Commissioned by Kvadrat and designed by Peng Wenhui with Dunhuang-related elements, The Dunhuangwu Stool is a modern interpretation of the classic Mazha. 

Its frame is made of our upholstery textile Memory. The colours are drawn from the Dunhuang murals, specifically the three hues of red, black, and green. The combination of textile, metal, wood, and silicone in the reconstruction of Dunhuang elements is intended to emphasize the cultural significance of incorporating traditional elements into modern designs.

The textile of the Dunhuang stool is reminiscent of Western Region carpets, while also featuring Chinese-style freehand patterns and weaving techniques. From a distance, its irregular texture resembles the sparsely-distributed vegetation in the desert, giving it a distinctly natural quality. The combination of fabric, metal, wood, and silicone in the reconstruction of Dunhuang elements is intended to emphasize the cultural significance of incorporating traditional elements into modern designs.

Together with “Chuanxi”, Dunhuangwu Stool will be shown for the first time during 2023 Design Shanghai.

About Peng Wenhui

Peng Wenhui has been engaged in design and design management for 27 years in the field of graphic design and furniture product design. In 2012, "Chuanxi" furniture brand was established, and "Chuanxi Traditional & Contemporary" was founded in the same year. From 2017 to 2019, he worked as a visiting scholar in Furniture major of Lahti Institute of Design, Finland.

Entering 2022, he has established a new understanding of Bauhaus, traditional Chinese furniture and modern contemporary artists after a lot of back and forth in the past 10 years. The new combination of cultural inheritance and renewal, new forms and personal artistic expression, spirituality and functionality, uniqueness and technology will be integrated into the exploration from living scene to lifestyle.