A Fun Dining Experience: Wong Chung San's Award-Winning Stool Redefines Sustainable Creativity
The Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 has proudly awarded Wong Chung San the prestigious Gold Prize in the Sustainable Art Creation category for his innovative project “Pizza Wooden Stool” in the recent Autumn Season Award. The judging panel heralded this sustainable creativity work as "a creative and distinctive concept that makes dining memorable and fun with strong experiential and marketing potential."
Wong Chung San is recognized for his captivating wood carving techniques and his unwavering commitment to sustainability. His creative focus lies in blending functionality with artistic expression, creating pieces that not only serve a practical purpose but also enhance the dining experience through thoughtful design.
Interview
Q: What initially inspired this project? Was there a particular thought, moment, or question that sparked its creation?
Wong: Drawing inspiration from everyday life, it all started during a gathering with friends. As the pizza was pulled sizzling from the oven and placed on the table, watching the cheese stretch into strings as a slice was lifted created an unforgettable moment that tantalized the taste buds. That sparked an idea: Could wood carving capture this phenomenon? Immediately, I carved 1/8 of a pizza, topped with Hong Kong-style ingredients—pineapple, spicy sausage, mushrooms, herbs, and green peppers. Eventually, eight such slices were combined to form a complete pizza.
Q: What was the most exciting or challenging aspect of bringing this work to life?
Wong: It needs to meet two characteristics: the first is the cheese-pulling effect, and the second is the thick crust with molten cheese sagging. Through continuous revisions and overcoming difficulties, the production process was further simplified, making the work more refined and satisfactory.
Q: How was your experience participating in the UK Future Art & Design Awards?
Wong: I truly never expected to receive recognition from the judges. This surprise has filled me with even more confidence to prepare for my next piece and to embrace the unknown future with more ideas.
About the Award
The Future Art & Design Award is an esteemed international platform that celebrates and promotes creativity and innovation in the fields of art and design. With a mission to showcase outstanding works from artists and designers around the globe, the award recognizes creative excellence as a means to inspire new generations of thinkers and makers.
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Biography: Wood Carver was established in 2014, creating wood sculptures from reclaimed log wood and also serving as a carpentry instructor. In 2018, he officially founded the "木工雕民" fine woodworking workshop, teaching basic woodworking skills and guiding the creation of lifestyle household items. He also organized interest classes at schools and community centers. In 2021, he was invited to participate in the Y-Park eco-creativity project, using reclaimed wood to produce a series of "大嘥鬼" wood sculptures.
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