Mekong Escritorio by Tran Nguyen Bao Khoi

Mekong Escritorio by Tran Nguyen Bao Khoi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2020

Mekong Escritorio

by Tran Nguyen Bao Khoi

Client: Khoi

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Mekong Escritorio

O deseño é un escritorio para os que aman a simplicidade. A súa forma evoca a silueta de barcos de madeira no delta do Mekong. Ademais de mostrar a técnica tradicional de carpintería, tamén mostra a posibilidade de producir en masa. Os materiais empregados son combinación de madeira natural, detalles de metal fino e rugosidade do coiro. . Dimensión: 1600W x 730D x 762H.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Mekong Escritorio gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Mekong Escritorio sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Mekong Escritorio satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design is a writing desk, for those who like simplicity. It is a combination of the familiar rustic wooden boat image on the Mekong River with modern design lines. Beside showing the ingenuity of traditional carpentry in making, it also show the possibility of mass production.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension: 1600W x 800D x 762H. The desk parts are removable for packaging and shipping.
Tags: mekong river, mekong delta, wood boat, wood desk, boat inspiration
Production Technology: The desk is made by solidwood, that is combination of the shine of metal and the roughness of leather and wood .. In other options about material, the designer even wants to show the surface of table body and table legs as harsh as the wooden boat shell, bring emotions to the touch.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of this design activity is to pick out the simplest, most familiar of river life to become the mark of the design. Selective detail shown to be commercial; trying to strike a balance between crafting and mass production.
Research: When the world gets closer and closer together, one can see similar designs everywhere. But human nature is like exploring, listening to stories they never knew. Local cultural identity is also a resource for creativity. At artwork, the designer wants to talk about a rich Mekong Delta, with simple and gentle people; they choose wooden boats as their homes.
Inspiration: The artwork gets inspiration from the shape of wood boats on Mekong river, which flows through Vietnam. The designer has his own opinion: When someone is sitting at work, his mind is like a boat going, it needs a good captain with wisdom, concentration, and cultivate knowledge constantly.
Project Duration: It has never appeared at any exhibition.
Operation Flow: The desk drawer can be opened with a light press. The gold-plated tray holds your phone, tablet or something small..