Bulent Unal Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Oz Office Table in Furniture Design

Bulent Unal recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Oz Office Table by Bulent Unal has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Regarding Oz Office Table

This table that designed for offices, offers the user a lot of opportunities for personalization. Strengthening the bond between the user and the product is crucial to the idea of sustainable design. 5040 different designs are offered with only the difference in arrangement. Considering the feature of hiding parts, 645.120 different table top designs are left to the user's choice. Thanks to two different coating suggestions in the design, a visually rich design and the ability to be suitable for the desired corporate identity were taken into consideration.

About Bulent Unal

I am an industrial product designer who combines design education and practice and is active in both academic and professional fields. I work as a department head and associate professor at a university, developing social benefit-oriented projects such as sustainability, disaster housing and disadvantaged groups. I work with interdisciplinary teams, prepare content that will inspire my students and encourage them to think innovatively. I have won design awards, conducted academic research, and prioritised quality and accessibility in education. My approach that blends creativity, the ability to produce solutions and social sensitivity makes me interesting.

Award Record

With this recognition, Bulent Unal is a winner of 6 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Furniture Design Award

The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/100036
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100036
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100036
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/172485

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Oz Office Table
Function: Office Table
Category: Furniture Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Furniture & Home
Colors: White, Rosy Brown, Sienna, Black and Light Gray
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Bulent Unal
Country: Turkiye
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #100036

Credits

Image Credits: 3D Visualization Bulent Unal, 2019.

Design Details

Unique Properties: It is a table designed for offices. The table contains functional parts that can be changed according to need. There are 7 pieces in the hole spaces left on the table top. These pieces can be rotated in a vertical direction or made invisible. Also, the order of the pieces can be changed among themselves. This variety provides the user not only many different possibilities in the usage, but it also provides an important advantage in terms of personalization.
Inspiration: We don't always need the same things on the tables. Sometimes we need a vase, a pen holder, a phone holder, and when we don't need these parts, it is a problem where we can lift them off the table. Also, the pieces that everyone wants to keep on the table top may not be the same. With this table, we can have a flat classic table surface or pieces that will serve 7 different functions. We can choose between one piece and 7 pieces, and place them as we want in respect to the need.
Research: In the context of sustainability, personalization in product design is recommended as it delays replacing the product by strengthening the user-product linkage, extending product life and contributing to the efficient use of resources and creating a more meaningful material culture. In this context, set free the users in the process of use and enabling users to create personal narratives through designing, making and transforming products can support the creation of a stronger product-user link.
Challenge: While designing a table that can be shaped depending on the need, not to get away from the general design line is the starting point of this design.
Realization and Technology: This table can be easily produced with wood material. Coating or paint can be used. While making this choice, the designer keeps the chance to stick to corporate identity. The table consists of a combination of different pieces. Two metal supports are hidden on the underside of the space left in the table top, the moving pieces are placed on the table by these supports. Two sides of the moving pieces are within different coating materials. Thus, the desired function and effect can be achieved.
Operation and Interaction: 7 different functions can be placed in the space designed on the table. The user puts and organize the pieces he wants vertically according to his needs and places them on the table. Since all parts are the same width, they can be used in the desired order. Thanks to this feature, 5040 different sequences can be obtained. Considering the non-rotating variation of some parts, 645.120 different usage patterns are obtained. A great ability has been provided in terms of personalization.
Project Duration and Location: The idea of designing the project Oz created in December 2019 in Ankara, Turkey.
Specifications: The table measures 165 cm x 70 cm. The pen holder is the longest piece and is 30 cm, the cable channel is 10 cm, the other 5 pieces are 15 cm long. The width of the 7 pieces is 10 cm. The height of the table is 75 cm and the thickness of the table top is 3 mm. The legs of the table are considered as solid wood, table and other parts as coating on chipboard or MDF material.
Keywords: table, office, personalization, storage, need and functionality