Slice of Jupiter コーヒーテーブル by Alexia Mintsouli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 家具デザイン Competition Category.
銀家具· 2020
Slice of Jupiter コーヒーテーブル
Client: Alex Mint Studio
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 家具 Category
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About Slice of Jupiter コーヒーテーブル
丸く豪華な手作りのコーヒーテーブル。スペイン産の本物の黒いネロ・マルキーナ大理石と、インド産の魅惑的な緑色のヴェルデ・グアテマラ大理石を、ゴールドメタルリーフで区切り、堅牢なブラッシュドブロンズベースの上に載せています。手作りの工程、そして素材の選択と組み合わせにより、各スライス・オブ・ジュピターは真に唯一無二でオリジナルな作品となっています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Slice of Jupiter コーヒーテーブルは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Slice of Jupiter コーヒーテーブルは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Slice of Jupiter コーヒーテーブルは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A round, sumptuous, hand-crafted coffee table,
combining the genuine black of Nero Marquina Marble from Spain and the mesmerizing green of Verde Guatemala Marble from India, divided by a Gold Metal Leaf. Resting on a solid brushed bronze base. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Slice of Jupiter is available in two sizes: diameter: 1000mm and height: 360mm, or diameter: 800mm and height: 300mm.
- Tags
- coffee table, contemporary furniture, marble table, product design, furniture design
- Production Technology
- Carefully selected raw marble, transfigures into a contemporary design piece, through a semi-handmade process.
- Design Challenge
- In terms of furniture design, the abundance of style variations and expressions, as well as the limitations posed by functionality and material attributes, staying true and literal to producing unique items, presents a significant challenge. Regarding Slice of Jupiter and 01, the collection of which it is part of, Alex Mint addressed this challenge by selecting the inherently unique marble as the primal raw material. Other material and color combinations, as well as the overall handmade process, further enhance uniqueness and originality.
- Research
- The research behind Slice of Jupiter was carried out more as a part of journey to a personal design identity. Years of professional architectural experience, meshed with sound technical and aesthetical understanding of marble were employed to adress material combination, geometry, furniture and product design. In fact, this is a dynamic process, conditioning and distinguishing my extended body of work. Regarding Slice of Jupiter, after forming a specific framework, applicable to a high-end, hand-crafted coffee table, selected supplementary materials and structural designs were tested, to identify optimum combinations. Findings were further confirmed by full scale models, which in turn ascertained the final product specifications.
- Inspiration
- Slice of Jupiter is a product of a personal bond to marble and the drive to experiment with its versatility, uniqueness and naturalness.
- Project Duration
- Collection "01", part of which is Slice of Jupiter, was designed between September and November 2017. Production followed shortly after, i.e. December 2017 and January 2018. Selected items, including Slice of Jupiter, have been exhibited at Maison & Objet (2018, Paris) and IMM (2019,Cologne), as well as Good Design Greece (2018, Athens). Slice of Jupiter has also been published in Elle Deco (Middle East), issue 22.
- Operation Flow
- The natural attributes of the primary raw material, i.e. marble, combined with the fine craftsmanship and the handmade process, ensure that each Slice of Jupiter is like no other. In that sense, users possess a truly unique piece of furniture.
- Team Members
- Alexia Mintsouli
- Image Credits
- Optional Image #3 Lelievre Paris, Optional Image #4 Lelievre Paris
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