中國文化批判性長生椅倫敦藝術大學產品設計傢俱歷史殯葬文化 Central Saint Martins College DesignProducts MAID objects The Coffin Chair

The Coffin Chair 長生椅 - Yeyang Liao

The Coffin Chair 長生椅

在中國，長生店指專門售賣棺材的店鋪，長生是棺材的別稱

Yeyang Liao 廖业杨

Yeyang Liao 廖业杨是一位獨立產品設計師。今年畢業於倫敦藝術大學中央聖馬丁學院工業設計系研究所MAID 2019 Central Saint Martins MA industrial design設計碩士學位。這次的畢業設計，他結合了中國傳統殯葬文化與家俱設計這兩個元素為畢業設計的主軸。

在中國一些鄉郊地區，老人在60歲時為自己準備一口棺材並保存在家中被視為一種象徵長壽的傳統。這種傳統在2018年因為政府推行的綠色殯葬運動被推翻。為推動全面火葬，防止秘密的土葬，棺材成為主要打擊對象。有關棺材的製造，售賣和保存都被禁止。數千口棺材從老人的家中被收繳並銷毀，引起了很大的爭議。

Because of China's large population and limited space, the “Green funeral” movement was implemented by the government in 2018. It aims to achieve comprehensive cremation by making coffins forbidden. There is a tradition of those in their 60’s preparing a coffin early, in order to wish for long life. They live with their coffin before death. As a result of the movement, thousands of coffins were controversial forcibly collected from elders' homes.

如果棺材真正被視為一種傢具，可以免予被收繳，老人就有權延續這種向死而生的態度和傳統。此項目旨在創造一個灰色地帶，發現傢具與棺材之間轉換的可能性。

If coffins were seen as furniture, elders would have the right to keep it, then the tradition could keep going. This project develops furniture which transforms into a Chinese coffin.