Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe by James Poss

Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe by James Poss is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

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Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe

by James Poss

Client: James Poss

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe

Ihe Odide Akwụkwọ: Cornice bụ igbe uwe e chepụtara maka ichekwa na igosipụta uwe. Cornice na-ejide uwe apịchara nke ọma dịka uwe elu na uwe okpomọkụ. Igbe uwe ochie na-ezobe uwe n'ime mpado ya, ma ngwongwo mepere emepe nke Cornice na-enye ohere ka egosipụta uwe kacha amasị mmadụ na oge ha na-echekwa ha. Ihe owuwu ya na-egosipụta dịka onyonyo mara mma na-eme ka ọdịdị ya dị mfe na ọkụ. Ọtụtụ mpado dị gịrịgịrị na-akwado ndozi n'otu usoro ma na-egbochi ikpokọba uwe n'enweghị usoro nke nwere ike imebi uwe. Ihe atụ egosiputara bụ ụdị e ji osisi mepụta ya nke dị obere, ma nkeji ikpeazụ ga-esi n'aluminom a manyere manye wuo ya. Cornice dabara maka ụlọ obibi na ụlọ ahịa.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Cornice Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Igbe Uwe maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Cornice Dresser clothing storage/display concept design. Open sculptural frame and numerous slim shelves encourage single layer garment organization. Designed for both home and retail applications.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1260mm x 510mm x 1430mm
Tags: dresser, bedroom, clothing, clothes, garment, garments, streetwear, fashion
Production Technology: The piece shown is a 1:4 scale model made of wood. The realized piece would be constructed with welded aluminum.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of developing this piece was maintaining the open, almost weightless feeling of the frame while still having enough structural support. We conducted scale weld tests to make sure the realized design would have no problem supporting the intended weight. Thanks to the numerous drawers, the design's structural rigidity exceeded all expectations, and would not need any additional support.
Research: Prior to beginning work on this design, I researched as many current and vintage dressers/bureaus as possible. I surveyed trusted authorities in the fashion industry, who confirmed demand for such a product, as modern fashion consumers are frustrated that their dressers have not evolved along with the trends. The explosion of streetwear has resulted in luxury t-shirts becoming the new status symbols, yet people are still forced to stuff them into dresser (despite the high price point, these t-shirts are still primarily made of thin cotton, which cannot be hung long-term without being deformed by its hanger). Fashion is by definition about showing off, and I sought to create a new kind of dresser that would enable people to display their prized garments in addition to storing them. I also conducted anatomical research to make sure that there was enough room in between the shelves to easily retrieve and replace garments without obstruction.
Inspiration: Inspired by the modern fashion consumer. Luxury t-shirts and hoodies are the new suits and ties, yet clothing storage options have remained unchanged, with traditional dressers hiding casual clothes stuffed inside drawers. Cornice Dresser's open shelves enable display of prized garments in addition to always-ready storage.
Project Duration: This project was created in August 2019 in London.
Operation Flow: This piece would be used in place of a traditional dresser. Since formal wear needs to be hung, this is designed for folded garments such as t-shirts and sweaters/hoodies. The modern fashion consumer is buying more and more luxury streetwear pieces, but they can't show them off if they are hidden away stuffed inside of drawers. This dresser enables the user to display their favorite pieces, and the slim shelves discourages messy, damaging stacking of clothes. Alternatively, this could be used as a display piece for retail stores.
Image Credits: All Images: Photographer James Poss, Cornice, 2019.