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Formation Lemari by Oliver Bowien

Formation Lemari by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Wesi in Desain Prabot Competition Category.


WesiPrabot· 2022

Formation Lemari

by Oliver Bowien

Client: Scala Luxury

A' Design Award Wesi Winner in Prabot Category

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The Design

About Formation Lemari

Kabinet Formasi bisa dadi dada kamar turu, sideboard utawa unit hiburan. Ana 5 lawang lan 2 laci sing ditutupi kulit wedhus lan mbukak ing arah sing beda-beda, sawetara mbukak kanthi cara sing unik. Encasement wis rampung ing tangan polesan resin kristal gloss lan sikil logam dilapisi ing nikel polesan. Aspek pahatan diwujudake kanthi wujud encasement lan sikil, dene kecanggihan kasebut asale saka komposisi unsur lan pemanfaatan bahan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Wesi

Formation Lemari menang A' Design Award Wesi, pangenalan sing prestisius sing diparingake marang desain sing apik sing nyukupi kabutuhan profesional lan industri sing dikarepake saka ciptaan sing dirancang kanthi apik. Pemenang Wesi nuduhake katrampilan sing gedhe, spesialisasi sing dhuwur, pangerten ahli lan kapasitas kreatif para penciptane. Formation Lemari dikarepake dadi ciptaan sing dihargai banget, dikagumi lan ditresnani sing praktis lan inovatif. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Wesi iki nggabungake praktik industri sing paling apik lan nduweni ciri teknis sing kompeten sing disambung karo kawruh lan bakat. Formation Lemari diajeni amarga ketelitiane lan dirancang kanggo nyedhiyakake paningkatan kualitas urip sing mbiyantu ndadekake donya panggonan sing luwih apik.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest or sideboard, an entertainment unit or can be an inspirational concept for a customized furniture piece. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them in an very unusual way. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin. The solid metal legs are polished nickel.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: W 152cm x D 43cm x H 106cm
Tags
goatskin, parchment, sculptural, cabinet, artistic, sideboard, chest
Production Technology
The design of this piece was initially created with a design and rendering software allowing to create precise 1:1 templates for the different shapes which were then manufactured and assembled by hand.

The prototypes for the legs were hand shaped from wood in a free-style hand sculpturing manner. The wooden prototypes were then used to create molds and casted in brass with a nickel-plating.
Design Challenge
The shape of this piece was supposed to be unusual, sophisticated but yet functional. Each compartment needed to be sized correctly to provide space for common articles providing easy access to the enclosed compartments, as well as more permanent storage space such as drawers. The combination of both presented design challenges to not interfere with each other. Self closing hardware was used to provide a sophisticated experience such as the slow, steady and noiseless self-closing of doors and drawers.
Research
Research conducted on how to create a center piece that is sculptural, unique in shape while utilizing sophisticated building methods and precious materials. A great deal of time was spent pondering how to create a fully functional interplay of these criteria's. Extensive experiments were conducted on how to shape the legs and integrate them in to the body as well as how to combine all elements allowing each of them having different but yet harmonizing materials.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this piece came from one of the nine components that are currently present in this piece which initially were created for a completely different purpose. Adding different shapes and forms with the goal of each element having its own shape and identity, but yet combine all of them in a way to create harmony and cohesiveness in a sophisticated manner.
Project Duration
The idea for this piece initiated around 2010 but was conceptualized, built and officially introduced by Scala Luxury in March of 2016.
Operation Flow
The doors and drawers of this piece open in unusual ways, opening and closing doors and drawers is meant to be a pleasant experience, due to softly self-closing mechanisms. This piece carries a secret compartment to store most personal belongings.
Patents
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.
Team Members
Oliver Bowien
Image Credits
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.

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