{"id":637050,"date":"2014-11-25T16:07:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T21:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?p=637050"},"modified":"2015-02-22T05:22:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T10:22:08","slug":"naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China delivered an athletic and cultural spectacle to the world during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, perhaps the best Olympics in recent memory. But for millions of people (make that <em>billions<\/em>) who live in China every day, what you see isn\u2019t always what you get.<\/p>\n<p>That reality is precisely what inspires artist <strong>Jing Jing Naihan Li<\/strong>\u2019s one-of-a-kind\u00a0furniture designs. Beneath each piece, a surprise lurks like\u00a0a Jack-in-the-Box. The secret? Functionality.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653923\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.14.10-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653923 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.14.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Naihan Li's industrial-influenced Crates series in stainless steel\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.14.10-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.14.10-PM-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.14.10-PM-1024x763.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naihan Li&#8217;s Crates series features industrial designed stainless steel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653918\" style=\"width: 1395px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.09.23-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653918 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.09.23-PM.png\" alt=\"Crates conceals mobile furniture objects.\" width=\"1395\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.09.23-PM.png 1395w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.09.23-PM-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.09.23-PM-1024x880.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1395px) 100vw, 1395px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crates conceals mobile furniture objects that reveal true functions when unfolded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Naihan Li\u2019s home studio is an extension of her work as a designer, but life in Beijing means her studio could be confiscated or demolished at any time by government forces\u2014which she admits is a reality faced by many Chinese artists in the Caochangdi Art District, where she resides.<\/p>\n<p>Under the circumstances, one can understand Naihan Li\u2019s dilemma\u2014how can she express freely without risking her literal freedom and all she creates? Li met this challenge by reaching deeply into her creative bag of tricks to develop a new lifestyle product, \u201cCrates\u201d\u2014mobile furniture objects that conceal\u00a0their true functions like a state secret until unlocked or unfolded. The Crates series is made of black walnut or industrial-style stainless steel with a mirror finish (or both).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653921\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653921 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM.png\" alt=\"Tea set with hidden compartments.\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-222x148.png 222w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-702x468.png 702w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-180x120.png 180w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-90x60.png 90w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-294x196.png 294w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-351x234.png 351w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-381x254.png 381w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-590x394.png 590w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-280x186.png 280w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-1.42.47-PM-341x228.png 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tea table from the Crates series, with hidden compartments for herbal enjoyment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_654576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654576\" style=\"width: 978px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.10.25-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654576\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.10.25-PM.png\" alt=\"Couch from Crate series\" width=\"978\" height=\"1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.10.25-PM.png 978w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.10.25-PM-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.10.25-PM-847x1024.png 847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concealed couch from the Crate series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crates furniture was born in 2010 while Naihan Li was unpacking shipping crates full of exhibition artworks. She sketched and created efficient crated furniture which turned into a crated office, kitchen, and bedroom set series.\u00a0The Crates series replicates metal shipping containers which, when opened, reveal essential household or office functions locked inside\u2014a desk, a tea table, a chair, a bookshelf, a bar, an entertainment center, or a kitchen apparatus.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard for Americans to imagine why furniture must be concealed or evacuated quickly. After all, the clandestine microfilm days of the Cold War are over (&#8230;or are they?). We\u2019ve all seen concealed office desks, whose\u00a0purpose is to maximize small spaces, hide clutter, or conceal what may contradict the living space. Li\u2019s furniture is multipurpose, designed for speed\u2014with wheels ready to roll like an airliner preparing to take off.<\/p>\n<p>According to Li&#8217;s\u00a0website, her furniture is\u00a0\u201ccreated for Beijing\u2019s shifting urban playground where industrial and artist spaces are quickly discovered and soon destroyed, the furniture is mobile so you can roll it right into your studio, loft or gallery.\u201d The designer&#8217;s exqusite\u00a0furniture is rolling in and out of showrooms and exhibitions worldwide with resounding success.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_654054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654054\" style=\"width: 954px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.13.05-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-654054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654054\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.13.05-PM.png\" alt=\"Foosball game table in stainless steel\" width=\"954\" height=\"966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.13.05-PM.png 954w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.13.05-PM-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.13.05-PM-46x46.png 46w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foosball game table in stainless steel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653920\" style=\"width: 1421px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.57-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653920 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.57-PM.png\" alt=\"Wooden desk from the Crate series.\" width=\"1421\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.57-PM.png 1421w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.57-PM-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.57-PM-1024x864.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1421px) 100vw, 1421px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concealed wooden desk made of black walnut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0furniture is literally a defense mechanism\u2014fold and go\u2026 fast! The need for such furnishings illustrates the differences between the lifestyles in East and West. When freedom isn\u2019t readily available, expression is hush-hush, even if it\u2019s a cool concept. Naihan Li\u2019s designs are exceptional in their own right, but they\u2019re also societal statements which many westerners may take for granted\u2014that is, aside from their creatively-carved beauty.\u00a0She\u2019s expanded her \u201ccrates\u201d expression with concealed furniture replicating famous world landmarks throughout her collections.