Democracy Papa Kākau by Sang Il Jeon is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Keʻena Competition Category.

HaoLako Keʻena· 2021

Democracy Papa Kākau

by Sang Il Jeon

Client: Heritage of Sang Il

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Keʻena Category

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The Design

About Democracy Papa Kākau

He Democracy kahi papa kākau i hoʻolālāʻia no nā keʻena hana kaʻana like. Ua wehe ʻia nā mea mālama waiwai ʻike ʻia mai ka papa kākau a hoʻololi ʻia me kahi papa luna aniani ʻike pono ʻia, ʻelua puka like i ke ʻano A4, a me kahi wāhi kāʻei hapa-ʻike ʻia. Mālama ke alo ʻike pono ʻia i ka wahi hana i mea e ʻike ʻia ai ke ʻano o ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana o kēlā me kēia mea hoʻohana i kāna mau mea ponoʻī. Hana ʻia ke anuenue (frame) mai nā paipu alumini me kahi uhi pauka mata. Hoʻokālai ʻia ke kino, nā huila, ka papa a me ka wāhi kāʻei ma ka mīkini CNC mai ka akalika, ka lāʻau a me ka ABS. He 1230 mīlimika ka lōʻihi, 640 mīlimika ka laulā, a me 760 mīlimika ke kiʻekiʻe o kēia papa kākau. Ke hui pū ʻia kekahi mau papa kākau, kākoʻo ʻia ka hana hui akā mau nō ke ʻike ʻia o ke ʻano pilikino o kēlā me kēia kanaka.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Democracy Papa Kākau i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Democracy Papa Kākau he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Democracy Papa Kākau no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: democracy desk a.k.a a desk which disappears any storage tool.
a desk which disappears any storage tools. many storage tools might not be the right way definitely.
even without a storage tool, the transparent plate of the desk where storage tools are disappeared by A4-shaped 2 holes and a drawer makes the user workspace more spacious and comfortable.
develope the concept of this desk open relationship. teamwork, where individual personalities are alive, creates synergy.
one more step, with consideration for the marginalized people, this will be an educational experiment and talk about social issues(selfishness, bullying, poor learning, maladjustment, etc.) in society, schools, and families towards the value of going together without people behind. this is worth further study.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1230mm*640mm*760mm
Tags: democracy desk, a desk which disappears any storage tools
Production Technology: FAB operation. CNC machine for acrylic, wood, abs, and made the shape of the body, wheels, plate, and drawer of the desk. And aluminum pipes for the frame of the desk were matte-powder coated.
Design Challenge: let the people understand the concept.
Research: problem suggestion.
Inspiration: individuals with independent and creative minds gain synergy through teamwork. and a team needs individual creativity and independence. when these desks gather together to form a team, you can see the various personalities and habits of members at a glance. the members can recognize that their team is a union of various personalities and characters.
Project Duration: the project started in 2016 in Seoul and finished in 2016, and was exhibited in Milano Design Week, Fuorisalone 2020 and 2018, London Design Festival 2017, Seoul Design Festival 2017.
Operation Flow: this desk is parted into 3 parts. the top transparent plate of the desk, semi-transparent drawer, and desk frame.
even without a storage tool on the desk, we can create a desk in which the work area is more mainly with no difficulty in storing and using. according to the frequency of operation and motion of hands on the desk, the desk can be classified into the workspace, storage space, and the placing space. on this standard of area, we can freely arrange objects through A4-shaped TWO HOLES and A DRAWER, with seeing through the top transparent plate of the desk, by each user own work style. this transparent desk reveals various personalities, like democracy. on this desk, some users may keep the desk clean. and other users may let desk crazy style by customizing. or other users may block the plate by taping it to protect their privacy. because, how to arrange and what to have reveals their personalities.
Patents: Copyrights belong to SANG IL JEON, since 2016.
Image Credits: photographer : LEE JONG CHOON