Xanxan Сөре by Smallgran studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award Қола жүлдесі in Жиһаз дизайны Competition Category.
ҚолаЖиһаз· 2017
Xanxan Сөре
Client: Smallgran
A' Design Award Қола жүлдесі Winner in Жиһаз Category
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About Xanxan Сөре
Xanxan – тасымалдау мен сақтау кеңістігін азайту мақсатында жасалған, конфигурациясы реттелетін сөре. Дизайн жіптер торы бекітілген екі тірек бағанасынан тұрады. Қарапайым механизм пайдаланушыға әрбір жіптің керілу дәрежесін реттеуге және тегіс тірек бетін жасауға мүмкіндік береді. Xanxan стандартты сөре сияқты заттарды ұстай алады және оны ілгіш ретінде де пайдалануға болады. Стандартты сөремен салыстырғанда, Xanxan жеті есе аз ағаш қажет етеді, тоғыз есе аз сақтау кеңістігін алады және төрт есе жеңіл болады. Тірек бағаналары үйеңкі ағашынан жасалған.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Қола жүлдесі
Xanxan Сөре – A' Design Award Қола жүлдесінің жеңімпазы, шығармашылығымен, тапқырлығымен және зеректігімен ерекшеленетін көрнекті дизайндарға берілетін жоғары беделді мойындау. Қола жеңімпаздар – шебер әрі таңғаларлықтай шығармашыл туындылар, олар авторларының мол тәжірибесін, қиялын және тапқырлығын растайды. Xanxan Сөре жоғары бағаланатын, сүйсіне қарайтын, қадірлі, айтарлықтай кәсіби әрі жаңашыл зат болады деп күтіледі. Бұл Қола жүлдеге ие дизайн өнер, ғылым, дизайн және технологиядағы үздік тәжірибелерді қамтиды және егжей-тегжейге мән беруімен ерекшеленеді. Xanxan Сөре қажеттілікті тамаша қанағаттандырады, тілекке әсер етеді, сезімді баурап алады және қызығушылықты оятады.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Xanxan is a shelf featuring customizable configurations and optimized transport and storage space.
The product consists of two anchor posts to which a web of strings is fastened. It includes a simple mechanism that allows the user to adjust the tension of each string in order to provide a straight support surface.
Xanxan can hold everything a standard shelf holds and it can act as a hanger, too. But more importantly: compared to a standard shelf, Xanxan uses seven times less wood, requires a storage space nine times lower and weights four times less. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Product: 300-1500* mm x 220 mm x 85 mm.
* This dimension depends on how it is installed.
Package: 90 mm x 70 mm x 245 mm
Weight supported: up to 20 kg. - Tags
- Xanxan, Minimum Shelf, Shelf, Adaptable, Customizable, Hanger, Space Saving, Material Saving, Sustainable, Cord, Rope
- Production Technology
- The wooden pieces are formed by lathing the hard Maple Wood and later drilling the holes: three for the screws at the base and four for the strings at the pole. This process can be done by hand for loose units or through automated processes for industrial scale units.
The string is a standard Paracord that the user cuts at a specific length according to the distance at which the two anchor posts are installed. - Design Challenge
- The main design challenge was to develop a fresh solution while reducing the material and ecological cost of an existing concept.
From the technical perspective, we had three challenges:
- Designing a tensioning mechanism. It had to fix the strings allowing for progressive tensioning and we needed to keep it simple to maintain the cost low.
- Finding a wood that is light-weight, cheap, resistant and tough enough.
- Finding a rope that holds its mechanical and dimensional properties over time. - Research
- This project was driven by market research and experimentation.
After finding a market niche in adaptable shelves, the concept design phase was based on modeling and testing. We had to meet the requisites fixed by the best-selling shelves, so we developed several prototypes and tested them. The final solution was picked based on its simplicity, performance and interaction.
At the detailed design phase, we worked with master carpenters to pick the best materials and shape manufacture-wise. - Inspiration
- Xanxan was first conceived under the challenge of reducing the material cost and ecological impact of an existing concept. As market research went on, the lack of flexibility and adaptability of the existing shelves to user and space needs drove the project to the final solution.
The project was self-commissioned from the studio itself as a means to prove its design skills. - Project Duration
- The project started in the Polytechnical University of Valencia, where its first 5 months of development took part. After finishing their degree, Smallgran founders created the Valencia based studio where the design was then finished after 7 more months of work.
- Operation Flow
- For the installation, the user first needs to decide the position of each post. With the anchor posts fixed, four string segments are then tied to them in a zig-zag manner. After the strings are installed, the pegs must be turned. With every turn, the strand twists on itself increasing its tension becoming able to support weight.
Once the strings are taut, the shelf can be filled with books, Cd's, etc. Over time the shelf can lose its tension, this is fixed by giving the pegs a few more turns. - Team Members
- Luis Herram
Carles Marquina Selfa
Francesc Duart Escribà
Carlos Carrasco Fraile
Borja Miret García - Image Credits
- Image #1: Smallgran, Xanxan, 2016.
Image #2: Smallgran, Xanxan, 2016.
Image #3: Smallgran, Xanxan, 2016.
Image #4: Smallgran, Xanxan, 2016.
Image #5: Smallgran, Xanxan, 2016.
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