Hourglass Primary Function: Estante Hetaichagua Mba'apo

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Unique Properties

Hourglass is a multi-functional furniture, the combination of multiple basic functions to achieve "one plus one more than two" design concept. Hourglass not only to meet the basic needs, but also to give people a sense of experience, happiness products. Hourglass suitable for multi-scene use, its lamp source is a low-temperature light source, luminous no heat.

Dimensions & Packaging

Width 500mm depth 500mm height 1700mm

Tags

shelf, floor lamp, coat rack, furniture, multifunction, lighting

Production Technology

Hourglass shelf consists of three colored stainless steel, two environmental protection plates of different sizes as the laminate. Laminate and metal stainless steel are connected with angle iron screws. The screw at the top of the rack can be used as a coat hook. The user can take off the lamp and use it in different scenarios.

Design Challenge

The biggest challenge in the process of realization and research is to realize "one plus one more than two ", which combines the two basic functions properly, not only to meet the basic needs, but also to further provide users with fun. Happiness is the biggest challenge in research.

Research

With modern people's work, overtime is getting busier and busier, every night tired back home, we mechanically touch the switch, throw away bags, clothing. This is not a positive way of life. So we have investigated more than two hundred people and studied their living habits. We hope to solve the dissatisfaction in daily life, find people's daily life needs, and improve people's happiness. Based on these, we combine the opinions provided by the participants and hope to combine people's needs and develop a product to simplify people's doing tedious and boring things, as well as interactive and fun products.

Inspiration

Design inspiration comes from the art of time. The hourglass is the symbol of time, and the charm of time affects the tide ups and downs, years change. When the morning sun was born, the hourglass was a "coat rack "; at noon, it was a" shelf "; when night fell, it became a "lamp ". The change of different roles reminds people to follow the direction of time, perceive the years and harvest exquisite life.

Project Duration

The project started in Shenzhen in July 2020 and finished in Shenzhen in January 2021.

Operation Flow

You can put bags, clothes and other items on the shelf, then bring the hourglass lamp to the sofa, read a book leisurely, or use it in your courtyard to enjoy a moment of silence at night.