The Bridge Mahi Tuatahi: Pouaka Tāonga Taha by Acrylber Furniture is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
RinoTaputapu· 2021
The Bridge Mahi Tuatahi: Pouaka Tāonga Taha
Client: Acrylber Designer Furniture Gallery
A' Design Award Rino Winner in Taputapu Category
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About The Bridge Mahi Tuatahi: Pouaka Tāonga Taha
Kōrero Pukapuka: Ko te Bridge he pouaka tāonga taha i hoahoatia hei whakamahi i roto i ngā kāinga me ngā tari. Kua hangaia te kāpene mai i te rakau jarrah pūmau kua hokona anōtia, 30 mm te matotoru, i tangohia mai i ngā kurupae tuanui o ngā whare kua wāwahia i Perth, Wehepūtene Ahitereiria. Ka whakairia te kāpene e ngā waewae mata pūmau akiriki mā, ka whakaeke hoki i roto i te mea me hanga hei wāhanga o te mata runga. Ko ngā kākau kua rukuhia me ngā tapa kōpuku pēke e hanga ana i tētahi āhua whakaiti. Ka rere ngā pēke i runga i ngā rere ngohengohe, tino toro whānui, ā, ko ngā hēke tuku a nehe e tuku ana i ngā tatau kia tuwhera ki te 160 nga nekehanga. Ka tiaki tētahi whakaoti pōronikahi mārama i ngā rawa e rua.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko The Bridge Mahi Tuatahi: Pouaka Tāonga Taha te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Bridge Mahi Tuatahi: Pouaka Tāonga Taha he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a The Bridge Mahi Tuatahi: Pouaka Tāonga Taha mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The 30mm thick, solid, reclaimed jarrah cupboard is suspended by the white acrylic solid surface legs which also forms part of the top. A sleek, minimalist look is created thanks to the recessed handles and the bevelled edge of the drawers. A fusion of contemporary and traditional style, The furniture piece combines beauty with practicality, and is finished with a two pack clear polyurethane. The way the two products intertwine provides a different visual effect when viewed from various angles.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- White acrylic solid surface,
Reclaimed jarrah roof beams from demolished houses from Perth, Western Australia, suburbs.
Width 1850mm
Depth 500mm
Height 850mm
Blum Movento softclose runners
Traditional butt higes - Tags
- Furniture, sideboard, acrylic, solid timber, solid surface, furniture design, freestanding furniture
- Production Technology
- Before construction could begin, careful planning was needed to ensure the angle elements would fit together seamlessly and the doors and drawers would open and close effortlessly. The drawers are fitted with Blum Movento, soft close, full-extension runners while traditional butt hinges were chosen for the doors to allow them to open 160 degrees. The angle drawers are solid jarrah with mortise and tennon together, finished with black velvet bases.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was in combining the modern material (solid surface) with the traditional material (solid timber) in a way that both elements were highlighted and looked as though they belonged together. There were many revisions of the design to ensure the minute details were perfect before any construction was attempted. I was conscious that each material has different properties and restrictions in the way they can be manufactured so part of the process was experimentation and refinement.
- Research
- My research came from years of trial and error using both solid timber and acrylic solid surfaces. I had to research the different characteristics of both and how they're effected by the environment, who they move due to moisture content in the air. I glued together some timber pieces and placed them in different heat/moisture circumstances to gauge the timber movement. the same was done with the solid surface. The timber had a greater movement due to environmental factors, than the solid surface. In conducting such research I was able to determine that they would have to be allowances for the timber expanding and retracting at different rates to the acrylic solid surface, to make sure there would be any cracking in the future.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration was to provide an ultra-modern twist on a traditionally-designed sideboard to create a piece that would be at home in any contemporary home or office. The sharp angular form of the sideboard highlights the crisp white of the acrylic where it intersects rich tones of the timber to provide a strongly contrasting visual effect which sets it apart from more traditional furniture.
- Project Duration
- The idea for the project was conceived in September 2019. From there, design and technical drawings took a further four months. Construction began in April 2020 and the piece was completed in June later that year and has been on exhibition in the Acrylber showroom from January 2021.
- Operation Flow
- This product was designed primarily as a sideboard or hall table in a home but also has applications as a credenza or storage unit in an office or reception space. The drawers are fitted with runners that allow the drawer to open to its fullest extend and door hinges that provide full access to the interior, for maximum functionality. It was specifically designed to allow the height to provide an additional set down area and to be optimally positioned at an ergonomic height from the floor.
- Patents
- Trademark 2020 David Nesbit
- Team Members
- David Nesbit
- Image Credits
- Photos by Kash Photography
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