PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwaahịa Ike, Ọrụ na Ngwá Ike Competition Category.

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PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ike Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ

PowerPlace bụ ọdụ ịmekọ ọkụ nke e mere maka oghere ndụ kwa ụbọchị. Ihe a na-ejikọta eriri mmụọ ọkụ e nwere ike ịtụba, batrị e nwere ike ibu, oghere nchekwa na ụdị dị iche iche nke oghere ịmekọ ọkụ n'ime otu ngwa a haziri ahazi. A na-ejikọta asụsụ nhazi dị mfe na ihe teknụzụ dị n'ime ya, na-akpụ otu mkpụrụ arịa nke nwere ọtụtụ ọrụ. E ji aluminum mepụta ahụ ya na akụkụ ndị na-akwado ya, ma akụkụ plastik niile na-eji otu polymer na otu ụdị agba. Ebe a na-eji ya arụ ọrụ na-esite n'ụlọ nkeonwe, ụlọ mmanya kọfị na oghere ọrụ ọnụ ruo n'ọfịs, ụlọ oriri na ọ̀ṅụ̀ṅụ̀ na ụlọ mmanya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. PowerPlace Ọdụ Ịmekọ Ọkụ bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project PowerPlace encounters the daily need for electricity in our living space. Its puristic design language is paired with a technological inside, making it a hybrid that represents a new category of furniture. The object combines extension cable, portable battery, storage space and a variety of charging interfaces in one organized object. The fields of use range from private homes, cafes, co-working spaces and offices to hotels and bars.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, Width 260 mm x Depth 200 mm x Height 740 mm
Tags: PowerPlace, Power, Charging, Design, Industrial Design, Interior, Office Supplies, USB, USB-C, 230V, extension, Customizable, Philipp Hainke
Production Technology: The body and all supportive parts are made from aluminum. All plastic parts are made out of the same polymer and have the same color treatment. When disassembled one is left with a block of aluminum, a collection of plastic components, the lithium battery, cables and various circuit boards.
Design Challenge: One focus of the construction was to reduce the amount of different materials for the final product.
Research: The project POWERPLACE investigates neglected areas of need in the present living environment in order to find innovative solutions for them. In field researches user have been observed to explore their interacting with objects and surroundings. It's striking that nowadays many activities are build around or involve the use of smartphones or other digital devices. In our daily life we depend on these multimedia devices and therefor on electricity. All mobile devices have in common that sooner or later they have to be charged. One consequence of this is a chaos of cables, plugs, chargers in private rooms, offices, and semi-public spaces.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the project came from everyday observations at various places like; airports, libraries, cafes, but also private homes. It became obvious that our technology and its integration into everyday life has developed way faster than the design of our environment.

Based on these observations, the interaction between user - device - loading interface was examined.
Project Duration: The project has been created during my Master Thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts during October 2018 to October 2019 and was exhibited at the IMM Cologne in January 2020.
Operation Flow: POWERPLACE offers a puristic and back standing piece of furniture that appears like a small, ordinary side table. In fact, the object is highly technical and combines an extension cord, a power bank, control panels and a variety of plugs and cables in one organized object.
Image Credits: Philipp Hainke