Diagonal Escritorio by Chris Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

PrataMobiliario· 2021

Diagonal Escritorio

by Chris Chen

Client: Chris Chen

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Diagonal Escritorio

Diagonal é un escritorio deseñado ao redor dunha única idea xeométrica: a liña diagonal que une dúas esquinas opostas. O taboleiro está feito de contrachapado con folla de nogueira, e o padrón da folla segue a mesma guía diagonal. Os dous soportes están feitos de aceiro cun acabado en po, e ambos os soportes están colocados ao longo da mesma liña. O esqueleto estrutural principal está oculto dentro do taboleiro e transmite a carga a través de tres columnas curtas ata os soportes. Un bordo biselado e un oco entre o taboleiro e os soportes fan que a superficie pareza flotar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Diagonal Escritorio gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Diagonal Escritorio sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Diagonal Escritorio é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Diagonal logic was extended to every element and compositional logic of the desk, not only reveals on the layout of walnut veneer of the tabletop, but also applies to structural skeleton that transmits force from the top to stand. Furthermore, the positions of two stands are also aligned to the diagonal guide line of the desktop.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 850 mm X Length 1700 mm X Height 750 mm
Tags: Table,Diagonal,Taiwan,Furniture
Production Technology: Stand:Steel frame with powder coating surface,
Tabletop of plywood with walnut veneer
Design Challenge: The main structural skeleton was embedded within the tabletop and transmits the force thru three mediated columns to the stand. The skeleton was placed at the center line of the desk and holds up two cross diagonal logic. Then connects to two 90 degree table stands.
Research: The bevel detail of tabletop and the technique to distant stand and tabletop are both meant to lighten upper part of the desk and create a floating illusion.
Inspiration: The concept of table “Diagonal 45” is initiated from the geometric term which is one line segment joins two nonconsecutive vertices. The connection between each vertex not only creates a tension but also draw a frame to form an area. The idea is to use the simplest geometry to establish a steady and sleek structure of a table.
Project Duration: The project was made in Oct 2017
Operation Flow: Void and Solid interaction:
If you stand at the perfect diagonal angle from different side of table, you will be given a total different impression of the desk. One is light as modern steel frame glass building, but from the other angle, the desk will be more like solid concrete building. And of course the view and impression will become various when you walk along the table. The balance between dynamic and static, void and solid are swinging between the diagonal lines.
Team Members: Designer: Chris Chen
Designer: TC Kuo
Image Credits: Photographer: Johnny Lin