Focal Table by Yilmaz Dogan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
BronzeFurniture· 2025
Focal Table
by Yilmaz Dogan
Client: QZENS Furniture
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
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About Focal Table
Focal is a dining table that balances refined aesthetics with structural innovation. Inspired by Baroque and Rococo architecture, it merges ornate detailing with modern minimalism. Its delicate yet durable stance is achieved through a concealed steel frame, while outward extending legs maximize seating space without compromising stability. Crafted from natural wood with precision cut surfaces and brass accents, Focal embodies timeless sophistication. Integrating structural support within its minimal form was a key design challenge, resolved through meticulous craftsmanship.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Focal Table is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Focal Table is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Focal Table splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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Your innovative fusion of Baroque and Rococo architectural elements into Focal Table's design is striking - could you elaborate on how your visit to Paris influenced these classical inspirations while maintaining modern minimalism?
My visit to Paris in 2023 served as a catalyst for reinterpreting historical ornamentation through a contemporary lens. Walking through Versailles and the interiors of Haussmannian apartments, I was captivated by the rhythm of Baroque repetition and the sensuality of Rococo curves. These inspirations informed the sweeping lines and ornamental logic of the Focal Table’s leg structure. However, to maintain modern minimalism, I translated these elements into clean geometries and structural clarity. The result is a piece that honors the past not by imitation, but by abstracting its emotional richness into a minimal yet expressive form.
The outward-extending legs of Focal Table create an intriguing visual balance while maximizing seating space - what engineering challenges did you face in achieving this delicate stance while ensuring structural stability?
The cantilevered stance of the legs created significant structural challenges, particularly in managing load distribution and lateral torque. To counteract this, we developed a concealed steel framework embedded within the tabletop and extending into the upper leg sections. This frame acts like a skeleton, redistributing the forces and anchoring the entire structure. Each leg was carefully angled to achieve both aesthetic dynamism and ergonomic clearance for seating. The challenge was not just the strength, it was to make the table appear effortless and light, despite its underlying complexity.
The integration of brass accents and precision-cut surfaces in Focal Table speaks to a marriage of traditional craftsmanship and modern technology - how did you approach balancing these elements to create timeless sophistication?
Focal Table embodies the dialogue between human touch and machine precision. The brass accents are a nod to classical furniture detailing, offering warmth and material memory. Meanwhile, the surface planes and joints are defined with CNC-milled accuracy, ensuring tight tolerances and sharp clarity. This interplay was intentional. Where technology ensures consistency, craftsmanship brings character. We worked with artisans to hand-finish the brass and wood interfaces, softening their transition points and preserving a tactile presence that modern tools alone can’t replicate. The balance lies in respecting both methodologies equally.
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Focal is a dining table that stands out with the positioning of remarkable delicate legs that maximize the seating area.
Beneath its minimal and serene appearance lies precise craftsmanship. Thanks to its concealed steel frame structure, it maintains a delicate stance while ensuring durability. Brass-detailed leg ends and meticulously assembled surface panels enhance Focal’s sophisticated aesthetic. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width: 223 cm, Depth: 98 cm, Height: 74 cm. The steel frame structure provides a lightweight yet durable build. The elegantly tapered legs adorned with brass details create a minimal yet striking presence in the space.
- Tags
- Focal, Table, Baroque, Rococo, Luxury, Timeless, Aesthetic, Wood, Brass, Handcraft
- Production Technology
- Focal consists of a wooden tabletop reinforced with a special steel frame. Carefully selected natural wood is used for the surface, while brass details are intricately integrated. Precision-cut surfaces obtained through CNC technology and handcrafted leg joints enhance the timeless elegance of the design.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest design challenge for Focal was creating a structure that appears light and refined yet ensures high durability. Concealing the steel frame and processing the brass details in a way that balances aesthetics and functionality were the most critical stages of this process.
- Research
- Focal’s design process began with in-depth research into the decorative details of the Baroque and Rococo periods. Studies on how traditional forms could be integrated with modern functionality led to the creation of a balance where grandeur transforms into minimalism.
- Inspiration
- Focal is inspired by the refined details of Baroque and Rococo architecture. The gilded columns, curved forms, and intricate surface craftsmanship of the most opulent palaces in history have shaped Focal’s design DNA. This era, where art, aesthetics, and functionality harmoniously merged, creates a delicate balance in every detail of the table. The fusion of traditional grandeur with modern minimalism makes it timeless.
- Project Duration
- The project began with the initial sketches during a trip to Paris in 2023. The production was completed in the same year, in Ankara. Focal was developed with the aim of combining the elegance of classical art with modern design lines.
- Operation Flow
- Focal maximizes seating space with its outward-extending leg positioning while maintaining stability. The brass-adorned leg ends create a striking sense of balance. Its refined surface finish, combined with delicate lines, offers both a visual and tactile experience, enhancing the table’s overall elegance.
- Image Credits
- A. Murat ARIK
Erinç ULUSOY
Giray AYDOS
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