PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Hua Pūngao, Kaupapa me ngā Pūrere Competition Category.

HiriwaHua Pūngao· 2021

PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Hua Pūngao Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu

Ko PowerPlace he tūranga utuutu i hangaia mō ngā wāhi noho o ia rā. Ka whakakotahi te taonga i tētahi taura toronga, tētahi pākahiko kawe, wāhi rokiroki me te huhua o ngā atanga utuutu ki roto i tētahi wae kotahi kua whakaritea. Ka honoa tētahi reo hoahoa māmā ki ngā ihirangi hangarau, e hanga ana i tētahi taonga whare ranu. Ko te tinana me ngā wāhanga tautoko he konumōhi te hanganga, ā, ko ngā wāhanga kirihou katoa ka whakamahi i te porimā me te maimoatanga tae ōrite. Ko ngā mara whakamahi mai i ngā kāinga tūmataiti, ngā wharekai me ngā wāhi mahi-tahi tae atu ki ngā tari, ngā hōtēra me ngā pāparakāuta.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko PowerPlace Tūranga Utuutu he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project PowerPlace encounters the daily need for electricity in our living space. Its puristic design language is paired with a technological inside, making it a hybrid that represents a new category of furniture. The object combines extension cable, portable battery, storage space and a variety of charging interfaces in one organized object. The fields of use range from private homes, cafes, co-working spaces and offices to hotels and bars.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, Width 260 mm x Depth 200 mm x Height 740 mm
Tags: PowerPlace, Power, Charging, Design, Industrial Design, Interior, Office Supplies, USB, USB-C, 230V, extension, Customizable, Philipp Hainke
Production Technology: The body and all supportive parts are made from aluminum. All plastic parts are made out of the same polymer and have the same color treatment. When disassembled one is left with a block of aluminum, a collection of plastic components, the lithium battery, cables and various circuit boards.
Design Challenge: One focus of the construction was to reduce the amount of different materials for the final product.
Research: The project POWERPLACE investigates neglected areas of need in the present living environment in order to find innovative solutions for them. In field researches user have been observed to explore their interacting with objects and surroundings. It's striking that nowadays many activities are build around or involve the use of smartphones or other digital devices. In our daily life we depend on these multimedia devices and therefor on electricity. All mobile devices have in common that sooner or later they have to be charged. One consequence of this is a chaos of cables, plugs, chargers in private rooms, offices, and semi-public spaces.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the project came from everyday observations at various places like; airports, libraries, cafes, but also private homes. It became obvious that our technology and its integration into everyday life has developed way faster than the design of our environment.

Based on these observations, the interaction between user - device - loading interface was examined.
Project Duration: The project has been created during my Master Thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts during October 2018 to October 2019 and was exhibited at the IMM Cologne in January 2020.
Operation Flow: POWERPLACE offers a puristic and back standing piece of furniture that appears like a small, ordinary side table. In fact, the object is highly technical and combines an extension cord, a power bank, control panels and a variety of plugs and cables in one organized object.
Image Credits: Philipp Hainke