Dava Àite-Obrach by Michael Strantz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Àirneis Competition Category.

AirgeadÀirneis· 2020

Dava Àite-Obrach

by Michael Strantz

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Àirneis Category

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The Design

About Dava Àite-Obrach

Tha Dava air a leasachadh airson oifisean àite fosgailte, sgoiltean agus oilthighean far a bheil ìrean obrach sàmhach agus dlùth cudromach. Bidh na modalan a ’lughdachadh buairidhean fuaimneach is lèirsinneach. Air sgàth a chumadh triantanach, tha an àirneis èifeachdach a thaobh àite agus a ’ceadachadh grunn roghainnean rèiteachaidh. Tha na stuthan aig Dava WPC agus clòimh clòimhe, agus tha an dà chuid bith-ruigsinneach. Bidh siostam plug-in a ’càradh an dà bhalla ris a’ bhòrd-bùird agus a ’daingneachadh sìmplidheachd ann an cinneasachadh agus làimhseachadh.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Dava Àite-Obrach air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Dava Àite-Obrach na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Dava Àite-Obrach na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Dava enables a pleasant work atmosphere by minimizing acoustic and visual disturbances. Due to its triangular shape, the furniture is extremely versatile and allows an optimal use of space and a big variety of arrangement options.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1285mm x Depth 766mm x Hight 1480mm
Tags: Workspace, desk, wpc, woolfelt, space efficiency, industrial design, table
Production Technology: For Dava two sustainable and biodegradable materials are used, WPC from Jeluplast and wool felt, both of which are 100% organic and fully compostable. WPC ensures sufficient stiffness and stability and is also relatively light, at 1.1 g/cm3, which ensures easy handling. The material can be applied by injection moulding, which enables cost-efficient production in large quantities. A dove-tail joint, which fixes the two walls to the tabletop, underlines the simplicity in production and handling. This means that no screws or external fasteners are required.
Design Challenge: In order to design the product as simple as possible for the user, great value was placed on the best material. Sustainability, feasibility, serial production and affordability played a role in this decision.
Research: The project was entitled YOU for the NDU and the task of this Semesterproject was, to find and define a design problem of the university building and to solve the task appropriately. Through extensive research, the research problem was first defined, which deals with the lack of space to be able to work in seclusion and undisturbed by outer influences. This was followed by the idea generation and design phase, which required both 2-diemensional and 3-dimensional working models. Further steps were detail development, 3D visualisations and the implementation of a prototype on a scale of 1:1. The design phase began in the sketchbook.
Inspiration: Open space offices, schools and universities, where quiet and concentrated work phases are important, are often characterised by acoustic and visual stimulus saturation. Great growth, lack of space or lack of rooms often mean that there is no space to withdraw, and so furniture is necessary that is highly flexible in its arrangement and adaptable to changing circumstances.
Project Duration: The Project started in September 2018 at the New Design University St. Poelten and was revised in September 2019.
Operation Flow: A simple plug-in system allows quick and easy storage of the objects. Furthermore, the walls can be removed and used on already existing tables, against visual and acoustic disturbances. The walls can be slid into each other for storage to save space.