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Guinguet Pedestal Table Service by Patrick Sarran Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Patrick Sarran acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Guinguet Pedestal Table Service by Patrick Sarran, designed for Quiso Sarl. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Guinguet Pedestal Table Service
Guinguet is a pedestal serving table designed for use beside restaurant dining tables. The table supports the preparation and plating of food in front of guests. A bent front leg allows the top to reach over the dining table, so no gap remains between the two, even with round tables. The tabletop follows this projection, and the resulting shape takes on an animal-like appearance. The serving height suits standing work. Guinguet is made of oak wood with traditional techniques combined with digital tools. A drawer is placed under the shelf, and a beech cutting board can be added.
About Patrick Sarran
Patrick Sarran is a self-taught designer and an experienced cabinet maker. He also studied engineering. His design process is an ever-evolving combination of 3D CAD, personal prototype workshop and use of digital machines. In June 2007 he founded QUISO, a furniture editing house that sells his creations to gourmet restaurants worldwide. Patrick Sarran enjoys a special relationship with chefs. Like them he creates, manufactures and sells directly to end users, while always striving to be responsive. Patrick Sarran also seeks to support projects and people he cares about.
Award Record
With this recognition, Patrick Sarran is a winner of 10 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2015 - 2016 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/122879
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/122879
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!122879
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/153137
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Guinguet Pedestal Table Service
- Function
- Pedestal Table Service
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Black, Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Quiso Sarl
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Patrick Sarran
- Country
- France
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #122879
Credits
- Image Credits
- Patrick Sarran
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Form follows function, said Luis Sullivan. This pedestal table comes above the table it fits into, in a real or simply suggested way. This interpenetration induces the front foot shape. The tabletop design still shows this projection and the form then takes on an animal-like appearance. Like stage valets, different in colour, they are sculptures in dialogue.
- Inspiration
- The Odette restaurant in Singapore is renowned for its French cuisine. It practises Service au Gueridon, an expert way to prepare plates in front of the guests, with its codes and good manners. Working this way is a form of intimate show at close range with a small dedicated serving table where one cuts and sets up with virtuosity under the guests' eyes. I had the idea to interpret this as a tiny theatre stage, placed on a level slightly above the table, so as to bring the show even closer, regardless of the shape of the restaurant tables.
- Research
- The restaurant is a high-risk performance around a table. Waiters must have absolute confidence in the accessories they use. These only have interest in the service quality and gesture they provide. Today's restaurant tables are often round. As the circle shape is not inclusive, there is no simple form to enlarge it. Going over it creates continuity. The serving height gives better posture. The stage effect brings more attention to the show.
- Challenge
- The main difficulty was technical. The prototype lacked rigidity due to the overhang of the table top and the connection with the bent foot.
- Realization and Technology
- This product is made of oak wood, according to a traditional technique revisited by digital technologies. Although very simple, it required a fine tuning to obtain rigidity and stability. As all our furniture, it is made to last. It has to withstand the important constraints of a mobile object intended for restoration. It must be easily repaired using techniques available anywhere in the world.
- Operation and Interaction
- There is no discontinuity between the table and the pedestal table, no empty space between the two. In this way, the show becomes a performance in great intimacy between the waiter and the guests. They can detail the perfection of the gesture which must be perfect. If a cutting board is used, the plate is placed right at the front. They can see the texture of the food, smell it.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project was carried out in Toulouse France in February 2019, especially for the Odette restaurant.
- Specifications
- Overall dimensions: W x D x H = 550 x 472 x 820 mm Shelf height 760 mm for bridging tables up to 750 mm high Under-shelf drawer 300 x 300 x 50 mm useful Optional beech cutting board 600 x 290, 22 mm thick
- Keywords
- Table de service, guéridon, table de découpe, cutting board, pedestal table, desserte
