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Formation 캐비닛은 by Oliver Bowien

Formation 캐비닛은 by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 철상 in 가구 디자인 Competition Category.


철가구· 2022

Formation 캐비닛은

by Oliver Bowien

Client: Scala Luxury

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 가구 Category

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The Design

About Formation 캐비닛은

Formation Cabinet은 침실 서랍장, 사이드보드 또는 엔터테인먼트 장치로 사용할 수 있습니다. 5개의 문과 2개의 서랍이 염소 가죽으로 덮여 있으며 다양한 방향으로 열리며, 그 중 일부는 독특한 방식으로 열립니다. 케이스는 손으로 광택을 낸 광택 크리스탈 레진으로 마감되었으며 금속 다리는 광택이 나는 니켈로 도금되었습니다. 조각적인 측면은 케이스와 다리의 형태로 표현되며, 정교함은 요소의 구성과 재료의 활용에서 비롯됩니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Formation 캐비닛은, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Formation 캐비닛은, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Formation 캐비닛은, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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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