Cornice Cornaisc by James Poss is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Troscáin Competition Category.
IarannTroscán· 2020
Cornice Cornaisc
by James Poss
Client: James Poss
Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Troscán Category
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About Cornice Cornaisc
Is cófra tarraiceán é Cornaisc a dearadh chun éadaí a stóráil agus a thaispeáint. Coinníonn Cornaisc éadaí fillte, ar nós t-léinte agus geansaithe. I gcás cófra tarraiceán traidisiúnta, bíonn na héadaí i bhfolach istigh sna tarraiceáin, ach ligeann seilfeanna oscailte Cornaisc do na píosaí is fearr leat a bheith le feiceáil chomh maith le bheith stóráilte. Coinníonn an fráma oscailte dealbhóireachtúil an chuma éadrom. Spreagann na seilfeanna tanaí iomadúla eagrú aon-sraithe agus cuireann siad cosc ar charnadh mí-ordúil a d'fhéadfadh damáiste a dhéanamh do na héadaí. Is leagan scálaithe déanta as adhmad é an tsamhail atáirgtha anseo, agus dhéanfaí an píosa deiridh a thógáil as alúmanam táthaithe. Tá Cornaisc oiriúnach do thithe agus do shiopaí miondíola araon.
The Recognition
About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award
Bhuaigh an dearadh Cornice Cornaisc Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Cornice Cornaisc ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Cornice Cornaisc as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Cornice Dresser clothing storage/display concept design. Open sculptural frame and numerous slim shelves encourage single layer garment organization. Designed for both home and retail applications.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1260mm x 510mm x 1430mm
- Tags
- dresser, bedroom, clothing, clothes, garment, garments, streetwear, fashion
- Production Technology
- The piece shown is a 1:4 scale model made of wood. The realized piece would be constructed with welded aluminum.
- Design Challenge
- The most difficult part of developing this piece was maintaining the open, almost weightless feeling of the frame while still having enough structural support. We conducted scale weld tests to make sure the realized design would have no problem supporting the intended weight. Thanks to the numerous drawers, the design's structural rigidity exceeded all expectations, and would not need any additional support.
- Research
- Prior to beginning work on this design, I researched as many current and vintage dressers/bureaus as possible. I surveyed trusted authorities in the fashion industry, who confirmed demand for such a product, as modern fashion consumers are frustrated that their dressers have not evolved along with the trends. The explosion of streetwear has resulted in luxury t-shirts becoming the new status symbols, yet people are still forced to stuff them into dresser (despite the high price point, these t-shirts are still primarily made of thin cotton, which cannot be hung long-term without being deformed by its hanger). Fashion is by definition about showing off, and I sought to create a new kind of dresser that would enable people to display their prized garments in addition to storing them. I also conducted anatomical research to make sure that there was enough room in between the shelves to easily retrieve and replace garments without obstruction.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the modern fashion consumer. Luxury t-shirts and hoodies are the new suits and ties, yet clothing storage options have remained unchanged, with traditional dressers hiding casual clothes stuffed inside drawers. Cornice Dresser's open shelves enable display of prized garments in addition to always-ready storage.
- Project Duration
- This project was created in August 2019 in London.
- Operation Flow
- This piece would be used in place of a traditional dresser. Since formal wear needs to be hung, this is designed for folded garments such as t-shirts and sweaters/hoodies. The modern fashion consumer is buying more and more luxury streetwear pieces, but they can't show them off if they are hidden away stuffed inside of drawers. This dresser enables the user to display their favorite pieces, and the slim shelves discourages messy, damaging stacking of clothes. Alternatively, this could be used as a display piece for retail stores.
- Image Credits
- All Images: Photographer James Poss, Cornice, 2019.
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