Scenic Mensa by Marco Balsinha is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.
AesSupellex· 2025
Scenic Mensa
Client: Tensai Furniture
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Supellex Category
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About Scenic Mensa
Mensa Scaenica excellit conformatione pedum adaptabili, offerens optiones copulationis versatiles pro variis ambientibus, ab mercatorio ad domesticum. Eius tabula plastica foramina plura habet pro diversis positionibus pedum, celans areas technicas dum durabilitatem, securitatem, et ergonomiam assecurat. Inspirata lilio Calla, pes duas formas distinctas sumere potest, linguam formalem constantem servans et eodem matrice ad efficientiam producta. Mensa partes commutabiles includit, aequilibrans aestheticam et functionalitatem, et coniungit innovationem designi cum versatilitate practica.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
Scenic Mensa victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Scenic Mensa rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Scenic Mensa necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Scenic Table features adaptable leg, central to its originality. Its design offers versatile attachment options for spaces from HoReCa to homes. The plastic tabletop allows multiple leg positions, concealing technical areas. Compatible with various chairs, it balances safety, ergonomics, and durability. Its versatility, combined with a range of colors and configurations, adds aesthetic and functional value to any space, maintains the consistency of its formal language.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The table leg offers two distinct designs: a masculine, fully closed version with bag support for practicality, and a more open, feminine, delicate, and customizable version. Both are produced using the same mold with inserts, optimizing sustainability and industrial efficiency. This innovation maintains consistent texture, color, and size across both versions. Assembled table 738mm x (450/700/800mm or more), CLASSICA: 720mm x 175mm x 175mm, CURVE: 807mm x 175mm x 175mm.
- Tags
- Furniture, table, design, contract, plastic furniture, plastic injection, industrial design, modern design
- Production Technology
- Driven by research into company and market needs, the project was a collaboration between multiple departments, establishing guidelines for the designer with process inspired by Gui Bonsiepe. Initial sketches were modeled digitally. Plastic injection molding was chosen for precision and durability, using polypropylene with fiber. The process involved feedback loops, 3D prototypes, and tests to refine the design. The table was finalized with technical adjustments, ready for mass production.
- Design Challenge
- The Scenic Table project addresses technical, corporate, aesthetic, and visionary challenges. It uses interchangeable parts to enhance aesthetics and user experience, with precise connections managed through material shrinkage and injection molding. The project demonstrates design’s role alongside engineering and marketing, despite limited recognition. It balances designer vision and production, promoting bold, risk-taking concepts within corporate, consolidating design's role in the industry.
- Research
- Focusing on the leg as its original element, the Scenic Table design is inspired by the Calla lily. With interchangeable parts and plastic injection as its main technology, it incorporates innovation and boldness, key traits of design exploration. The project allows for multiple creative configurations, maintaining its envisioned language and ensuring formal and conceptual alignment. It serves as applied research in organizations and an educational example within European design's strategic role.
- Inspiration
- Expanding the product portfolio and enhance design quality, the Scenic Table project was created as a versatile solution concerning competitive references. Centered on a leg design inspired by the Calla lily, it blends elegance with mechanical efficiency. Using plastic injection molds, the table features interchangeable components, pushing technical boundaries. Developed with client feedback and rigorous testing, it balances corporate goals with innovation, ready for global market presentation.
- Project Duration
- Design development is fully underway in March 16, 2023. News publicly released at Spoga Gafa in Cologne 2024 (June 16, 2024) - Germany. The final demonstration unit will begin operation and be showcased at EquipHotel Paris 2024 – France (November 3, 2024). The first mass production is scheduled for December 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The Scenic Table excels in versatility and application, featuring a range of accessories that inspire creative professional solutions. It can be assembled from individual sets or supplied in bulk for large spaces. Customizable components allow for personalized solutions and easy part replacement, directly contributing to its tosustainability. The table’s design sets it apart from competitors, offering a unique, elegant way to transform spaces, meeting commercial sector needs effectively.
- Patents
- Copyright: Tensai, 2024
- Team Members
- Corporation/Producer: Tensai Indústria
Designer: Marco Balsinha
R&D director: Ângela Correia
Technical-Operational: Marco Balsinha, José Queirós
Commercial: Carla Costa
Marketing: Hugo Patrício
Logistics/Photo: Cristiano Ribeiro - Image Credits
- Image #1,#2, #4, #5: Cristiano Ribeiro
Image #3: Designer Marco Balsinha, 2024
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