Formation Ang Kabinet by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award nga Puthaw in Disenyo sa Muwebles Competition Category.

PuthawMuwebles· 2022

Formation Ang Kabinet

by Oliver Bowien

Client: Scala Luxury

A' Design Award nga Puthaw Winner in Muwebles Category

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The Design

About Formation Ang Kabinet

Ang Formation Cabinet mahimong magsilbi nga kwarto nga dughan, sideboard o unit sa kalingawan. Adunay 5 ka pultahan ug 2 ka hunos nga giputos sa panit sa kanding ug abli sa lain-laing direksyon, ang uban niini abli sa talagsaong paagi. Ang encasement nahuman sa usa ka kamot nga gipasinaw nga gloss crystal resin ug ang metal nga mga bitiis giputos sa pinasinaw nga nickel. Ang sculptural nga aspeto gipakita sa porma sa encasement ug mga bitiis, samtang ang sophistication naggikan sa komposisyon sa mga elemento ug sa paggamit sa mga materyales.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Puthaw

Formation Ang Kabinet usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Puthaw, usa ka dungganon nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa maayong mga disenyo nga nakatagbo sa propesyonal ug industriyal nga mga gikinahanglan nga gipaabot gikan sa maayo ang pagkadisenyo nga mga paglalang. Ang mga mananaog sa Puthaw nagpakita og dakong kahanas, taas nga espesyalisasyon, eksperto nga pagsabot, ug mamugnaon nga abilidad sa ilang mga tiglalang. Gilauman nga ang Formation Ang Kabinet mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga paglalang nga praktikal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Puthaw naghiusa sa labing maayong mga praktis sa industriya ug adunay hanas nga teknikal nga mga kinaiya nga nalambigit sa kahibalo ug talento. Formation Ang Kabinet gitahod tungod sa pagkamaabtik niini ug gidisenyo aron maghatag og mga pagpaayo sa kalidad sa kinabuhi nga makatabang sa paghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest or sideboard, an entertainment unit or can be an inspirational concept for a customized furniture piece. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them in an very unusual way. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin. The solid metal legs are polished nickel.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 152cm x D 43cm x H 106cm
Tags: goatskin, parchment, sculptural, cabinet, artistic, sideboard, chest
Production Technology: The design of this piece was initially created with a design and rendering software allowing to create precise 1:1 templates for the different shapes which were then manufactured and assembled by hand.

The prototypes for the legs were hand shaped from wood in a free-style hand sculpturing manner. The wooden prototypes were then used to create molds and casted in brass with a nickel-plating.
Design Challenge: The shape of this piece was supposed to be unusual, sophisticated but yet functional. Each compartment needed to be sized correctly to provide space for common articles providing easy access to the enclosed compartments, as well as more permanent storage space such as drawers. The combination of both presented design challenges to not interfere with each other. Self closing hardware was used to provide a sophisticated experience such as the slow, steady and noiseless self-closing of doors and drawers.
Research: Research conducted on how to create a center piece that is sculptural, unique in shape while utilizing sophisticated building methods and precious materials. A great deal of time was spent pondering how to create a fully functional interplay of these criteria's. Extensive experiments were conducted on how to shape the legs and integrate them in to the body as well as how to combine all elements allowing each of them having different but yet harmonizing materials.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this piece came from one of the nine components that are currently present in this piece which initially were created for a completely different purpose. Adding different shapes and forms with the goal of each element having its own shape and identity, but yet combine all of them in a way to create harmony and cohesiveness in a sophisticated manner.
Project Duration: The idea for this piece initiated around 2010 but was conceptualized, built and officially introduced by Scala Luxury in March of 2016.
Operation Flow: The doors and drawers of this piece open in unusual ways, opening and closing doors and drawers is meant to be a pleasant experience, due to softly self-closing mechanisms. This piece carries a secret compartment to store most personal belongings.
Team Members: Oliver Bowien