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The Longevity Chair merges historical symbolism with contemporary lines.

Prominent in the chair is the Qing Dynasty calligraphy character for longevity

merged with the very evident shape of the peach in a tree, also symbolic of longevity.

The chair’s base combines two animals, the turtle, a long-living creature, and

an entwining snake, symbolic of the medicine needed to extend life.

The snake makes its way up to the back of the chair, its head becoming the peach shape as it flicks its tongue upward.

Together, the chair’s design reminds us to embrace the gifts that can extend our lives, and

to live to positively impact others, so that your memory can endure forever.

設計概念以民間意喻為主,

古文象形為輔. 整體架構建立於傳說中之壽星翁,

手持木杖與壽桃. 椅背主體以仙桃在案代表祝賀年長者上壽之意,

'千秋之歲' 和 '萬壽無疆' 等為祝賀之辭.

而底座以長壽龜作為表徵,

即長壽千年萬載之喻. 古云: '與天地兮比壽, 與日月兮爭光'.

'如月之恆,如日之升,如南山之壽,不骞不崩.', '壽比南山'等,

皆表達了恆久長遠之意. '體有松喬之壽.

'則形容人有如松柏長青喬木般屹立不朽的年歲.

附註: 福州壽山產玉石, 五彩色系, 惟艾綠者少, 最為珍貴, 視作希有奇石.

“This chair will bestow on its user the wisdom to leave favorable impressions on those around us so they may recall you fondly for years to come.”

-- Alan Chen