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Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering by Patrick Sarran

Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering by Patrick Sarran is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Bronze in Møbeldesign Competition Category.


BronzeMøbler· 2021

Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering

by Patrick Sarran

Client: Quiso Sarl

A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Møbler Category

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The Design

About Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering

Guinguet er et piedestalbord til servering, designet til brug ved siden af restaurantens spiseborde. Bordet understøtter tilberedning og anretning af mad foran gæsterne. Et bøjet forben gør det muligt for pladen at række ind over spisebordet, så der ikke opstår noget mellemrum mellem de to borde, selv ved runde borde. Bordpladen følger denne fremspring, og den resulterende form får et dyrelignende udtryk. Servicehøjden passer til stående arbejde. Guinguet er fremstillet af egetræ ved hjælp af traditionelle teknikker kombineret med digitale værktøjer. Under hylden er der placeret en skuffe, og et skærebræt af bøg kan tilføjes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronze

Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Guinguet Piedestalbord til servering tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Form follows function, said Luis Sullivan. This pedestal table comes above the table it fits into, in a real or simply suggested way. This interpenetration induces the front foot shape. The tabletop design still shows this projection and the form then takes on an animal-like appearance.
Like stage valets, different in colour, they are sculptures in dialogue.
Dimensions & Packaging
Overall dimensions: W x D x H = 550 x 472 x 820 mm
Shelf height 760 mm for bridging tables up to 750 mm high
Under-shelf drawer 300 x 300 x 50 mm useful
Optional beech cutting board 600 x 290, 22 mm thick
Tags
Table de service, guéridon, table de découpe, cutting board, pedestal table, desserte
Production Technology
This product is made of oak wood, according to a traditional technique revisited by digital technologies. Although very simple, it required a fine tuning to obtain rigidity and stability. As all our furniture, it is made to last. It has to withstand the important constraints of a mobile object intended for restoration. It must be easily repaired using techniques available anywhere in the world.
Design Challenge
The main difficulty was technical. The prototype lacked rigidity due to the overhang of the table top and the connection with the bent foot.
Research
The restaurant is a high-risk performance around a table. Waiters must have absolute confidence in the accessories they use. These only have interest in the service quality and gesture they provide. Today's restaurant tables are often round. As the circle shape is not inclusive, there is no simple form to enlarge it. Going over it creates continuity.
The serving height gives better posture. The stage effect brings more attention to the show.
Inspiration
The Odette restaurant in Singapore is renowned for its French cuisine. It practises Service au Gueridon, an expert way to prepare plates in front of the guests, with its codes and good manners.
Working this way is a form of intimate show at close range with a small dedicated serving table where one cuts and sets up with virtuosity under the guests' eyes.
I had the idea to interpret this as a tiny theatre stage, placed on a level slightly above the table, so as to bring the show even closer, regardless of the shape of the restaurant tables.
Project Duration
This project was carried out in Toulouse France in February 2019, especially for the Odette restaurant.
Operation Flow
There is no discontinuity between the table and the pedestal table, no empty space between the two. In this way, the show becomes a performance in great intimacy between the waiter and the guests. They can detail the perfection of the gesture which must be perfect. If a cutting board is used, the plate is placed right at the front.
They can see the texture of the food, smell it.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Patrick Sarran
Image Credits
Patrick Sarran

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