Argento Energia · 2021
PowerPlace Stazione di ricarica
- A' Design Award d'Argento 2021 in Energia
- CLIENT: Philipp Hainke
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 32,332
- Verification code CC2307C206 · Verify this award
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About PowerPlace Stazione di ricarica
PowerPlace è una stazione di ricarica pensata per gli spazi abitativi di ogni giorno. L'oggetto riunisce in un'unica unità organizzata una prolunga elettrica, una batteria portatile, uno spazio contenitivo e una varietà di interfacce di ricarica. Un linguaggio formale essenziale si abbina a contenuti tecnici, dando vita a un elemento d'arredo ibrido. Il corpo e le parti di supporto sono realizzati in alluminio, mentre tutti i componenti in plastica utilizzano lo stesso polimero e il medesimo trattamento cromatico. Gli ambiti di utilizzo vanno dalle abitazioni private, dai caffè e dagli spazi di co-working fino a uffici, hotel e bar.
About the A' Design Award d'Argento
PowerPlace Stazione di ricarica ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che PowerPlace Stazione di ricarica sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. PowerPlace Stazione di ricarica è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.
Press Kit
- 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
