Flou Pākaukau Console by Wriver Design Studio

Flou Pākaukau Console by Wriver Design Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2026

Flou Pākaukau Console

by Wriver Design Studio

Client: Wriver

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Flou Pākaukau Console

He pākaukau console ʻo Flou i hana ʻia me ka resin i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia. Ua haku ʻia kēlā me kēia pākaukau me ʻekolu a ʻehā paha papa resin e hana ana i nā wāwae, ka ʻili luna a me nā lāʻau hoʻopaʻa. Hoʻoheheʻe ʻia nā papa i loko o nā ʻano hoʻoheheʻe kūikawā, a laila kālai ʻia, ʻāwili ʻia a hoʻohui ʻia me ka humu maʻalahi no ka paʻa. Mālama ʻia nā koena hale hana i loko o ka resin, a hana pū ʻia nā ʻano i hoʻokala waihoʻoluʻu ʻia. Loli ka waiho aniani o ka mea hana ma waena o ka mōakāka a me ka pōwehiwehi i ka loli ʻana o ka mālamalama a me ke aka. He 1600 mm ka laulā o ke kino maʻalahi, he 400 mm ka hohonu a he 750 mm ke kiʻekiʻe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Flou Pākaukau Console i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Flou Pākaukau Console he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Flou Pākaukau Console i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flou Tables in resin explore translucency, light, and shadow as central design elements. Prototyping began with the idea of preserving overlooked by-products within resin, giving them permanence, and later also evolved into tinted variations that adapt to different spaces. With minimal forms, the tables highlight details, depth, and shifting opacity. Flou stands apart for its poetic materiality, offering furniture that invites pause and reflection in a fast-moving world.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product Dimensions, Width 1600mm x Depth400mm x Height 750mm
Tags: Resin Furniture, Minimal Design, Translucent Furniture, Light and Shadow Play, Contemporary Console, Sculptural Furniture, Material Memory, Material Innovation, Modern Interiors, Poetic Furniture
Production Technology: Each Flou Table is composed of three to four resin slabs - legs, top, and tie members, cast in custom molds. Parts are routed and grooved, assembled with simple joinery for stability and clarity of form. The process evolved through extensive trials, addressing challenges of mold feasibility, joinery, and resin overheating. Through adaptive techniques, optimized pouring methods and repurposing factory setups, we achieved consistency and scaled the process for larger furniture.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was mastering resin at a furniture scale. Early molds failed, joinery proved unstable, and overheating led to cracks. After months of trials, we refined casting, adapted techniques, and repurposed factory setups to stabilize production. The creative challenge lay in balancing minimal form with expressive materiality. Externally, resins unpredictable behavior, scarce in depth knowledge, and production limits tested us, while internally, the drive was to merge function with meaning.
Research: The research was applied and hands-on, aimed at finding ways to reuse materials and make resin casting work at the scale of furniture. We set objectives to achieve stability, durability, and visual clarity. Through repeated prototyping and trials, using simple tools, temperature checks, and molds, we tested over 120 samples. The results gave us stable methods for casting and joinery. Alongside, design guided the process, shaping minimal forms that elevate light, shadow, and depth, turning technical research into meaningful furniture.
Inspiration: Flou Series draws inspiration from intersecting architectural planes and postmodern explorations of transparency. Evolving from material experimentation, resin was chosen for its ability to capture depth, light, and shadow. The factory remnants and curated tints add texture and tone, allowing each piece to respond uniquely to its surroundings, creating furniture that feels contemplative and timeless.
Project Duration: Research on material development and production optimization began in June 2024. The products were designed, prototyped and refined through late 2024 and early 2025. By February 2025, the designs were production-ready and showcased at India Design Week in New Delhi, India.
Operation Flow: The Flou Console works as everyday furniture while also standing as a sculptural piece. It changes with light and shadow, appearing clear at times and hazy at others, inviting you to notice new details each time. Made from simple resin slabs joined together with care, it is strong and stable yet visually light. Flou goes beyond just being useful, adding a calm, timeless character that makes any space feel more refined and reflective.
Team Members: Wriver Design Studio