Folding साइड टेबल by Max Niemiec is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कार in फर्निचर डिजाइन Competition Category.
फलामफर्निचर· 2026
Folding साइड टेबल
by Max Niemiec
Client: Paul Maxwell
A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कार Winner in फर्निचर Category
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The Design
About Folding साइड टेबल
फोल्डिङ एउटा साइड टेबल हो जुन सबै तिरबाट हेर्न मिल्ने ज्यामितीय मूर्तिकलाको रूपमा पनि काम गर्दछ। यो टेबल एउटै लेमिनेटेड हार्डवुड स्ल्याबबाट बनेको हो, जसलाई चार टुक्रामा काटेर तीव्र र अधिक कोणहरूमा फेरि जोडिएको छ, जसले गर्दा यसको आकार पट्याइएको जस्तो देखिन्छ। लामा टेपर्ड च्याम्फरहरूले पक्षयुक्त किनाराहरूलाई परिष्कृत बनाउँछन्। यसको संयोजनका लागि डावेल जोइनरी, काठ कामका जिगहरू र विशेष क्ल्याम्पिङ विधिहरू प्रयोग गरिएको छ। स्ल्याबलाई तीन पटक पट्याइएको छ, र चारै पक्षले फरक-फरक दृश्य प्रस्तुत गर्दछन्। प्रत्येक आयामको नाप ४८३ मिलिमिटर छ।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कार
Folding साइड टेबल A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कारको विजेता हो, राम्ररी डिजाइन गरिएका रचनाबाट अपेक्षित व्यावसायिक र औद्योगिक आवश्यकता पूरा गर्ने राम्रा डिजाइनहरूलाई दिइने प्रतिष्ठित मान्यता। फलाम विजेताहरूले आफ्ना सर्जकहरूको ठूलो कौशल, उच्च विशेषज्ञता, विज्ञ बुझाइ र सृजनात्मक क्षमता देखाउँछन्। Folding साइड टेबल उच्च सम्मानित, प्रशंसित र प्रिय, व्यावहारिक र नवीन रचना बन्नेछ भन्ने अपेक्षा छ। Folding साइड टेबल को सूक्ष्मताका लागि सम्मान पाइन्छ र जीवनको गुणस्तर सुधारेर संसारलाई अझ राम्रो बनाउन मद्दत गर्न यो डिजाइन गरिएको हो।
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 483 mm x Depth 483 mm x Height 483 mm
- Tags
- folding, table, geometric, sculptural, side table, origami, taper, facet
- Production Technology
- 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
- Design Challenge
- 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.
- Research
- 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
- Inspiration
- 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.
- Project Duration
- February 2025 - September 2025
- Operation Flow
- 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.
- Patents
- Application No. 30/046,172
Filed: February 3, 2026 - Team Members
- Max Niemiec
- Image Credits
- Brian Shumway
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