About jianfold
jianfold is a study of what we keep close: the things we wear, the table we use, and the small corners we make our own.
方寸之間, the Chinese name, brings us back to the scale of the body. A seat, a desk, a turn inward. Space begins with ordinary gestures.
Body and space
Make a little room.
A seat, a desk, a turn inward. The space we keep close begins with the body.
References and design notes
Selected passages from Changwu zhi are a reference for thinking about a few furnishings.
Changwu zhi, books 1 and 8 · Transcription
Research on Ming and Qing tea settings is another reference. The moving enclosure is a contemporary spatial study.
Le Cabanon is a reference for bodily scale and the turning organisation of an interior. The animation is an independent spatial study.
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