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LONGTENG GUI

"FLYING DRAGON" CABINET

THE NAME WAS INSPIRED BY THIS CHINESE SAYING:

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DRAGON

FLY 

TIGER

LEAP

THE SAYING ENCAPSULATES THE SPIRIT AND ENERGY OF AUSPICIOUS ANIMALS IN CHINESE CULTURE.

IDEATION

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MY DAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN AVID COLLECTOR OF CHINESE ANTIQUES. IN THE MAKING OF THIS FOAM-CORE CABINET, I DREW INSPIRATION FROM THE CURIOSITY I HAD AS A KID FOR THE PRECIOUS ANTIQUE CHESTS AND ORNATE OBJECTS THAT FILLED OUR BASEMENT AND AIMED TO TRANSLATE THAT WONDER INTO A PIECE OF MY OWN.
 

PROCESS

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ALL EDGES WERE BEVELED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE SO NO FOAM OR GLUE SHOWED AND ALL JOINTS WERE SEAMLESS

FINAL PRODUCT

THE BOLD STANCE OF THE LONGTENG GUI CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF THE CHINESE SAYING, "DRAGON FLY, TIGER LEAP."
 

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THIS WAS A PROJECT ASSIGNED IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR FALL SEMESTER INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DESIGN PRINCIPLES 1 CLASS TAUGHT BY PROFESSOR LUSINE CORSINI.

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