PowerPlace Ladestation by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Energiprodukter, Projekter og Enheder Design Competition Category.
SølvEnergi· 2021
PowerPlace Ladestation
Client: Philipp Hainke
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Energi Category
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About PowerPlace Ladestation
PowerPlace er en ladestation designet til dagligdags opholdsrum. Objektet kombinerer en forlængerledning, et bærbart batteri, opbevaringsplads og en række forskellige ladegrænseflader i én organiseret enhed. Et enkelt designsprog er parret med teknisk indhold, hvilket danner et hybrid møbelstykke. Kroppen og de understøttende dele er lavet af aluminium, og alle plastdele anvender samme polymer- og farvebehandling. Anvendelsesområderne spænder fra private hjem, caféer og co-working-rum til kontorer, hoteller og barer.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
PowerPlace Ladestation er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. PowerPlace Ladestation forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. PowerPlace Ladestation er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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