Silver Furniture Design · 2020
Brise Table Furniture Plus Fan
by Wonho Lee
- A' Design Award 2020 Silver Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Wonho Lee
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 68,336
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About Brise Table Furniture Plus Fan
Brise Table is designed with a sense of responsibility for climate change and a desire to use fans rather than air conditioners. Rather than blowing strong winds, it concentrates on feeling cool by circulating the air even after turning down the air conditioner. With Brise Table, the users can get some breeze and use as a side table at the same time. Also, it permeates the environment well and makes space more beautiful.
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- Unique Properties
- Brise Table is a furniture plus fan that can always be used as a side table while still enjoying the breeze. Rather than creating strong winds, it is focused on feeling cool by circulating the air even after turning down the air conditioner.
Brise means breeze in French. The wind from the fan is not artificially strong. Strong winds can cause dizziness, even if they are cool for a while. A soft breeze circulates the air throughout the room, slowly lowering the temperature. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 536mm(W) x 536mm(D) x 550mm(H)
- Tags
- furniture, fan, sidetable, electricalfan, climatechange, climateemergency
- Production Technology
- Acrylic - spray painted,
Wood(Douglas fir) - CNC/lathe proceessed,
Aluminium - laser cutted,
Stainless steel - weldded - Design Challenge
- The top of the table shall be supported by the body and shall have a vents large enough to let the wind out. At first the vents were so small and densely designed that they were changed their size significantly and the material was also changed from acrylic to aluminum.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 20219 in Seoul and finished in December 2019 in Seoul, and was exhibited in Hongik University in January 2020.
- Operation Flow
- The control unit placed it at the bottom of the table so that it did not look like a machine, but the user can see it and recognize that it can be turned as a dial button. It can be operated in a total of three stages of power.
- Research
- As the number of single-person households in Korea's Millennials is increasing, my friends including me are also living in single-person households. I asked them why they did not use electrical fans for climate change. They chose a space as the main reason. They usally stay in a small space, so they do not want to put the fan in their room. Also some of my friend said that the fine dust is big issue in Seoul, but fans are unused except only for summer and they are coverd with dust at home. In view of these problems, I gained two insights. First, it should not waste space. Second, it should be used all seasons.
- Inspiration
- The use of electric fan in furniture began with a sense of responsibility for climate emergency and a desire to use fans rather than air conditioners for the coolness of the distant future. Existing fans are left unused after summer. Particularly in single-person households, it is not appropriate for the unused machinery to spoil the space.
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G0E23 ShopDesign Interview about Brise Table Furniture Plus Fan
When I saw the dusty fan standing in my room, I wanted to get rid of it. But I had to keep it for the summer, and inspired by it, I decided to design a new type of fan.
Although it is a fan, I wanted it to look like furniture. Also, I'd like to emphasize that it exists even if it doesn't work and just stands.
I will start a new project with this series of design.
It took about half year from ideation to prototyping.
At that time, I was taking a furniture design class, and while my classmates were making furniture like chairs and tables, I wanted to try something different by using my engineering background
This design is my personal project, and I want to keep it personally rather than commercially.
Single person household.
Brise means breeze in French. When the wind comes out, it really feels like a breeze, so I named it that way.
Actually, it was my first experience to produce my design. Problems that need to be improved have been found while using them differently than when simply designing concepts. I realized why I should be a designer who behaves rather than just thinks.
No, thanks.