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The Happiness Chair merge historical symbolism with contemporary lines.

The bird-like shape of the chair’s back doubles as a representation of both the magpie,

as well as a music note by the drummer performing for an appreciative audience

from the caligraphy, both symbolic of happiness in Chinese culture.

Top to bottom, we see the drummer holding his sticks above a drum top, the bottom square being the audience.

As a matching pair, these “wedding” chairs depict the magpies glancing lovingly toward each other,

a physical representation of Double Happiness, with the heart-shaped base symbolic of the affection they share.

設計主要理念啟發自[樂]及[鼓], 集合形聲,意會,象形等多方位元素考量而成之作品.

喜者樂也, 即開心歡樂喜悅之情,中心思想始於把音樂譜號呈現椅背上,衍生喜鵲報平安佳音.

另象形古早字源'鼓'之左旁,亦有'憙'之寫法,遂以鼓面當座位,鼓架(棒)作支柱,並將心立於底座.

古代打鼓鳴樂表示有喜慶,意喻任何代表愛情,婚姻幸福和生育,弄璋(瓦)之喜等,為祝賀喜事臨門,

眾人歡欣鼓舞,喜迎吉慶.

附註: [囍] 雙喜始自王安石娶親及第之典故

“When those who share a love for each other sit on these chairs they will also experience the happiness they have brought to others with their fortune, prosperity, and longevity.”

-- Alan Chen