Scenic テーブル by Marco Balsinha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銅家具· 2025
Scenic テーブル
Client: Tensai Furniture
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Scenic テーブル
シーニックテーブルは、適応性の高い脚部デザインが特徴で、商業空間から家庭まで、様々な環境に対応する多様な取り付けオプションを提供します。プラスチック製の天板には異なる脚の配置に対応する複数の穴があり、技術的な部分を隠蔽しながら耐久性、安全性、人間工学を確保しています。カラーの花からインスピレーションを得た脚部は、一貫した造形言語を維持しながら2つの異なる形態をとることができ、効率性のため同一の金型を使用して製造されています。交換可能なパーツを備え、美観と機能性のバランスを実現し、デザイン革新と実用的な汎用性を融合させています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Scenic テーブルは、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。Scenic テーブルは、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。Scenic テーブルは、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
- The Scenic Table features adaptable leg, central to its originality. Its design offers versatile attachment options for spaces from HoReCa to homes. The plastic tabletop allows multiple leg positions, concealing technical areas. Compatible with various chairs, it balances safety, ergonomics, and durability. Its versatility, combined with a range of colors and configurations, adds aesthetic and functional value to any space, maintains the consistency of its formal language.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The table leg offers two distinct designs: a masculine, fully closed version with bag support for practicality, and a more open, feminine, delicate, and customizable version. Both are produced using the same mold with inserts, optimizing sustainability and industrial efficiency. This innovation maintains consistent texture, color, and size across both versions. Assembled table 738mm x (450/700/800mm or more), CLASSICA: 720mm x 175mm x 175mm, CURVE: 807mm x 175mm x 175mm.
- Tags
- Furniture, table, design, contract, plastic furniture, plastic injection, industrial design, modern design
- Production Technology
- Driven by research into company and market needs, the project was a collaboration between multiple departments, establishing guidelines for the designer with process inspired by Gui Bonsiepe. Initial sketches were modeled digitally. Plastic injection molding was chosen for precision and durability, using polypropylene with fiber. The process involved feedback loops, 3D prototypes, and tests to refine the design. The table was finalized with technical adjustments, ready for mass production.
- Design Challenge
- The Scenic Table project addresses technical, corporate, aesthetic, and visionary challenges. It uses interchangeable parts to enhance aesthetics and user experience, with precise connections managed through material shrinkage and injection molding. The project demonstrates design’s role alongside engineering and marketing, despite limited recognition. It balances designer vision and production, promoting bold, risk-taking concepts within corporate, consolidating design's role in the industry.
- Research
- Focusing on the leg as its original element, the Scenic Table design is inspired by the Calla lily. With interchangeable parts and plastic injection as its main technology, it incorporates innovation and boldness, key traits of design exploration. The project allows for multiple creative configurations, maintaining its envisioned language and ensuring formal and conceptual alignment. It serves as applied research in organizations and an educational example within European design's strategic role.
- Inspiration
- Expanding the product portfolio and enhance design quality, the Scenic Table project was created as a versatile solution concerning competitive references. Centered on a leg design inspired by the Calla lily, it blends elegance with mechanical efficiency. Using plastic injection molds, the table features interchangeable components, pushing technical boundaries. Developed with client feedback and rigorous testing, it balances corporate goals with innovation, ready for global market presentation.
- Project Duration
- Design development is fully underway in March 16, 2023. News publicly released at Spoga Gafa in Cologne 2024 (June 16, 2024) - Germany. The final demonstration unit will begin operation and be showcased at EquipHotel Paris 2024 – France (November 3, 2024). The first mass production is scheduled for December 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The Scenic Table excels in versatility and application, featuring a range of accessories that inspire creative professional solutions. It can be assembled from individual sets or supplied in bulk for large spaces. Customizable components allow for personalized solutions and easy part replacement, directly contributing to its tosustainability. The table’s design sets it apart from competitors, offering a unique, elegant way to transform spaces, meeting commercial sector needs effectively.
- Patents
- Copyright: Tensai, 2024
- Team Members
- Corporation/Producer: Tensai Indústria
Designer: Marco Balsinha
R&D director: Ângela Correia
Technical-Operational: Marco Balsinha, José Queirós
Commercial: Carla Costa
Marketing: Hugo Patrício
Logistics/Photo: Cristiano Ribeiro - Image Credits
- Image #1,#2, #4, #5: Cristiano Ribeiro
Image #3: Designer Marco Balsinha, 2024
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