<\/p>\n<p>Transport is a common theme in Naihan Li\u2019s work. Her solutions to traveling with big furniture pieces inspired other series such as \u201cFold\u201d (mobile and collapsable tables and display units created after Li saw\u00a0Caochangdi\u2019s residents using cheap, plastic-folding stools); and &#8220;Flammable&#8221; (to-scale artistic candle recreations of the world\u2019s most recognizable landmarks).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653926\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.51.43-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/naihanli.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653926 size-full\" title=\"Nahain Li\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.51.43-PM.png\" alt=\"Swirl table from the Fold series\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.51.43-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.51.43-PM-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.51.43-PM-1024x781.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swirl table from the &#8220;Fold&#8221; series in rosewood, acrylic, brass and stainless steel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_654052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654052\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.05.47-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/naihanli.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-654052 size-full\" title=\"Naihan Li\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.05.47-PM.png\" alt=\"Skyscrapers from the Flammable series\" width=\"1440\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.05.47-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.05.47-PM-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-9.05.47-PM-1024x463.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skyscraper candles from the Flammable series, featuring famous landmarks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Again, Eastern influences counter the West. For instance, Li says, \u201cFor someone who is not entirely comfortable with the intrusion of modern skyscrapers into their civic space, watching them burn down can be truly satisfying,\u201d referring\u00a0to her &#8220;Flammable&#8221; collection. For westerners, the sight of burning skyscrapers may recall 9\/11 terrorism. Beauty, as always, is in the eye of the beholder. Such is art.<\/p>\n<p>Li\u2019s \u201cI Am a Monument\u201d series again shrinks monuments (including the New York Stock Exchange building, Pentagon, and U.N. headquarters) down to an acceptable size, in order to satisfy Chinese citizens&#8217; desire for meticulously-sculpted architectural icons and art installations for the home. Among her most famous pieces is the OMA CCTV wood cabinet\u00a0installation, which replicates the big media outlet\u2019s headquarter towers in Beijing. Her &#8220;Beehive&#8221; series boasts an inexpensive design made of collapsible, three-dimensional cardboard boxes, whose modular functionality allows for use as pedestals, walls, and storage space.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653916\" style=\"width: 1264px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.18-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653916 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.18-PM.png\" alt=\" The OMA CCTV installation.\" width=\"1264\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.18-PM.png 1264w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.18-PM-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-2.24.18-PM-1024x972.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1264px) 100vw, 1264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naihan Li&#8217;s OMA CCTV wooden cabinet installation which replicates the famous contemporary headquarters of Beijing&#8217;s big media outlet. headquarter towers in Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653924\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.28.09-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.skyscrapercity.com\/showthread.php?t=1141539\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653924 size-full\" title=\"skyscrapercity.com\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.28.09-PM.png\" alt=\"OMA CCTV\" width=\"1440\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.28.09-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.28.09-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-8.28.09-PM-1024x573.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The modern OMA CCTV headquarters in Beijing, the city where Naihan Li resides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Li was born in Harbin, China and moved to Beijing as a child in the mid-1980s amid the explosion of imported cultural concepts that defined the era. She later studied design and architecture at London\u2019s Bartlett School of Architecture before returning to Beijing in 2004, only to find the city in a volatile state of rapid development and simultaneous decay. Among her finished constructions are\u00a0the Keruo Space in Caochangdi and the Royal Kitchen Restaurant and Gift Shop inside the Forbidden City.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s worked on many exhibition designs, and as creative director on the NIKE Golden 08 Beijing Olympic Creative research project. In\u00a02008, Naihan Li worked as the project coordinator and designer for the UBS Art Collection Show entitled \u201cMemories for Tomorrow\u201d at the Shanghai Art Museum; \u201cMoving Horizons\u201d at the Beijing National Art Museum; and the Guangdong Art Museum show, \u201cFact and Fiction.\u201d Her installation \u201cBrandenburg Gate\u201d was also displayed in the Goethe Institute\u2019s 20th Anniversary project in Beijing entitled \u201cGoethe Night.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653925\" style=\"width: 1361px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.35.31-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653925 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.35.31-PM.png\" alt=\"Edinburgh Palm House\" width=\"1361\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.35.31-PM.png 1361w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.35.31-PM-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.35.31-PM-1024x902.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meticulously-carved wooden framework of Edinburgh Palm House royal botanical garden conservatory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653922\" style=\"width: 1262px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.36.15-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653922 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.36.15-PM.png\" alt=\"The New York Stock Exchange\" width=\"1262\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.36.15-PM.png 1262w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.36.15-PM-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.36.15-PM-1024x973.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New York Stock Exchange installation from the I Am a Monument series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_653917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653917\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/naihan-li-oma-cctv-headquarters-wooden-cabinet-11-20-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-653917 size-full\" title=\"Design Boom\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM.png\" alt=\"The Pentagon\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM.png 1440w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-222x148.png 222w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-702x468.png 702w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-180x120.png 180w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-90x60.png 90w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-294x196.png 294w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-351x234.png 351w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-381x254.png 381w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-590x394.png 590w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-280x186.png 280w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.38.19-PM-341x228.png 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-653917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art installations like this representation of the Pentagon (I Am a Monument series) are highly regarded in the homes of China&#8217;s citizens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2011, she worked as the exhibition designer for the Gwangju Design Biennale Un-Named section, curated by <strong>Branden McGetrick<\/strong> under the art direction of <strong>Ai Weiwei<\/strong>, and presented the &#8220;Fold&#8221;\u00a0series of furniture. She was a featured designer at 2011 Beijing Design Week, and initiated Caochangdi\u2019s participation as one of the three major design hub locations during 2012 Beijing Design Week.