On the Table Tavulinu Arcade by Yu Hiraoka

On the Table Tavulinu Arcade by Yu Hiraoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu di Mubilia Competition Category.

ArgentuMubilia· 2017

On the Table Tavulinu Arcade

by Yu Hiraoka

Client: Design of Things

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Mubilia Category

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The Design

About On the Table Tavulinu Arcade

Sta cunsola di ghjochi video in stilu arcade hè cuncepita per ghjucà à i ghjochi video classichi di l'anni 1980 è 1990 è hè destinata à l'adulti chì sò cresciuti cù quelli ghjochi. Mentri chì una cunsola di ghjocu cunvinziunale ùn pò micca cumplementà un internu raffinatu, stu disegnu offre un'alternativa multifunziunale. Quandu ùn hè micca aduprata per ghjucà, a cunsola si trasforma in un tavulinu di caffè mudernu è elegante, chì li permette di fondesi senza sguassà in i spazii di vita cuntempuranei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

On the Table Tavulinu Arcade hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì On the Table Tavulinu Arcade sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. On the Table Tavulinu Arcade hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal vintage video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 700 D 500 H 345 mm
Tags: Arcade, Vintage, Video game, Furniture, Coffee table, Side table
Production Technology: Materials: wood, stainless steel
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was finding a contemporary stylish design for this unique product which transforms from a coffee table to arcade game console.
Research: Research was conducted in two directions.
The first direction was looking into existing arcade consoles for home. And, the second direction was looking into contemporary design tables to be inspired for designing the style of pur project.
Inspiration: In the 80's, many kids grew up with old-school video games and arcade games that became a distinct subculture of the era.
Now those kids are grown-up adults, but their good childhood memories are still alive within them, and forever will be.
Project Duration: Milan 2016 / 2017
Operation Flow: This is an arcade - styled video game console for single or two players. When it is not played, it is a normal coffee table and the game console interface is hidden.
Patents: Copyrights: Design of Things
Team Members: Giuseppe Circhetta
Claudio Braccini
Image Credits: Main Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #1: Design of Things
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