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Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café by Fulden Topaloglu

Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café by Fulden Topaloglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.


BronceMobiliario· 2022

Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café

by Fulden Topaloglu

Client: Studio Kali

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café

Kanyon é unha auténtica serie de mesas de centro que combina a sinxeleza funcional e a postura escultórica con materiais naturais e artesanía fina. Inspirado na topografía das estruturas dos canóns, o deseño traduce esta inspiración nunha linguaxe de deseño minimalista e única. A personalización ofrécese en chapas, cores, pedras e dimensións. Kanyon ofrece unha expresión única que combina con diferentes interiores ao tempo que fai a súa declaración como peza central funcional e estética.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café 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 Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café 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. Kanyon A Colección De Mesas De Café satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Kanyon is an authentic coffee table series which combines functionality and sculptural posture with simplicity, beautiful materials and skilled craftsmanship. The inspiration coming from the topographic beauty of canyon structures is translated into a minimal and unique design language. Customization is provided in shapes (round and oval), veneers, colors & dimensions. Additionally table tops can be produced with different marble tops based on user's choice. As a result, Kanyon offers a unique expression that blends with different interiors while making its statement as an artful centerpiece.
Dimensions & Packaging
Standard dimensions:
Round version - W 900 mm x Depth 900 mm x Height 350 mm
Round version with marble table top - W 900 mm x Depth 900 mm x Height 365 mm
Oval Version - W 1400 mm x Depth 520 mm x Height 350 mm
Oval Version with marble table top - W 1400 mm x Depth 520 mm x Height 365 mm
Customization in dimensions is also provided.
Tags
sculptural, minimal, modern, coffee table, customization, natural materials
Production Technology
Kanyon is produced by skilled wood and marble craftsmen and combines solid wood, marble and high-quality wood veneers. Customization is also offered with marble table top options. The base and top parts of the U profiled book storage section as well as the outer frame of the table tops are made of solid wood whereas the rest is made of high-quality, thick, natural wood veneers over MDF panels.
Design Challenge
The major challenge of the project was related to optimizing the production costs by making the right choice of materials while ensuring that the result still reflects the high-quality appeal and fine craftsmanship that was desired. Initially the coffee table was intended to be produced using only solid wood but this resulted in extremely high production costs compared to the brand’s price positioning. Therefore it was decided to combine solid wood with high-quality, thick, natural wood veneer over fiberboard panels.
Research
Many sketches and cardboard models were made to optimize the overall dimensions, to decide on different heights of the table tops and the gap of the U-shaped storage area in order to make the furniture piece comfortable and easy to use and to give the desired visual effect. Later through an interaction with the local craftsmen, the details regarding table top and base joinery were decided using small scale prototypes.
Inspiration
Kanyon collection is inspired by the poetry and beauty of the topographic characteristics of canyons. The design translates the basic formal features of canyons to a minimal and unique design language, while aiming for a sculptural posture in order to transfer that awe-inspiring feeling of canyons as the sculptures of nature. Functionality is integral to its sculptural posture, where the U profiled gap between different table surfaces serves as a convenient and aesthetic space to store books & magazines.
Project Duration
The project started in March 2020 and finished in August 2020 in Istanbul. The coffee table is provided for sales since October 2020 among Studio Kali's product collection.
Operation Flow
Kanyon provides functionality, emotional experience and uniqueness through its minimal, sculptural form and strong visual effect. U profiled gap between different table surfaces serves as a convenient and aesthetic solution to store books & magazines and the 2-level tabletop design allows the user to arrange objects based on use, ease of access or aesthetic appeal. It can be customized according to user needs and desires by veneer & dimension alternatives as well as different marble top options. This makes Kanyon collection highly adjustable to the requirements of different spaces.
Patents
Design Patent. 08894. Fulden Topaloglu. 2020. Turkey.

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