Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステム by Dogan Can Hatunoglu

Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステム by Dogan Can Hatunoglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅賞 in オフィス家具デザイン Competition Category.

銅オフィス家具· 2021

Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステム

by Dogan Can Hatunoglu

Client: Atılım University

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in オフィス家具 Category

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The Design

About Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステム

Fit Inは、オフィス空間を仕切り、機能を付加するために設計された可動式のパーティション兼シェルビングシステムです。3つの主要モジュールは1点を軸として、それぞれ独立して360度回転します。回転はモジュール間に配置されたボールベアリング機構によって実現されています。Fit Inは、従来型のオフィスではコンパクトな形態で使用でき、多彩なバリエーションによってダイナミックで協働的なオープンオフィスにも対応します。最下段のモジュールは座面として、中段のモジュールはテーブル天板として、最上段のモジュールはハイデスクとして活用できます。本システムは、厚さ18mmの中密度繊維板（MDF）にスチールシートを被覆して製作されています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステムは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステムは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Fit In パーティション・シェルビングシステムは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Fit In is a movable partition and shelf system that is designed to define and add functions in office spaces. The three main modules of the product can rotate 360 degree separately, moving from a single point. This movement is provided by the bearing system used between modules. While the product can be used more compactly in traditional office spaces, its multiple variations could create a more dynamic and collaborative open office environments.
Dimensions & Packaging: The close compact version of the design is 176cm long, 39cm deep, and 122cm high. However, its dimension could vary according to its different positions. Additionally, material, texture, and colors could vary according to its usage area.
Tags: Partition, shelving, modularity, functionality, open-offices, flexible design, office accessories
Production Technology: Medium-density fibreboard MDF 18mm,
Steel Sheet 4 mm for coating purposes,
Ball Bearing System Detail for rotation.
Design Challenge: The first challenge was creating a single design that offers multiple designs and multiple organizations. In that sense, different connection techniques, and different office environments and layouts were all considered deeply. The most challenging part of the creative process was finding the suitable mechanism that enables the separate 360 degree rotation of the modules. However, it was achieved by using a specific type of ball bearing between the modules.
Research: Designing the partition and shelving system Fit In started with the idea of possible space and function defining options for open offices. The importance of being able to provide multiple design and organization options within a single design played a pivotal role. In the end, Fit In and its three main modules present a partition and shelving system that could rotate from a single point, and provides almost endless design and organization solutions to both traditional and open office environments. In that sense, Fit In enables collaboration, co-creation, and co-operation with its flexible form and function.
Inspiration: The design has emerged with the aim of creating a more dynamic model for partitions used in open office spaces. Co-working areas, which are rapidly spreading today, have triggered the product to be open to interaction, co-creation, and co-operation. Therefore, creation of different modules, and the function of 360 degree rotation has been used. The final form of the product, the overlapping of the three main modules, and the way it touches the ground are inspired from the game Tetris.
Project Duration: While the project have multiple design processes, the final detailed part of the designing phase began in August 2020, and finished in December 2020.
Operation Flow: Users could operate the product in multiple forms. Since, the modules of the product could separately rotate 360 degree, there are endless possibilities to operate Fit In. While the overall product could be used as partition and shelving units, all its main modules have additional functions. With the help of the suitable dimensions, the lowest module could also acts as sitting unit, while the middle module could acts as table top, and the highest module could acts as high desk.
Image Credits: Image Credits: Dilsa Gunaydin Temel, 2021.