Consentable MT 식탁 by Takusei Kajitani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 동상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.
동가구· 2023
Consentable MT 식탁
Client: Consentable
A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 가구 Category
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About Consentable MT 식탁
배선 기능이 있는 다용도 테이블입니다. 다리 4개 모두에 배선 홈이 있고 테이블 상판 아래에 배선 기능이 있는 서랍 6개가 있어 사용자가 전기 코드로 테이블 상판을 어지럽히지 않고 아름다운 배선을 위해 서랍에 OA 탭을 보관할 수 있습니다. 배선을 위한 좁은 간격은 모든 서랍 전면에 제공되어 사용자가 테이블에 연결되고 전원이 공급된 상태에서 PC로 작업할 수 있습니다. 이 식탁은 식사와 작업 모두에 다용도로 사용할 수 있어 가족이 함께 모이는 공간이 됩니다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 동상
Consentable MT 식탁, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Consentable MT 식탁, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Consentable MT 식탁, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This dining table is multi-purpose one with 6 drawers which has narrow gaps for wirings in front. Not only meal related items but also note PC can be stored with its wirings and OA taps in the drawers. Therefore, when working, the user can take out note PC from the drawers, and when eating, he can put it in them, and have a meal together. This provides both a family dining and working space, so it can be used like a family hangout.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 1600mm, Depth 900mm, Height 730mm.
- Tags
- digital, sustainable, dining table, Japan, cypress, PC, digital, device, wood, craftsman
- Production Technology
- This table is made by Japanese furniture craftsmen, Youbi Co., with Japanese traditional method without using any nails.
- Design Challenge
- Our challenge is to improve the family gathering experience at the dining table. Therefore, we designed this table as a hangout for the family by incorporating the concept of Washitsu, Japanese traditional multi-purpose room. At the same time, we adopted the traditional Japanese technique without steel nails and realized a sturdy and reliable structure that can withstand the long usage time of the family.
- Research
- This table is made of cypress wood, which is traditionally used for pillars of shrines, bathtubs, drawers, Sake cups, and so on in Japan. However, recently, the amount of cypress used has decreased. The reason is the change in our lifestyle. The Lumberjacks who were the caretakers of the cypress woods are forced into unemployment. And the cypress forest, which was originally planted 100 years ago when used as housing materials, is now in poor condition. The negative impact also hits traditional Japanese technique. I think it is also the role of a designer to shed light on this kind of issues.
- Inspiration
- There is a traditional culture of using a room flexibly in Japan. The room called Washitsu does not have fixed role, it becomes a dining room with Ozen when eating, a living room with Zabuton when relaxing, and a bedroom with Futon at night. It makes sense to use space for multiple purposes with each tool, depending on the time and occasion. Inspired by that idea, I thought of redesigning the dining table. It is designed so that each member of the user's family can store and retrieve work tools, including devices, in six drawers at any time, allowing each one to spend their time for multiple purpose on this table.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November 2014 in Tokyo and exhibited in IFFT Tokyo Interior Lifestyle in November 2015, followed by commercialization in 2022.
- Operation Flow
- (1) OA taps can be stored mainly in two centered small drawers. All drawers have 5mm narrow gaps in front for various wirings, so you can freely wire to the top plate with the drawer closed even when using devices such as note PC. (2) The grooves on all legs are for hiding codes of OA taps connected to the outlet. So you can use all the digital devices on the table without noisy wirings. (3) The top plate has a small opening for setting a vase of flower. So you can decorate various flowers on the table to enjoy season changes.
- Patents
- Patented. No1586071. Takusei Kajitani. August 25, 2017. Certificate of Design Registration, Japan Patent Office.
- Image Credits
- Image #1-5: Photographer Katsuhiko Abe, Variations, 2015.
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