Consentable WT Ao PC Work Desk

Consenrable's vision is to innovate the daily lives of modern intellectuals using various devices to be simple by Japanese sensibility.

I think our lifestyles have changed rapidly with digital devises, but the designs of desks have not changed yet. Your desk might be flooded with various types of dusty wirings when you place your PC or chargers of various devices, so I wanted to improve those negative experiences. Especially in the era when Work from Home is common, our work desks at home also should be sophisticated. I designed this to provide better experiences on desks for home PC users, with using the top plate of indigo dyed wood grains that resemble the calm sea surface.

I have focused hiding wirings and devices to fit in a simple form. For example, the wiring space behind the top plate is the size of W1050mm D100mm H750mm that fits for OA taps connected with various outlets such as PC adapters. A cord of the OA tap can be embedded in the grooves of the legs. Regarding the device space, not only can devices be stored, but they are also connected to PC through the wiring space. This desk is designed to be simple as if there were no wiring with it.

In addition, I have made the wood grains resemble the calm sea surface with indigo dyed finish trying to provide calm experiences on the desk to home PC users.

Consentable/ WT Ao, which is given the Bronze A' Design Award this time, will be exhibiting at "Japan Ingenious Exhibition" curated by Design Pier and NYCXDESIGN* scheduled to be held in NY this fall.

*Design Pier is a Hong Kong-based global curation team, and NYCXDESIGN is a design event held in New York, USA.

(The detailed schedule is being adjusted due to the influence of COVID-19.)

While making effective use of this A' Design Award for promotional activities, I would like to actively participate in various exhibitions in the future.

One of the characteristics of traditional Japanese crafts is the concept of “Unintentional Beauty”. This refers to a natural beauty that emerges from the process of processing natural materials with minimal interference, allowing their inherent vitality to shine through, rather than artificially arranging them to create beauty. The finish of the Consentable WT Ao embodies this philosophy, combining the unique grain of cherry wood with a transparent indigo dye reminiscent of the depths of the ocean, resulting in a unique, serene beauty.Users can work on their PCs with a calm mindset, gazing at this serene beauty beneath them. Especially since the structure allows cables that are usually a nuisance to be neatly tucked away beneath the tabletop, this expression is further emphasized. As a result, users can enjoy PC work in a noise-free, clean environment, truly feeling at relax.

Many people who use PCs or smartphones at home may have noticed this, but on the table surface and around power outlets, numerous cables become tangled, dust accumulates, and cleaning becomes extremely difficult—a situation that has left me feeling frustrated. On the desk, there are various devices such as a notebook PC, smartphone, external hard drive, smartphone charger, small digital camera, and CD player, all of which require cables. It’s only natural that there are so many cables. However, I couldn’t find a table designed to fundamentally solve this cable issue. That’s why I decided to design Consentable WT myself.In designing it, I prioritized the ability to store and retrieve each digital device while the cables were connected, while also aiming for a sleek design where almost no cables are visible from the outside. As a result, by using the cable grooves in the legs to store a single power strip under the tabletop, I was able to achieve a very simple design.

By creating a wiring space measuring 1050mm in width, 100mm in depth, and 75mm in height at the back of the tabletop to accommodate the O A tap, we were able to store all the wiring under the tabletop while still allowing easy access to the digital devices from any position on the tabletop without the wiring being noticeable. At the same time, by simply placing a wooden cover over the wiring space, we were able to prevent dust from entering the space and, when rewiring, easily access the power supply by opening the wooden cover. Although the wooden cover is frequently opened and closed, it is simply placed on top without hinges, so there is no risk of it breaking.