜ-ᱟ᱾
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Zense ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Zense ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Zense is both a furniture to ritual instrument. Its transforming structure—crafted from impossibly slender wood members—orchestrates tea ceremony and calligraphy while inscribing cultural memory into space. Every operational motion (wood sliding, joinery clicking) becomes ceremonial act of all 5 senses from touch, to sound; every use converts rooms into heritage vessels. The exoskeleton's artisanal precision enforces ritual deliberation, making tradition tactile through:
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- 1300mm x 550mm x 720mm. Fully handcrafted with (screwless) traditional wooden joinery techniques. Weight distribution of structures optimised to minimise profile of structural members into 30mmx30mm solid wood.
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Handcrafted, table, chair, set, upcycled, wood, traditional, joinery, asian, culture
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- Handcrafted by master artisans using traditional Chinese joinery, the furniture set is composed of 553 upcycled timber components, each meticulously shaped to optimize weight distribution—resulting in a slender yet perfectly balanced structure. Analog iterations refined proportions without digital intervention, ensuring harmony between form and function. Magnets were discreetly chiseled into wooden housings, as the assembly relies entirely on wood-on-wood joinery, eliminating metal fasteners. Even its construction embodies ritual, merging vernacular craftsmanship with intentional, meditative precision.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- This project faced the dual challenge of reviving ancient Chinese joinery while pushing wood’s structural limits to unprecedented thinness—all without modern engineering aids. nternally, we grappled with fading craftsmanship traditions. Material constraints demanded upcycled wood with unpredictable grain behavior, while the absence of metal fasteners required perfect joinery precision. Production hinged on master artisans capable of such handwork that relied on sensory intuition alone.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- This project pursued the minimal threshold dimensions of wooden members while retaining structural integrity, guided solely by craftsmen who discern strength through fingertips. Each slender element was refined not by engineering calculations, but through generations of tactile material intelligence. Practitioners tested these components, their ceremonial movements revealing where rigidity needed to yield to grace.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Zense transforms Asian heritage into lived experience. This kinetic table merges tea ceremony and calligraphy through masterful woodcraft—its slender exoskeleton achieving structural elegance while enforcing ritual deliberation. Every interaction engages the senses, making tradition tactile rather than symbolic. Through material intelligence and embodied use, Zense bridges past and future, turning cultural memory into tangible, sensory encounters.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project started in 2018 and was exhibited most notably DesignInspire 2019 and SUPERDESIGN SHOW (Superstudio Pi - Via Tortona 27 - Milan) in 2022, amongst other venues in Hong Kong and China across 2022-2025.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Zense begins as a serene writing surface, but with a simple lift, its wooden top rises and locks into place, transforming into a tea ceremony platform. There are no buttons or complicated mechanisms; just smooth, deliberate motions that mirror the care of traditional rituals themselves. This motion forces mindfulness, and addresses all 5 sense of the body. Every interaction—the weight of the moving parts, the satisfying click of alignment is designed to make the past feel present and purposeful.
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