Wall V4 Meuble TV by Nakamura Co. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

ArgentMobilier· 2023

Wall V4 Meuble TV

by Nakamura Co.

Client: Wall

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Wall V4 Meuble TV

Wall V4 est un meuble TV sur pied conçu pour maintenir les grands écrans au plus près du mur. Des téléviseurs jusqu'à 90 pouces, issus de nombreux fabricants, peuvent y être fixés en toute sécurité à la hauteur souhaitée. La colonne porteuse propose huit niveaux de hauteur de 5 mm chacun. Les câbles et les vis sont dissimulés à l'intérieur d'un panneau à double paroi, ce qui garantit une installation soignée. La base est réalisée à partir d'une tôle d'acier de 2 mm mise en forme par emboutissage et renforcée par une structure radiale, ce qui permet de conserver un bord fin et de réduire le risque de trébucher. Le montage est simple et n'exige aucune modification de la pièce.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Wall V4 Meuble TV est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Wall V4 Meuble TV est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Wall V4 Meuble TV est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With WALL V4, almost any TV can be mounted neatly by hanging it on the wall.
Large size TVs (up to 90 inch) from various manufacturers can be installed safely at the preferred height of users. Assembly work is quite simple and requires no special revamping in the room. No wirings or screws are visible externally bringing a sense of harmony and unity with the interior of the user’s living environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 830mm x Depth 520mm x Height 1265mm
Tags: TV stand, interior, TV accessory, caster, cable storage, audio-visual experience, space-saving design,
Production Technology: The structure is based on a 2 mm steel plate that was pressed into a 3D shape and supported by a radial frame in order to achieve a thickness of 2 mm between the base and the floor. The supporting pillar and cables are hidden inside a double-layered panel, The panel slides along that extends when changing the height. Satin powder coating was applied to the entire body, and a woodgrain finish was baked on the surface of the panel giving a texture of high-quality furniture.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to secure strength in a very thin base structure. Since an iron plate alone does not have enough strength, the base includes a set of enforcing elements radially arranged to complement the strength of the 2 mm plate. This structure provides visual neatness and effective spatial utilization. This method proved its effectiveness through repeated vibration tests in a lab that can simulate the strongest earthquakes in Japan.
Research: As conventional TV benches/stands are usually too bulky and easily stands out in a confined room space, our design focused on bringing the TV as close as possible to the wall by reducing the TV stand’s thickness and hiding the TV wiring. Based on the knowledge that a step of 3 mm on the floor can stumble a person, we focused our attention to reduce the thickness of the base for safety reasons so that it makes a simpler and more organized setup.
Inspiration: The impetus for developing this new TV stand was to reduce wasted space.
As the size of TVs becomes larger, TV boards are also getting bigger. As for wall-mounted TVs, they require installation work and repeated height adjustment will become a cumbersome process.
WALL V4 provides a solution to such difficulties.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2020, and its development was completed in November 2021. The product was put into the market in January 2022.
Operation Flow: The height of the supporting column can be adjusted with 8 levels (of 5 mm each). Since the metal bracket matches the shape of the back of the TV, it allows fine positional adjustment. Most TV types can be installed at the users’ preferred height. Optional shelves can also be added to expand this TV stand to suit the needs of all users.
Patents: Design Registration No. (Japan): 1614420, 1623536
Patent Registration No. (Japan): 6865495, 6867075
Patent Application No. (Japan): 2020-540017
Design Registration No. (International): DM/101626
Design Registration No. (U.S.): US D881,174
Team Members: Producer : Akira Nakamura
Designer : Hiroshi Tozawa
Designer : Toshiaki Komori
Supply Chain Manager : Naohisa Inoue
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
Image #2: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
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Image #5: Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.