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Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen by Patrick Sarran

Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen by Patrick Sarran is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Meubelûntwerp Competition Category.


BrûnsMeubels· 2021

Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen

by Patrick Sarran

Client: Quiso Sarl

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Meubels Category

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The Design

About Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen

Guinguet is in sockeltafel foar betsjinjen, ûntwurpen om by restauranttafels brûkt te wurden. De tafel stipet de tarieding en it opmeitsjen fan gerjochten foar de eagen fan gasten. In bûgd foarste poat lit it blêd oer de itenstafel hinreikje, sadat der gjin romte tusken de twa oerbliuwt, sels by rûne tafels. It tafelblêd folget dizze projeksje, en de foarm dy't sa ûntstiet krijt in bistlik oansjen. De tsjinsthichte is geskikt foar steand wurk. Guinguet is makke fan iikenhout, mei tradisjonele techniken kombinearre mei digitale ark. Under it lizzerblêd sit in lade, en der kin in ûntbaarplaat fan beukenhout tafoege wurde.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Guinguet Sockeltafel foar Betsjinjen foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Form follows function, said Luis Sullivan. This pedestal table comes above the table it fits into, in a real or simply suggested way. This interpenetration induces the front foot shape. The tabletop design still shows this projection and the form then takes on an animal-like appearance.
Like stage valets, different in colour, they are sculptures in dialogue.
Dimensions & Packaging
Overall dimensions: W x D x H = 550 x 472 x 820 mm
Shelf height 760 mm for bridging tables up to 750 mm high
Under-shelf drawer 300 x 300 x 50 mm useful
Optional beech cutting board 600 x 290, 22 mm thick
Tags
Table de service, guéridon, table de découpe, cutting board, pedestal table, desserte
Production Technology
This product is made of oak wood, according to a traditional technique revisited by digital technologies. Although very simple, it required a fine tuning to obtain rigidity and stability. As all our furniture, it is made to last. It has to withstand the important constraints of a mobile object intended for restoration. It must be easily repaired using techniques available anywhere in the world.
Design Challenge
The main difficulty was technical. The prototype lacked rigidity due to the overhang of the table top and the connection with the bent foot.
Research
The restaurant is a high-risk performance around a table. Waiters must have absolute confidence in the accessories they use. These only have interest in the service quality and gesture they provide. Today's restaurant tables are often round. As the circle shape is not inclusive, there is no simple form to enlarge it. Going over it creates continuity.
The serving height gives better posture. The stage effect brings more attention to the show.
Inspiration
The Odette restaurant in Singapore is renowned for its French cuisine. It practises Service au Gueridon, an expert way to prepare plates in front of the guests, with its codes and good manners.
Working this way is a form of intimate show at close range with a small dedicated serving table where one cuts and sets up with virtuosity under the guests' eyes.
I had the idea to interpret this as a tiny theatre stage, placed on a level slightly above the table, so as to bring the show even closer, regardless of the shape of the restaurant tables.
Project Duration
This project was carried out in Toulouse France in February 2019, especially for the Odette restaurant.
Operation Flow
There is no discontinuity between the table and the pedestal table, no empty space between the two. In this way, the show becomes a performance in great intimacy between the waiter and the guests. They can detail the perfection of the gesture which must be perfect. If a cutting board is used, the plate is placed right at the front.
They can see the texture of the food, smell it.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Patrick Sarran
Image Credits
Patrick Sarran

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