Planck Couchtisch by Kristof De Bock is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Gold in Möbeldesign Competition Category.

GoldMöbel· 2020

Planck Couchtisch

by Kristof De Bock

Client: Dasein Products

A' Design Award in Gold Winner in Möbel Category

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The Design

About Planck Couchtisch

Der Tisch besteht aus verschiedenen Sperrholzstücken, die unter Druck zusammengeklebt werden. Die Oberflächen sind geschliffen und mit einem matten und sehr starken Lack bedroht. Es gibt 2 Ebenen - da die Innenseite des Tisches hohl ist -, was sehr praktisch zum Platzieren von Zeitschriften oder Plaids ist. Unter dem Tisch sind Einschussräder eingebaut. Der Abstand zwischen Boden und Tisch ist also sehr klein, gleichzeitig aber leicht zu bewegen. Die Art und Weise, wie das Sperrholz verwendet wird (vertikal), macht es sehr stark.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Gold

Planck Couchtisch ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Gold, einer überaus prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, wunderbare und herausragende Designs. Gold-Gewinner sind äußerst innovative, visionäre und glamourös blendende Schöpfungen, die das Genie, die Weisheit und die Meisterschaft ihrer Designer widerspiegeln. Von Planck Couchtisch wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgepriesene, trendsetzende und monumentale Erfindung ist, die beispiellosen Mehrwert liefert. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Gold prämierte Design ist ein spektakuläres, respektiertes Projekt, das den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie in hohem Maße zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Planck Couchtisch erzeugt intensive Gefühle des Verlangens, weckt Leidenschaft, ermutigt zur Kreativität und fasziniert uns.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dasein products was looking to come up with an unique coffee table. Different in form and materials. They choose plywood but used it in an unconventional way by bonding it together on the flat sides. This gave the possibility to make a robust and elegant looking object at the same time. Seen from the sides one sets eyes on a block of wood, seen from the fronts, one looks at an elegant, 2-level object. Due to the strength of the material, the thickness of the levels can be reduced to a thin line.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 75 cm x Depth 46 cm x Height 30 cm
Tags: Objectdesign, coffeetable, furniture, living room
Production Technology: The table is made of several pieces of polish pine plywood that are prepared with a CNC cutter. Once they are connected with glue and kept under high pressure for at least 12 hours, they require intense sandpapering and varnishing.

At the bottom, holes are drilled for the bullet wheels that need to be glued in.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge for this project was to come up with a unique concept that has an esthetic added value but is still functional. Dasein Products has chosen to make a rather small coffee table that is very easy movable. It can be used to store plaids, books, etc. so it looks neat at the sam time.
Research: The object is designed with the golden ratio in mind. Seen both from top as from short sides, these proportions are respected for the wooden part.

The 2 horizontal layers where intended to be thin but strong. They are narrowed down to 17mm and still a full grown man can stand on the middle of the table.

A lot of time was spend on finding the bullet wheels. Metal wheels are strongest, but make a lot of noise on a stone floor. So the designer came up with small nylon wheels, but lots of them. In total 16 are placed under each table.
Inspiration: Above all, furniture should be functional. The challenge was to create a coffee table that was different then others, esthetic and functional. With these goals in mind, the designer explored different materials.
Project Duration: The basic idea came early summer of 2019. It took some time to get the details straight in the workshop in Ronse (Belgium) but in the beginning of September the coffee table was presented to the world.
Operation Flow: The table is fairly small and movable. The idea is to eliminate the big center piece table, but place (more than one) in the living room that can be moved to where it is needed.
Team Members: Kristof De Bock
Image Credits: Photograper Pieter Gregoire