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Coastline Mesa by Yu-Han Wu

Coastline Mesa by Yu-Han Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.


HierroMobiliario· 2020

Coastline Mesa

by Yu-Han Wu

Client: National Taiwan Normal University

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Coastline Mesa

Coastline es una mesa inspirada en el aumento del nivel del mar provocado por el calentamiento global. El tablero está fabricado en acrílico, también conocido como PMMA, y se moldea mediante calentamiento a alta temperatura para evocar la transparencia del agua marina. La estructura de soporte está realizada en michelia compressa y pino, y la madera representa la altura de las montañas. Se seleccionaron maderas duras para que la estructura no se deformara durante el calentamiento. El borde irregular recuerda a una costa erosionada por el mar, y la combinación de materiales permite que la luz atraviese la pieza en capas. La mesa mide 350 mm de ancho, 650 mm de profundidad y 500 mm de altura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Coastline Mesa ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Coastline Mesa sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Coastline Mesa es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The clearness of the sea is represented by liquid acrylic, and the height of the mountain is mainly wood, creating a combination of different materials that echoes the light of the layers.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 350 mm x Depth 650 mm x Height 500 mm
Tags
A Global warming, B Sea-level rise, C Art, D Table
Production Technology
The table top is mainly made of PMMA, and the table is mainly made of michelia compressa and Pine.
Design Challenge
Liquid acrylic material is selected as the table top. Liquid acrylic shaping requires high-temperature heating. Therefore, hard wood is selected so that it will not deform during heating.
Considering the above, in the end, the desktop wood is chosen to use the hard texture Michelia compressa wood.
Liquid acrylic color grading is also one of the big challenges. It takes a lot of time for each test to get the best color and transmittance.
Inspiration
Taking the rising sea level caused by global warming as the starting point, the coastline was eroded by the seawater and showed an uneven appearance, making the table more layered.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2017 in Taiwan. And finished in June 2017 in Taiwan. And was exhibited in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in June 2017. For the second time in Taipei Pavilion of fashion in November 2019.
Operation Flow
This is a table with good light transmission and beauty.

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