On the Table Tēpu Kēmu Ārekhau by Yu Hiraoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
HiriwaTaputapu· 2017
On the Table Tēpu Kēmu Ārekhau
by Yu Hiraoka
Client: Design of Things
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Category
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About On the Table Tēpu Kēmu Ārekhau
He kēmu ataata momo ārekhau tēnei i hangaia hei tākaro i ngā kēmu ataata tawhito o ngā tau 1980 me te 1990, ā, e whakaarohia ana mō ngā pakeke i tipu ake ki aua kēmu. Ahakoa kāore pea he kēmu tākaro noa e whakawhāiti i tētahi wāhi o roto whai ahua, ka whakaratohia e tēnei hoahoa tētahi kōwhiringa mahi maha. Ina kāore e whakamahia ana mō te kēmu, ka huri te tākaro hei tēpu kawhe hou whai ahua, e taea ai te kuhu māmā ki roto i ngā wāhi noho o ēnei rā.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko On the Table Tēpu Kēmu Ārekhau 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 On the Table Tēpu Kēmu Ārekhau 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 On the Table Tēpu Kēmu Ārekhau 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
- This is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal vintage video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: W 700 D 500 H 345 mm
- Tags
- Arcade, Vintage, Video game, Furniture, Coffee table, Side table
- Production Technology
- Materials: wood, stainless steel
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge was finding a contemporary stylish design for this unique product which transforms from a coffee table to arcade game console.
- Research
- Research was conducted in two directions.
The first direction was looking into existing arcade consoles for home. And, the second direction was looking into contemporary design tables to be inspired for designing the style of pur project. - Inspiration
- In the 80's, many kids grew up with old-school video games and arcade games that became a distinct subculture of the era.
Now those kids are grown-up adults, but their good childhood memories are still alive within them, and forever will be. - Project Duration
- Milan 2016 / 2017
- Operation Flow
- This is an arcade - styled video game console for single or two players. When it is not played, it is a normal coffee table and the game console interface is hidden.
- Patents
- Copyrights: Design of Things
- Team Members
- Giuseppe Circhetta
Claudio Braccini - Image Credits
- Main Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #2: Design of Things
Optional Image #3: Design of Things
Optional Image #4: Design of Things
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