Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide by Henrich Zrubec

Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide by Henrich Zrubec is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Altzari Diseinua Competition Category.

BrontzeAltzariak· 2021

Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide

by Henrich Zrubec

Client: Henrich Zrubec

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Altzariak Category

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The Design

About Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide

Drago Desk-en ideia bi mundu lotzeko saiakeran sortu zen, lan-espazio inpertsonala eta etxea zure maskotarekin denbora pasatzeak adierazten duena. Profesionaltasunaren sentimendua diseinuaren lerro sinplistetan, aldakortasunean eta funtzionaltasun orokorrean dago. Etxeko kontrastea jabearen eta maskotaren arteko lotura pertsonalizatu eta ia intimoak erakusten du. Drago Desk hasiera batean etxeko ingurunerako altzarien diseinu gisa diseinatu bazen ere, maskotak onartzen dituzten bulegoen joeraren gorakada islatzen du eta bere aldakortasunak aldez aurretik erabakitzen du halako espazioetan arrakasta.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Drago Desk Bulegoko Mahai Irtenbide beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Drago Desk is a perfect solution for pet owners working from home.
It is a furniture solution as much as for human, as well as for the pet living under his roof.
DragoDesk gives you a space where you can work, also it provides a safe space for the pet to rest, allowing both of you to bond at the same time.
But it is not only a desk, not only a pet house, it is a place for both of you to spend a quality time together.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width between 1500 and 1960mm Depth 650mm Height 760mm
Tags: dog lover, office, workspace, home office, pet, desk solution
Production Technology: The main material is pine plywood, 15mm thick. The box is joined with wooden dowels and confirmats, under worktop construction is a mix of glued joints and confirmats. Worktop is just placed on protruded leg parts which go in worktop drills.
Design Challenge: There were a few unique challenges during design process. Very difficult one was to make the design working for any dog body type. I realized that even small dog can feel comfortable in bigger space, which was a win-win situation. I wanted to avoid any sharp edges or at least keep it as low as possible. During design process there was necessary sort out a problem with cable management, the goal was to keep the pet out of reach. I achieved it with closed main box, although there were versions with open sides to keep the overall weight lower.
Research: There were a lot of testing of final dimensions. It was a very important to get attention to ergonomics of any dog type, so it won't get harm to get in or being inside of box. Also dogs have to "feel" the owner, being able to see him whole day is making them comfortable. Other problem was to choose a proper fabric for cushions, as it has to tear resistant. There was also testing of final coating of plywood boards to avoid any possible poisoning.
Inspiration: It began when we started to work from home and therefore invaded the space of our Weimaraner who used to be home alone the whole day while we were at work. Suddenly, we had this big dog under our standard desks, entangled in cables, pulling out the cords, just to be close to us as much as possible. We had to come up with something that would work for all of us...
Project Duration: The project started with initial sketches in July 2018 and finished August 2020 in my workshop in Svaty Anton, Slovakia.
Operation Flow: Drago Desk could be used as a single or corner solution. The box has cut-outs to for holding the desk in position, with changing the positions of worktop you can achieve 3 different widths. Also with slightly amended worktop there is an option to have a corner solution.
Patents: none
Team Members: Henrich Zrubec
Image Credits: none