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PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Salaka in Desain Produk, Proyek, sibawa Perangkat Energi Competition Category.


SalakaEnergi· 2021

PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

A' Design Award Salaka Winner in Energi Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas

PowerPlace iyanaritu tampa pangecas iya ripancaji untu' onrong-onrong atuwong esso-esso. Iya-e collipangngi kabele' pallellu, batre iya wedding'e ritiwi, onrong pattaro sibawa maega rupanna sompe' pangecas ri laleng seddi unit iya ripaturu' madecengngé. Rupa design iya simple ripasiala sibawa lise' teknik, mancaji sebbagé perabot campuran. Watakkale sibawa bagéyang pattulukna ripancaji polé ri aluminium, na sininna bagéyang plastik makkegunakang polimer sibawa carakalampé warna iya padanna. Onrong mappake'na mappammula polé ri bola-bola pribadi, warung kopi sibawa onrong sikéngkénna majjama gangka ri kantoro', hotel sibawa bar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Salaka

PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Salaka, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain tingkak pole, cantik sibawa mappakita. Pakoro Salaka iyanaritu karya iya macennning tongeng sibawa kreatif iya mappakita keahlian, bakat sibawa ketajaman pikkiran tau mabbuat. PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas ripakkirangngi mancaji karya iya magello, mancaji pakkitaang, profesional sibawa inovatif iya dalleng. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Salaka iyae iyanaritu penemuan iya lebbi riissengngi sibawa ripuji, iya pawangekeng sibawa mappalaong wates seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi. PowerPlace Primary Function: Tampa Pangecas iyanaritu ciptaan iya riennengi tau maega, iya mappabbura keinginan, mappabbere perasaan makessing sibawa mappabbentuk ketakjuban.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The project PowerPlace encounters the daily need for electricity in our living space. Its puristic design language is paired with a technological inside, making it a hybrid that represents a new category of furniture. The object combines extension cable, portable battery, storage space and a variety of charging interfaces in one organized object. The fields of use range from private homes, cafes, co-working spaces and offices to hotels and bars.
Dimensions & Packaging
product dimensions, Width 260 mm x Depth 200 mm x Height 740 mm
Tags
PowerPlace, Power, Charging, Design, Industrial Design, Interior, Office Supplies, USB, USB-C, 230V, extension, Customizable, Philipp Hainke
Production Technology
The body and all supportive parts are made from aluminum. All plastic parts are made out of the same polymer and have the same color treatment. When disassembled one is left with a block of aluminum, a collection of plastic components, the lithium battery, cables and various circuit boards.
Design Challenge
One focus of the construction was to reduce the amount of different materials for the final product.
Research
The project POWERPLACE investigates neglected areas of need in the present living environment in order to find innovative solutions for them. In field researches user have been observed to explore their interacting with objects and surroundings. It's striking that nowadays many activities are build around or involve the use of smartphones or other digital devices. In our daily life we depend on these multimedia devices and therefor on electricity. All mobile devices have in common that sooner or later they have to be charged. One consequence of this is a chaos of cables, plugs, chargers in private rooms, offices, and semi-public spaces.
Inspiration
The inspiration for the project came from everyday observations at various places like; airports, libraries, cafes, but also private homes. It became obvious that our technology and its integration into everyday life has developed way faster than the design of our environment.

Based on these observations, the interaction between user - device - loading interface was examined.
Project Duration
The project has been created during my Master Thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts during October 2018 to October 2019 and was exhibited at the IMM Cologne in January 2020.
Operation Flow
POWERPLACE offers a puristic and back standing piece of furniture that appears like a small, ordinary side table. In fact, the object is highly technical and combines an extension cord, a power bank, control panels and a variety of plugs and cables in one organized object.
Image Credits
Philipp Hainke

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