Kromme Τραπεζάκι Σαλονιού by Robert Wakeland is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award in Σχεδιασμός Επίπλων Competition Category.
ΑσημένιοΈπιπλα· 2025
Kromme Τραπεζάκι Σαλονιού
Client: Nice Form
Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award Winner in Έπιπλα Category
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The Design
About Kromme Τραπεζάκι Σαλονιού
Εμπνευσμένο από το φυσικό μοτίβο των κυμάτων του ωκεανού, το Τραπέζι Kromme χρησιμοποιεί μια ενιαία λωρίδα καπλαμά για να συμβολίζει τη συνεχή ροή της θάλασσας. Κατασκευασμένο εξ ολοκλήρου από μασίφ καρυδιά, τα τμήματα καπλαμά είναι πολύστρωτα με τη χρήση λεπτών κομματιών που διαμορφώνονται και ενώνονται μεταξύ τους για να σχηματίσουν μια γλυπτική καμπύλη. Ελάχιστα στηρίγματα από αλουμίνιο προστίθενται για αντοχή. Η γυάλινη επιφάνεια παρέχει καθαρή θέα στα νερά του ξύλου από κάτω. Το Τραπέζι Kromme είναι μια γλυπτική δήλωση για όσους επιθυμούν ένα έπιπλο που είναι τόσο κομψό όσο και λειτουργικό.
The Recognition
About the Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award
Το σχέδιο Kromme Τραπεζάκι Σαλονιού κέρδισε το Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award, μια τεράστια διάκριση κύρους που απονέμεται σε σχέδια κορυφαίας ποιότητας, πανέμορφα και εντυπωσιακά. Οι νικητές του Ασημένιου Βραβείου είναι εξαιρετικά λαμπρά και ιδιαίτερα δημιουργικά έργα που απεικονίζουν την εξέχουσα εμπειρογνωμοσύνη, το ταλέντο και την οξυδέρκεια των σχεδιαστών τους. Το σχέδιο Kromme Τραπεζάκι Σαλονιού αναμένεται να είναι ένα υπέροχο, αντιπροσωπευτικό έργο, αξιοσημείωτα επαγγελματικό και βαθιά καινοτόμο. Αυτό το σχέδιο που βραβεύτηκε με το Ασημένιο Βραβείο A' Design Award είναι μια ιδιαίτερα αξιοσημείωτη, θαυμαστή εφεύρεση που ωφελεί και προωθεί τα όρια της τέχνης, της επιστήμης, του σχεδιασμού και της τεχνολογίας. Το σχέδιο Kromme Τραπεζάκι Σαλονιού είναι μια πολύ ζηλευτή δημιουργία που προκαλεί επιθυμίες, φέρνει θετικά συναισθήματα και πυροδοτεί έκπληξη και θαυμασμό.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Crafted entirely out of solid walnut veneer, the Kromme Table uses a very simple curvature to allow for a glass top. The veneer sections are laminated using 1/16” pieces molded together to form a sculpture like curve. Minimal supports crafted from aluminum are added for strength. The glass top provides a clear view of the wood grain beneath. The design is inspired by ocean waves, using one long strip of veneer to symbolize the continuous flow of the sea. A sculptural statement for those who want a piece of furniture that is both stylish and functional.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 444.5 mm x Depth 1333.5mm x Height 355.6mm
- Tags
- Sculptural Furniture, Coffee Table, Bent Lamination, Curved wood, Solid Walnut Veneer
- Production Technology
- Due to the nature of how veneers are cut with a knife, not a blade, it produces almost no waste as opposed to a thicker saw producing about 40% sawdust. While the visible layers of the piece are straight grain walnut, the interior uses the less desirable sections you typically get from true veneer. Such as sap wood. Those were placed into the center layers which ended up creating very minimal waste.
Attention to detain when creating the form was the key to a successful and accurate production. The form used to create the molds was fixed to a flat surface using dovetail sliding joinery. It served as a perfect track and avoided any movement while clamping. - Design Challenge
- How to build this long flowing structure out of a single strip of wood was the main challenge. Steam bending was another option that was explored. However, you need to cut strips at a thicker weight to still maintain sustainability to some extent. And ripping 90 inch strips 4 times per section proved to produce too much waste. Thats's when bent lamination of thinner veneers was decided upon for construction.
- Research
- The initial concept of this design was inspired by ocean waves. I wanted to create a piece of functional and beautiful furniture that was constructed in a unique way. Hence the long single strips of veneer used to laminate the structure. You don’t often see bent lamination executed in this complexity. Which was part of the motivation behind this method of construction. Sure, joinery could have been used. However the result would not be the long flowing grain often seen in nature. One of the details that was important to maintain.
- Inspiration
- The goal was to create a table that was unique in both construction, form and inspired by nature. It was also important from a design point of view to be very simple, hence staying with one fluid piece of veneer for the construction. A finished piece that was just as bold as it is simple.
- Project Duration
- This project was started in July 2023 in New York City. It was executed and finished in upstate New York in August of 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The result is a sculptural piece of furniture that is as much of a conversation starter as it is functional.
- Patents
- © 2024 Nice Form LLC. All Rights Reserved.
- Team Members
- Robert Wakeland
- Image Credits
- All images and videos are created by Nice Form LLC.
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