ʻO Kromme Pākaukau Kope na Robert Wakeland he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2025 A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Lako Hale.

KalaLako Hale· 2025

Kromme Pākaukau Kope

na Robert Wakeland

Mea Kūʻai: Nice Form

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Lako Hale

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Nā Waihoʻoluʻu

Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Kromme Pākaukau Kope

I hoʻoulu ʻia e ka helu maoli o nā ale o ke kai, hoʻohana ka Pākaukau Kromme i kahi ʻāpana ʻili laʻau hoʻokahi e hōʻike i ka kahe pau ʻole o ka moana. I kālai ʻia me ka laʻau wālana paʻa wale nō, ua hoʻohui pili ʻia nā māhele ʻili laʻau me nā ʻāpana lāhilahi i hoʻohui ʻia pū e hana i kahi piko like me kahi kiʻi kālai. Ua hoʻohui ʻia nā kōkō uuku i kālai ʻia me ka ʻalumina no ka ikaika. Hāʻawi ka papa aniani i kahi ʻike maopopo o ka helu laʻau ma lalo iho. ʻO ka Pākaukau Kromme he mea kiʻi kālai no ka poʻe e makemake ana i kahi lako hale nani a hana pono pū.

Ka Hoʻomaikai

E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Kromme Pākaukau Kope i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Kromme Pākaukau Kope he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Kromme Pākaukau Kope e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā

ʻEke Nūhou

Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: Crafted entirely out of solid walnut veneer, the Kromme Table uses a very simple curvature to allow for a glass top. The veneer sections are laminated using 1/16” pieces molded together to form a sculpture like curve. Minimal supports crafted from aluminum are added for strength. The glass top provides a clear view of the wood grain beneath. The design is inspired by ocean waves, using one long strip of veneer to symbolize the continuous flow of the sea. A sculptural statement for those who want a piece of furniture that is both stylish and functional.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: Width 444.5 mm x Depth 1333.5mm x Height 355.6mm
Nā Lepili: Sculptural Furniture, Coffee Table, Bent Lamination, Curved wood, Solid Walnut Veneer
ʻEnehana Hana: Due to the nature of how veneers are cut with a knife, not a blade, it produces almost no waste as opposed to a thicker saw producing about 40% sawdust. While the visible layers of the piece are straight grain walnut, the interior uses the less desirable sections you typically get from true veneer. Such as sap wood. Those were placed into the center layers which ended up creating very minimal waste.

Attention to detain when creating the form was the key to a successful and accurate production. The form used to create the molds was fixed to a flat surface using dovetail sliding joinery. It served as a perfect track and avoided any movement while clamping.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: How to build this long flowing structure out of a single strip of wood was the main challenge. Steam bending was another option that was explored. However, you need to cut strips at a thicker weight to still maintain sustainability to some extent. And ripping 90 inch strips 4 times per section proved to produce too much waste. Thats's when bent lamination of thinner veneers was decided upon for construction.
Noiʻi: The initial concept of this design was inspired by ocean waves. I wanted to create a piece of functional and beautiful furniture that was constructed in a unique way. Hence the long single strips of veneer used to laminate the structure. You don’t often see bent lamination executed in this complexity. Which was part of the motivation behind this method of construction. Sure, joinery could have been used. However the result would not be the long flowing grain often seen in nature. One of the details that was important to maintain.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: The goal was to create a table that was unique in both construction, form and inspired by nature. It was also important from a design point of view to be very simple, hence staying with one fluid piece of veneer for the construction. A finished piece that was just as bold as it is simple.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: This project was started in July 2023 in New York City. It was executed and finished in upstate New York in August of 2024.
Kaʻina Hana: The result is a sculptural piece of furniture that is as much of a conversation starter as it is functional.
Nā Lālā Hui: Robert Wakeland
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: All images and videos are created by Nice Form LLC.