<\/p>\n<p>It appears Beijing has more spectacles to behold post-Olympics:\u00a0the furniture art works of Naihan Li. But one must observe swiftly, for much of her work is on wheels&#8230;\u00a0here today, gone tomorrow. She\u2019s not taking anything for granted, and neither should we westerners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_654537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654537\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-10.12.34-PM.png\" rel=\"http:\/\/naihanli.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-654537 size-full\" title=\"Naihan Li\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-10.12.34-PM.png\" alt=\"Naihan Li\" width=\"905\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-10.12.34-PM.png 905w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-10.12.34-PM-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-10.12.34-PM-772x1024.png 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jing Jing Naihan Li<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_654053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654053\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-654053\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hauteresidence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM.png\" alt=\"Concealed bar\" width=\"1210\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM.png 1210w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM-1024x1015.png 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM-139x139.png 139w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Screen-Shot-2014-11-24-at-7.37.35-PM-46x46.png 46w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concealed bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Photos and details courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/dezeen.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naihan Li&#8217;s inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":657689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1757,1],"tags":[405,5603,5604,5606,5605,5607,5602],"class_list":["post-637050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hdn","category-news","tag-beijing","tag-china","tag-crates","tag-flammable","tag-folds","tag-monument","tag-naihan-li","market-asia","market-international","style-ecclectic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Naihan Li&#039;s inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Naihan Li&#039;s inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Haute Residence by Haute Living\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hauterealestatenetwork\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-11-25T21:07:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-02-22T10:22:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Keith Flamer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HResidence\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HResidence\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Keith Flamer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Keith Flamer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/person\/6beed1e569d63b4b1c3d4f9a5292c5c9\"},\"headline\":\"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-11-25T21:07:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-02-22T10:22:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\"},\"wordCount\":1253,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"beijing\",\"China\",\"crates\",\"flammable\",\"folds\",\"monument\",\"Naihan Li\"],\"articleSection\":[\"HDN\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\",\"name\":\"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-11-25T21:07:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-02-22T10:22:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"Naihan Li's inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg\",\"width\":1440,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Naihan Li\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/\",\"name\":\"Haute Residence by Haute Living\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Haute Residence by Haute Living\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":324,\"caption\":\"Haute Residence by Haute Living\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hauterealestatenetwork\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/HResidence\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/hauteresidence\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/person\/6beed1e569d63b4b1c3d4f9a5292c5c9\",\"name\":\"Keith Flamer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d35ed83869ba29cf9f18fe4881908073?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d35ed83869ba29cf9f18fe4881908073?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Keith Flamer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/author\/keith-flamer\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises","description":"Naihan Li's inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises","og_description":"Naihan Li's inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.","og_url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/","og_site_name":"Haute Residence by Haute Living","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hauterealestatenetwork","article_published_time":"2014-11-25T21:07:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-02-22T10:22:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Keith Flamer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@HResidence","twitter_site":"@HResidence","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Keith Flamer","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/"},"author":{"name":"Keith Flamer","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/person\/6beed1e569d63b4b1c3d4f9a5292c5c9"},"headline":"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises","datePublished":"2014-11-25T21:07:46+00:00","dateModified":"2015-02-22T10:22:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/"},"wordCount":1253,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg","keywords":["beijing","China","crates","flammable","folds","monument","Naihan Li"],"articleSection":["HDN","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/","url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/","name":"Naihan Li\u2019s Big Secret: Mobile Furniture that Surprises","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg","datePublished":"2014-11-25T21:07:46+00:00","dateModified":"2015-02-22T10:22:08+00:00","description":"Naihan Li's inspired mobile furniture conceals functionality within crates and cabinets like a state secret.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/naihan-li-big-secret-mobile-furniture\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Studio_7.jpg","width":1440,"height":1080,"caption":"Naihan Li"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/","name":"Haute Residence by Haute Living","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#organization","name":"Haute Residence by Haute Living","url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png","width":1500,"height":324,"caption":"Haute Residence by Haute Living"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hauterealestatenetwork","https:\/\/x.com\/HResidence","http:\/\/instagram.com\/hauteresidence"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/person\/6beed1e569d63b4b1c3d4f9a5292c5c9","name":"Keith Flamer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d35ed83869ba29cf9f18fe4881908073?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d35ed83869ba29cf9f18fe4881908073?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Keith Flamer"},"url":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/author\/keith-flamer\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}