Formation Kabinet by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Izer in Meubelûntwerp Competition Category.
IzerMeubels· 2022
Formation Kabinet
Client: Scala Luxury
A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Meubels Category
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About Formation Kabinet
It formaasjekabinet kin tsjinje as sliepkeamerkast, sideboard of ferdivedaasjeienheid. D'r binne 5 doarren en 2 laden dy't mantel binne yn geitevel en iepen yn ferskate rjochtingen, guon fan har iepenje op unike manieren. It omhulsel is ôfmakke yn in mei de hân gepolijst glâns kristalhars en de metalen skonken binne platearre yn gepolijst nikkel. It skulptuerlike aspekt wurdt manifestearre yn 'e foarm fan' e omhulsel en skonken, wylst de ferfining komt út 'e gearstalling fan eleminten en it brûken fan materialen.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award yn Izer
Formation Kabinet is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Formation Kabinet wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Formation Kabinet wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest or sideboard, an entertainment unit or can be an inspirational concept for a customized furniture piece. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them in an very unusual way. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin. The solid metal legs are polished nickel.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: W 152cm x D 43cm x H 106cm
- Tags
- goatskin, parchment, sculptural, cabinet, artistic, sideboard, chest
- Production Technology
- The design of this piece was initially created with a design and rendering software allowing to create precise 1:1 templates for the different shapes which were then manufactured and assembled by hand.
The prototypes for the legs were hand shaped from wood in a free-style hand sculpturing manner. The wooden prototypes were then used to create molds and casted in brass with a nickel-plating. - Design Challenge
- The shape of this piece was supposed to be unusual, sophisticated but yet functional. Each compartment needed to be sized correctly to provide space for common articles providing easy access to the enclosed compartments, as well as more permanent storage space such as drawers. The combination of both presented design challenges to not interfere with each other. Self closing hardware was used to provide a sophisticated experience such as the slow, steady and noiseless self-closing of doors and drawers.
- Research
- Research conducted on how to create a center piece that is sculptural, unique in shape while utilizing sophisticated building methods and precious materials. A great deal of time was spent pondering how to create a fully functional interplay of these criteria's. Extensive experiments were conducted on how to shape the legs and integrate them in to the body as well as how to combine all elements allowing each of them having different but yet harmonizing materials.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this piece came from one of the nine components that are currently present in this piece which initially were created for a completely different purpose. Adding different shapes and forms with the goal of each element having its own shape and identity, but yet combine all of them in a way to create harmony and cohesiveness in a sophisticated manner.
- Project Duration
- The idea for this piece initiated around 2010 but was conceptualized, built and officially introduced by Scala Luxury in March of 2016.
- Operation Flow
- The doors and drawers of this piece open in unusual ways, opening and closing doors and drawers is meant to be a pleasant experience, due to softly self-closing mechanisms. This piece carries a secret compartment to store most personal belongings.
- Patents
- © 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.
- Team Members
- Oliver Bowien
- Image Credits
- © 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.
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