Shelter Radni stol by Joao Teixeira is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Platinska nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Namještaja Competition Category.

PlatinaNamještaj· 2021

Shelter Radni stol

by Joao Teixeira

Client: Joao Teixeira Design Studio

Platinska nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Namještaj Category

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The Design

About Shelter Radni stol

Shelter je drveni radni stol dizajniran za korištenje u kućnom uredu. Stol podržava produktivnost kroz bolju organizaciju, s lakim pristupom prostoru za pohranu i skrivenim upravljanjem kabelima koje vodi kabele od stražnjeg otvora do prednjih ladica. Ladice sa zaobljenim kutovima daju stolu prepoznatljiv izgled, a svi su elementi poravnati tako da tvore jedan neprekinuti oblik. Stol je izrađen uglavnom od prirodnog drva, s dvije metalne šarke i mjedenom završnom obradom na stražnjoj strani. Proizvodnja kombinira tradicionalne tehnike s CNC obradom. Stol ima dimenzije 1480 x 800 x 760 milimetara.

The Recognition

About the Platinska nagrada A' Design Award

Shelter Radni stol je pobjednik Platinske nagrade A' Design Award, iznimno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje uistinu izuzetnim, elegantnim i veličanstvenim dizajnima. Platinski pobjednici čudesa su stvaranja, svjedočanstva granica intelektualne kreativnosti te pokazuju nenadmašan profesionalizam i genij svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da ovi dizajni budu najpoznatiji radovi koji određuju estetiku jednog doba, doprinose dobrobiti društva i pomiču granice umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajna i tehnologije. Shelter Radni stol pokazuje uzvišenu razinu izvrsnosti i nedvojbeno čini svijet boljim mjestom svojim korisnim i vrijednim karakteristikama. Shelter Radni stol je rad koji je osvojio Platinsku nagradu A' Design Award i koji budi želje, nadahnjuje, oduševljava i pali veliku radost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design language finds its most unique feature in the rounded corner drawers giving the desks a differentiating aspect and stylish look. Also, all elements were designed to align seamlessly between each other allowing for an overall singular design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1480 mm x 800 mm x 760 mm
Tags: Desk, Wood, Wooden Desk, Desk Design, Wood Design, Furniture, Furniture Design
Production Technology: Desk production is based on traditional techniques, using common machinery to achieve precision like cnc and others. The desk is made using just two metallic hinges and a brass finish at the back as hardware as for the rest being natural wood. The rounded drawers are made using seams between joints in order to make the product more feasible and therefore affordable.
Design Challenge: The most challenging aspect, and also the most fun as in many other designs, was the process of fine tuning some manufacturing details finding a balance between feasibility, aesthetics and function.
Research: Motivated by lockdown, Shelter arises as a natural impulse to design something that would fit most home offices environments enhancing their productivity. Since we had to adapt to new normal overnight there was a big demand on this kind of solutions, especially when witnessing a big wave of change as companies were letting employees to work from home. The insight was to design a desk oriented towards the mental health fluctuation during the pandemic, providing serenity, hence the name Shelter.
Inspiration: While designing the Shelter desk our main inspiration was to develop something focused on both function and aesthetics. We wanted to come up with a solution that could improve the users productivity by enhancing his organization layouts through useful features like clean cable management and easy storage access.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2020 in Porto and finished March 2021 in Porto.
Operation Flow: While developing Shelter desk the goal was to keep its usability as simple as its looks. For instance, the possibility to pass cables trough the back access to the front drawers seamlessly and in a hidden way is a clear aspect of performing better than most common desks in the market. The interaction between product and user is self explanatory as for the access for each of the storages the design approach clearly indicates where and how to open.