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Folding Tēpu Taha nā Max Niemiec

Ko te hoahoa Folding Tēpu Taha nā Max Niemiec he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2026 A' Design Award Rino i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Taputapu.


RinoTaputapu· 2026

Folding Tēpu Taha

nā Max Niemiec

Kiritaki: Paul Maxwell

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Rino i te Wāhanga Taputapu

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Te Hoahoa

Mō Folding Tēpu Taha

He tēpu taha a Folding, ā, he whakairo āhuahanga hoki e tirohia ana mai i ngā taha katoa. I hangaia te tēpu mai i te papa rākau mārō whakapaparanga kotahi, i tapahia kia whā ngā wāhanga, kātahi ka honoa anō ki ngā koki koi me ngā koki puare, nō reira ka pēnei te āhua kua whakakopia te hanga. Mā ngā tapa hūkeke roa e whakamahine ana ngā tapa momotu. Ka whakamahia te hononga tākai, ngā taputapu ārahi mahi rākau me ngā tikanga kuku motuhake mō te whakaurunga. E toru ngā kopanga o te papa, ā, he tirohanga rerekē tō ia o ngā taha e whā. Ko te inenga o ia ahunga he 483 mm.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Rino

Ko Folding Tēpu 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 Folding Tēpu 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 Folding Tēpu 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.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake
This side table design is a geometric sculpture meant to be enjoyed from all sides. It is made from one laminated slab, cut and joined back together on acute and obtuse angles, to give the impression that it has been folded into a table-like form.
Inenga & Pēketanga
Width 483 mm x Depth 483 mm x Height 483 mm
Tūtohu
folding, table, geometric, sculptural, side table, origami, taper, facet
Hangarau Whakanao
The first step in the process is to make a laminated hardwood slab. Then the slab is cut into four pieces. The use of woodworking jigs and fixtures is necessary to cut the unusual angles and tapered chamfers. Dowel-type joinery and special clamping methods are used for the final assembly
Wero Hoahoa
In minimalist designs a recurring challenge is finding the sweet spot between simplicity and complexity. Based on the initial design concept it was clear that the base and top of the table needed to be parallel planes. Two folds would have been the minimum to accomplish this but would have also been too simple to be interesting. Four folds would have been too complex and less structurally sound. The conclusion that this design required the slab to be folded three times provided the constraints and scope for the remainder of the design work.
Rangahau
For this design the portion of the effort that was mathematical was far grater than in most other design projects. Although at first sight the folding table may appear elegantly simple, transforming this concept into reality was a highly complex trigonometric challenge. Each adjustment to the aesthetics required a long series of recalculations
Whakaaweawe
The objective in this design was to create something that is both simple and radically new. The design process began with experiments folding a rectangular strip of paper. After transitioning from working with the flat plane of the paper to the thick wooden slab, the incorporation of the long tapered chamfers became aesthetically necessary - one of the most delightful elements of the design.
Roanga o te Kaupapa
February 2025 - September 2025
Rerenga Mahi
The folding table is best suited for use as a side table in an open space that provides as many unobstructed views as possible. Since it appears different from each of it's four sides, the front of the table depends on the preference of the viewer.
Pātene
Application No. 30/046,172
Filed: February 3, 2026
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū
Max Niemiec
Whakamana Whakaahua
Brian Shumway

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