Drago Desk Te Otinga Tepu Tari by Henrich Zrubec is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
ParahiTaputapu· 2021
Drago Desk Te Otinga Tepu Tari
Client: Henrich Zrubec
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Category
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The Design
About Drago Desk Te Otinga Tepu Tari
Ko te whakaaro a Drago Desk i ahu mai i te ngana ki te hono atu i nga ao e rua, te mokowāmahi me te kaainga e tohuhia ana e te noho tahi me to mokai. Ko te ahua o te ngaiotanga e mau tonu ana i roto i nga raina ngawari, te rerekee me te mahi katoa o te hoahoa. Ahakoa ko te rereke o te kaainga e whakaatuhia ana e te hononga piripono i waenganui i te rangatira me tana mokai. Ahakoa i hangaia a Drago Desk hei hoahoa taonga mo te taiao o te kaainga, e whakaata ana i te pikinga ake o te ahua o nga tari atawhai mo nga kararehe me tona whaihua e tohu ana i te angitu i roto i aua waahi.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Drago Desk Te Otinga Tepu Tari te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Drago Desk Te Otinga Tepu Tari he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Drago Desk Te Otinga Tepu Tari i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Drago Desk is a perfect solution for pet owners working from home.
It is a furniture solution as much as for human, as well as for the pet living under his roof.
DragoDesk gives you a space where you can work, also it provides a safe space for the pet to rest, allowing both of you to bond at the same time.
But it is not only a desk, not only a pet house, it is a place for both of you to spend a quality time together. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width between 1500 and 1960mm Depth 650mm Height 760mm
- Tags
- dog lover, office, workspace, home office, pet, desk solution
- Production Technology
- The main material is pine plywood, 15mm thick. The box is joined with wooden dowels and confirmats, under worktop construction is a mix of glued joints and confirmats. Worktop is just placed on protruded leg parts which go in worktop drills.
- Design Challenge
- There were a few unique challenges during design process. Very difficult one was to make the design working for any dog body type. I realized that even small dog can feel comfortable in bigger space, which was a win-win situation. I wanted to avoid any sharp edges or at least keep it as low as possible. During design process there was necessary sort out a problem with cable management, the goal was to keep the pet out of reach. I achieved it with closed main box, although there were versions with open sides to keep the overall weight lower.
- Research
- There were a lot of testing of final dimensions. It was a very important to get attention to ergonomics of any dog type, so it won't get harm to get in or being inside of box. Also dogs have to "feel" the owner, being able to see him whole day is making them comfortable. Other problem was to choose a proper fabric for cushions, as it has to tear resistant. There was also testing of final coating of plywood boards to avoid any possible poisoning.
- Inspiration
- It began when we started to work from home and therefore invaded the space of our Weimaraner who used to be home alone the whole day while we were at work. Suddenly, we had this big dog under our standard desks, entangled in cables, pulling out the cords, just to be close to us as much as possible. We had to come up with something that would work for all of us...
- Project Duration
- The project started with initial sketches in July 2018 and finished August 2020 in my workshop in Svaty Anton, Slovakia.
- Operation Flow
- Drago Desk could be used as a single or corner solution. The box has cut-outs to for holding the desk in position, with changing the positions of worktop you can achieve 3 different widths. Also with slightly amended worktop there is an option to have a corner solution.
- Patents
- none
- Team Members
- Henrich Zrubec
- Image Credits
- none
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