Chinese joinery

For my dissertation, i have been looking at if contemporary Chinese furniture can still be labeled 'Chinese', while looking at specific traits and characteristics.
One of the characteristics i focused on was joinery.
Joinery is incredibly important in traditional Chinese furniture, as no metal fasteners were used, and because of the climate need to be very precise and fit well.

For my project, i was hoping to incorporate some well done joinery, as i don't want to use hinges as it'll make my 'unnatural' shapes and materials look more 'put together' and 'manmade'