Coastline Mesa by Yu-Han Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

FerroMobiliario· 2020

Coastline Mesa

by Yu-Han Wu

Client: National Taiwan Normal University

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Coastline Mesa

Coastline é unha mesa inspirada na suba do nivel do mar causada polo quecemento global. O taboleiro está feito de acrílico, tamén coñecido como PMMA, e é modelado mediante quecemento a alta temperatura para suxerir auga de mar transparente. A estrutura de soporte está feita de michelia compressa e piñeiro, e a madeira representa a altura das montañas. Escolleuse madeira dura para que a estrutura non se deformase durante o quecemento. O bordo irregular evoca unha liña costeira erosionada polo mar, e a combinación de materiais permite que a luz atravese en capas. A mesa mide 350 mm de ancho, 650 mm de profundidade e 500 mm de altura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Coastline Mesa gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Coastline Mesa sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Coastline Mesa é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The clearness of the sea is represented by liquid acrylic, and the height of the mountain is mainly wood, creating a combination of different materials that echoes the light of the layers.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 350 mm x Depth 650 mm x Height 500 mm
Tags: A Global warming, B Sea-level rise, C Art, D Table
Production Technology: The table top is mainly made of PMMA, and the table is mainly made of michelia compressa and Pine.
Design Challenge: Liquid acrylic material is selected as the table top. Liquid acrylic shaping requires high-temperature heating. Therefore, hard wood is selected so that it will not deform during heating.
Considering the above, in the end, the desktop wood is chosen to use the hard texture Michelia compressa wood.
Liquid acrylic color grading is also one of the big challenges. It takes a lot of time for each test to get the best color and transmittance.
Inspiration: Taking the rising sea level caused by global warming as the starting point, the coastline was eroded by the seawater and showed an uneven appearance, making the table more layered.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2017 in Taiwan. And finished in June 2017 in Taiwan. And was exhibited in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in June 2017. For the second time in Taipei Pavilion of fashion in November 2019.
Operation Flow: This is a table with good light transmission and beauty.