Focal رەفی کتێب by Yilmaz Dogan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn in Dîzayna Mobîlyayê Competition Category.

HesinMobîlya· 2025

Focal رەفی کتێب

by Yilmaz Dogan

Client: QZENS Furniture

Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn Winner in Mobîlya Category

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The Design

About Focal رەفی کتێب

رەفی کتێبی فۆکاڵ هاوسەنگی نیۆکلاسیکی تێکەڵ دەکات لەگەڵ شکۆمەندی ئارت دێکۆ، بە تایبەتمەندی ستوونە کانزاییەکان و لێوارە لاقاوە ناهاوسەنگەکانی رەف بۆ دروستکردنی دیمەنێکی گوڕ و هاوسەنگ. بە وەرگرتنی ئیلهام لە ڕیتمی بیناسازی، ڕەفیناوانەی کلاسیکی تێکەڵ دەکات لەگەڵ دەستکردی مۆدێرن. ڕووکارە بڕاوە وردبینانە و تەواوکراوەکانی دەستی دڵنیایی لە دۆخێکی نەرم دەکەن، لە کاتێکدا خاڵە بەستراوە شاراوەکان یەکپارچەیی پێکهاتەیی دابین دەکەن، خەیاڵی رەفە شەقاوەکان دروست دەکەن و جوانی ڕەفیناوی دیزاینەکە بەرز دەکەنەوە.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn

Focal رەفی کتێب xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn e, nasîneke bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên baş re tê dayîn, yên ku pêdiviyên pîşeyî û pîşesaziyê yên ku ji afirandinên baş hatine sêwirandin têne hêvîkirin tînin cih. Xelatgirên Hesinînê jêhatîbûna mezin, pisporiya bilind, têgihiştina pisporî û kapasîteya afirîner a afirînerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Focal رەفی کتێب afirandineke pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal, pratîkî û nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Hesinînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên pîşesaziyê yekgirtî dike û xwedî taybetmendiyên teknîkî yên jêhatî ye ku bi zanîn û jêhatîbûnê ve girêdayî ne. Focal رەفی کتێب ji ber baldariya xwe tê rêzgirtin û hatiye sêwirandin da ku kalîteya jiyanê baştir bike û alîkariya çêtirkirina dinyayê bike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Focal Bookcase is a meticulously designed bookcase that seamlessly blends intricate surface details with impeccable craftsmanship. Its leg structure, reminiscent of vertical columns, creates a dynamic appearance with asymmetrical grooves along the shelf edges. Brass details emphasize luxury and elegance, while the flawless surface symmetry ensures aesthetic balance. It reinterprets the timeless lines of neoclassical architecture through a modern design language.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height: 208 cm, Width: 120 cm, Depth: 40 cm. Its balanced form and open-shelf structure create a transparent composition within spaces. The lightweight and elegant design, combined with a closed lower compartment, makes it ideal for both storage and display.
Tags: Focal, Bookcase, Neoclassic, Art Deco, Asymmetry, Wood, Brass, Modern, Elegant, Architecture
Production Technology: Focal Bookcase is crafted from a perfect fusion of high-quality wood and brass materials. The surfaces are shaped using Cnc cutting and finished by hand to achieve an exceptional smoothness. The brass columns serve as structural supports, while the asymmetrical chamfered edges of the shelves add dynamism to the design. The enhanced material structure ensures durability and long-lasting use.
Design Challenge: The main design challenge of the Focal Bookcase was adapting architectural elements to a furniture scale while maintaining a balanced structure. Specially developed hidden connection points were implemented to allow the brass columns to function as structural supports without losing their delicate form, ensuring that the shelves remain suspended in the air.
Research: Research on Neoclassical architecture and Art Deco design principles formed the foundation of Focal Bookcase’s inspiration. The architectural column form was combined with refined brass details to achieve a balance between aesthetics and functionality in furniture. Material, proportion, and symmetry analyses supported the integrity of the design.
Inspiration: Focal Bookcase draws inspiration from the balanced symmetry of Neoclassical architecture and the refined details of Art Deco. The brass supports, resembling vertical columns, reflect the rhythmic form of architectural structures. By combining the modernism of the 1920s with fine craftsmanship and luxurious materials, it offers a timeless design. With its flawless craftsmanship and surface details, it embodies the harmony of classical and contemporary aesthetics.
Project Duration: The project began with the initial sketches during a trip to Paris in 2023. The production was completed in 2024, in Ankara.
Operation Flow: Focal Bookcase is designed to be both decorative and functional. It offers an ideal shelf arrangement for books, objects, and artworks, while the vertical brass columns enhance stability. The asymmetrical edge details create a different perspective from every angle, adding aesthetic dynamism to the space.
Image Credits: A. Murat ARIK
Erinç ULUSOY
Giray AYDOS