Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih by Chris Chen

Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih by Chris Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Parabot Competition Category.

PerakParabot· 2021

Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih

by Chris Chen

Client: Chris Chen

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih

Diagonal adolah meja tulih nan dirancang bakisar ciek ide geometri, garih diagonal nan mangaikkan duo suduik nan bahadok-hadokan. Papan meja tabuek dari kayu lapih jo lapisan venir kayu walnut, sarato pola venir tu maikuik garih panunjuak diagonal nan samo. Kaduo kaki mejanyo tabuek dari baja jo lapisan cat sarbuak, sarato kaduo kaki tu diletakkan sapanjang garih nan samo. Rangka struktur utamonyo disuruakkan di dalam papan meja jo mamikua bakabek malalui tigo tiang pandak ka kaki-kakinyo. Tapi nan basirauik sarato caro antaro papan jo kaki mambuek permukaannyo nampak bak malayang.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Diagonal Primary Function: Meja Tulih adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Diagonal logic was extended to every element and compositional logic of the desk, not only reveals on the layout of walnut veneer of the tabletop, but also applies to structural skeleton that transmits force from the top to stand. Furthermore, the positions of two stands are also aligned to the diagonal guide line of the desktop.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 850 mm X Length 1700 mm X Height 750 mm
Tags: Table,Diagonal,Taiwan,Furniture
Production Technology: Stand:Steel frame with powder coating surface,
Tabletop of plywood with walnut veneer
Design Challenge: The main structural skeleton was embedded within the tabletop and transmits the force thru three mediated columns to the stand. The skeleton was placed at the center line of the desk and holds up two cross diagonal logic. Then connects to two 90 degree table stands.
Research: The bevel detail of tabletop and the technique to distant stand and tabletop are both meant to lighten upper part of the desk and create a floating illusion.
Inspiration: The concept of table “Diagonal 45” is initiated from the geometric term which is one line segment joins two nonconsecutive vertices. The connection between each vertex not only creates a tension but also draw a frame to form an area. The idea is to use the simplest geometry to establish a steady and sleek structure of a table.
Project Duration: The project was made in Oct 2017
Operation Flow: Void and Solid interaction:
If you stand at the perfect diagonal angle from different side of table, you will be given a total different impression of the desk. One is light as modern steel frame glass building, but from the other angle, the desk will be more like solid concrete building. And of course the view and impression will become various when you walk along the table. The balance between dynamic and static, void and solid are swinging between the diagonal lines.
Team Members: Designer: Chris Chen
Designer: TC Kuo
Image Credits: Photographer: Johnny Lin