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The Collector Vinski Podrum by Zsolt Szalai

The Collector Vinski Podrum by Zsolt Szalai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Namještaja Competition Category.


SrebroNamještaj· 2023

The Collector Vinski Podrum

by Zsolt Szalai

Client: BFZ Barrierefreie Zone GmbH

Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Namještaj Category

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The Design

About The Collector Vinski Podrum

Vinski podrum koji mami sve poglede. Ručno je izrađen i planiran za pravog ljubitelja vina. Kombinacija bruniranih čeličnih okvira s djelomično obojenim izolacijskim staklima čini da izgleda stabilno, ali u isto vrijeme prozračno. Uz posebnu kontrolu temperature, ova walk-in soba pruža dovoljno prostora za hlađenje, skladištenje i skupljanje vina. Na suprotnoj strani nalaze se zakretna vrata, također ručno izrađena od brušenog čelika. U udubljenjima vrata ponovno se nalazi staklo u boji.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award

The Collector Vinski Podrum je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i dojmljivim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da The Collector Vinski Podrum bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomiče granice umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajna i tehnologije. The Collector Vinski Podrum je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
A wine cellar that draws all eyes. It is handmade and planned for a real wine lover.
The combination of the burnished steel frames with partially colored insulating glass, make it look stable but at the same time airy.
With special temperature control, this walk-in room provides enough space for cooling, storing and collecting wine.
On the opposite side, there is a pivot door, also handmade of burnished steel. In the recesses of the door, the colored glass is found again.
Dimensions & Packaging
The collector has an approximate total size of 7 square meters.
Tags
timeless, luxurious, sculpture, unique, colored glass, steel, wien cellar
Production Technology
The materials used for this project were DuPont Corian, burnished steel and insulating glass, some colored, some transparent.
Design Challenge
The plan was to have two wine refrigerators, which did not look very inviting. When the artist Zsolt Szalai heard about it, it motivated him to plan something special from instead, because collecting and drinking wine is a special form of art.
Research
For the burnished steel, the artist has developed a secret technology with which he treats the steel to achieve this special effect. This type of surface treatment and the production by hand make each piece unique.
Inspiration
The 3-floor house, in which the wine cellar and the pivot door are located, has been purposely reduced and conceptually planned. When the construction of the house was in full progress, the designer, Zsolt Szalai, had a vision about the collector.
Project Duration
The project duration was from May to June 2021, in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria.
Operation Flow
The artist planned to use subtle color accents in the form of colored glass to create more coziness. The semi-transparent colors can now be found in the glass front of the wine cellar as well as in the openings of the opposite pivot door.
Image Credits
1: Photographer Matthias Streibel, The collector with colored glass, 2022
2: Photographer Matthias Streibel, The collector without colored glass, 2022
3: Photographer Matthias Streibel, pivot door, 2022
4: Photographer Matthias Streibel, pivot door and staircase, 2022
5: Photographer Matthias Streibel, Details, 2022

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