省于微处——从细微处发现古今器物的结构之美

BEING DETAIL ORIENTATED IN MEDITATION——DISCOVERING THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTHS OF ARTIFACTS ANCIENT OR PRESENT FROM SUBTLE DETAILS

省于微处是一种东方智慧,省所关注的是内在觉悟,是去繁就简,是突显内涵价值的核心把握。微所传达的则是从细微之处打动人心,是至精至微的创造,是玄览极致的惊艳。所谓良弓不雕,再好的弓箭如若为了美观而加以雕饰,都会消减弓的断面,使其用力时容易折断。所以发现古今器物之美,不但要看其是否具备匠心造物的形式之美,更要从细微处找到合乎其功能与目的的结构之美。这也是现代产品设计的精要所在。

It is a product from oriental wisdom to be detail-oriented in the course of meditation. The word ＂meditation ＂ can be interpreted as an action to make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects and a process to highlight and grasp the cores from the inner value. And the word ＂detail-oriented＂ can be considered as an effort to make people feel emotional by exposing subtle details and create the wonder in highly refined and intent manner. As an old Chinese saying goes, a superior bow will be ruined if being ornamented, in another word, the bow will be losing the power and easily broken regardless of its quality when in use if it is ornamented for the sake of beauty by compromising its section area. As a result, it is important to appreciate the beauty of artifacts from any ages ancient or present by no only considering its physical merits, but also researching its structural strengths by exploring details like functionality and the scope of application, which is also the key unlocking the art of the modern product design.