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Rack For Glasses Table Stand by Ilana Seleznev

Rack For Glasses Table Stand by Ilana Seleznev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.


IronFurniture· 2020

Rack For Glasses Table Stand

by Ilana Seleznev

Client: Studio RDD

A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category

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The Design

About Rack For Glasses Table Stand

"Rack of Glass" is a colorful product that was designed using a method called "The Math Of Design – Thinking Inside The Box". When you are placing your glasses on this stand, your glasses become a part of the home or the office decoration instead of increasing the mess in your surroundings. The product can be made from a rope or 3D printing.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Rack For Glasses Table Stand is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Rack For Glasses Table Stand is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Rack For Glasses Table Stand is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Interviews

Design Interview

What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

The main idea behind the design was the method. The inspiration is the Mathematics and one of my projects that called "Body story". In my opinion, creative and innovative development and design should be based on clear tools and formulas, in other words, working systematically and in patterns.

What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

I what achieve systematic work. I want to prove my methodology - “the math of design”, that based on " thinking and working inside the box". I think that is makes it more effective and useful to create innovative ideas. Instead of being pressured by finding the next best thing and racking our brains on thinking outside of box, we can apply the same methods and patterns-just like mathematics. Using simple math-like tools, we can create innovative and extraordinary products in a fast and efficient way. Looking deeper in our daily environment (like offices) and surroundings in a methodological way can enlighten us and open new ways of thinking and using materials we have never thought of before.

What are your future plans for this award winning design?

To make a lot of smart, good and meaningful products with huge budgets that change the world.

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Grand Interview

Your innovative methodology "The Math Of Design – Thinking Inside The Box" led to the creation of Rack For Glasses Table Stand – could you elaborate on how this systematic approach influenced the final design solution?

My methodology The Math of Design Thinking Inside the Box is the absolute foundation of every project I undertake. For the Rack For Glasses Table Stand this systematic approach influenced the final design by treating the object as a pure geometric problem. Instead of starting with an aesthetic hunch I defined the functional requirements as mathematical constraints which allowed the form to emerge as a logical solution rather than a decorative choice. By imposing these strict parameters I was able to optimize the structural nodes and ensure that the final result was a direct manifestation of its own logic. This process is what distinguishes my practice as an industrial designer because it removes the subjective noise and leaves only the functional truth of the object.

The Rack For Glasses Table Stand transforms everyday eyewear storage into a decorative element – what inspired you to bridge this gap between functionality and aesthetic appeal in office and home environments?

I am driven by the fundamental need to resolve the tension between industrial utility and domestic beauty. The Rack For Glasses Table Stand was born from a desire to transform a mundane storage task into a deliberate design statement. By bridging this gap I ensure that office and home environments are not just organized but are elevated by objects that possess both structural integrity and visual clarity. My inspiration comes from the belief that even the most simple household items should reflect a sophisticated understanding of space and form. This project represents my commitment to bringing high level design principles into the everyday life of the user by creating a product that functions as both a tool and a quiet sculpture within the living environment.

How did your exploration of materials, particularly the choice between rope and 3D printing for the Rack For Glasses Table Stand, address the challenge of creating an affordable yet design-forward solution for the Israeli market?

The exploration of materials like rope versus three dimensional printing was a strategic exercise in scalability and adaptability. My goal was to create an affordable yet design forward solution for the Israeli market that respects both high end manufacturing precision and accessible craftsmanship. This duality is a hallmark of my work where the material selection serves the geometry rather than the other way around. By testing these different production paths I was able to demonstrate that the underlying mathematical core of the design remains consistent regardless of the material used. It allows the studio to cater to different segments of the market while maintaining the same rigorous standards of structural excellence and aesthetic minimalism that define my professional identity.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
"Rack of Glass" design is unique because it was designed by "The Math Of Design – Thinking Inside The Box" method.
This colorful rope is turned into a stable and unique stand to keep glasses safe.
It is a stand for glasses that make your glasses become a part of your home or office decoration instead of increasing the mess and also make it easy to look for them. The product can be made from a rope or 3D printing.
Dimensions & Packaging
17 Height in centimeters 7 centimeters reduced
Tags
Décor, Design, Gift, Industrial Design, rope Work, Furniture, The Math Of Design, Decorative Items, Minimal, Homeware Design, smart gifts
Production Technology
The product was designed following the self-made methodology called "The Math Of Design and Thinking Inside The Box". The product can be made of ropes or 3D printing in a variety of colors.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was how to find the right type of material that will be affordable for the private customer in local production (In Israel material is very expensive).
Research
The RACK FOR GLASSES was designed by the "Math Of Design" method which is a self-developed method. Alter the shape was developed with the tool method "Thinking inside the box" the research focused on finding the correct materials for it.
Inspiration
The main inspiration was Ilana Seleznev's new thinking system methodology which she developed, "The Math Of Design - Thinking Inside The Box", which leads to creative and innovative solutions.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2018 in Israel and finished in January 2019.
Operation Flow
The rack for glass was designed mostly for functional office and for a decorative product with a minimal and mathematical appearance. The owner can decide to place the product in a suited location like a beautiful abstract or hang glasses (interactions) on a daily basis.
Team Members
1
Image Credits
Aya Wind

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