On the Table Papa Pāʻani by Yu Hiraoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2017

On the Table Papa Pāʻani

by Yu Hiraoka

Client: Design of Things

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About On the Table Papa Pāʻani

ʻO kēia mīkini pāʻani wikiō ʻano arcade i hoʻolālā ʻia no ka pāʻani ʻana i nā pāʻani wikiō kahiko o nā makahiki 1980 a me 1990, a ua hoʻolālā ʻia no ka poʻe mākua i ulu aʻe me ia mau pāʻani. ʻOiai paha ʻaʻole e kūpono ka mīkini pāʻani maʻamau i loko o kahi hale i hoʻonaninani ʻia, hāʻawi kēia hoʻolālā i kahi koho ʻano hana lehulehu. I ka wā ʻaʻole i hoʻohana ʻia no ka pāʻani ʻana, hoʻololi ka mīkini i papa kope hou nani, e hiki ai iā ia ke hui pū me nā wahi noho o kēia au.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā On the Table Papa Pāʻani 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 On the Table Papa Pāʻani 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 On the Table Papa Pāʻani e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal vintage video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 700 D 500 H 345 mm
Tags: Arcade, Vintage, Video game, Furniture, Coffee table, Side table
Production Technology: Materials: wood, stainless steel
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was finding a contemporary stylish design for this unique product which transforms from a coffee table to arcade game console.
Research: Research was conducted in two directions.
The first direction was looking into existing arcade consoles for home. And, the second direction was looking into contemporary design tables to be inspired for designing the style of pur project.
Inspiration: In the 80's, many kids grew up with old-school video games and arcade games that became a distinct subculture of the era.
Now those kids are grown-up adults, but their good childhood memories are still alive within them, and forever will be.
Project Duration: Milan 2016 / 2017
Operation Flow: This is an arcade - styled video game console for single or two players. When it is not played, it is a normal coffee table and the game console interface is hidden.
Patents: Copyrights: Design of Things
Team Members: Giuseppe Circhetta
Claudio Braccini
Image Credits: Main Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #2: Design of Things
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