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TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder by Noriko Otaka

TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder by Noriko Otaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in IJzer in Meubelontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerMeubels· 2020

TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder

by Noriko Otaka

Client: Office Otaka

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Meubels Category

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The Design

About TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder

TPH STEEL is ontworpen met eenvoudige en minimalistische rondingen en rechte lijnen. Compact ontwerp met papier ingeklemd tussen twee laden en van bovenaf uitgenomen. Door gebruik te maken van de eigenschappen van staal als materiaal, kan het ook worden gebruikt als memobord voor magneten en Sticky Note. De structurele schoonheid van de oorspronkelijke vorm wordt verder geaccentueerd door de staalstructuur.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. TPH Steel Papieren Zakdoekjeshouder wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Tissue paper which is a daily needs in your life, but it doesn’t look nice at your room. We solve the problem with our beautiful and brand new design TPH “Tissue paper holder”. Pick up paper from a package, and put the papers between the trays. That’s all how start to use. Reverse U-shaped form makes width shorter. Furthermore you can pick paper up very smoothly. It’s made by steel. That’s why you can also use as a post-it board with magnets. The upper body’s steel weight is 0.8t and the bottom one is 2.0t. Finding the selection of materials was the most difficult thing. The upper one is much lighter than bottom one, so you can pick a paper up very smoothly. This functional tissue paper holder fits anywhere such as an office room or a living room, and makes the place more beautiful.
Dimensions & Packaging
size: W235mm D140mm H85 mm / weight: 550g
Material: Body steel : Rod brass (plated)
Production: Sheet metal
Production Technology
It seems a simple design, but we had a lot of process for making a sample. The most difficult part was making move to take up paper smoothly from the holder. We had two problems which are weight of trays and balance of two props. We finally made this model at 4th sample.
We imagine you to use next by laptop at your office. That’s why, we chose only two colors black and silver, and either of ones made mat finishing.
Research
The technology in this age is progressing, but tissue paper is always needed by anyone. We can change our daily needs into an interior products. Our products made by Japanese factories with high quality craftsmanship. TPH Steel was made by hand which make use of this craftmanship.
Inspiration
Where is tissue paper in your room? Hiding somewhere? Tissue paper is always a side character in your room, because it doesn’t fit your interior design. We try to make products which are able to fit any interior design. We only make with an eco material, and it will last a long time.
We started to sell with a leather one at 2018, which fits a modern living room.
This steel one made to fit a simple office.
Project Duration
The design started in Tokyo in August 2018 and was completed in Ishikawa Prefecture in December 2018,and was exhibited at the hotel area of Gift Show Tokyo in February 2019.
Operation Flow
Put papers between two trays, and pick up from the upper tray. The upper tray have two props which are for fasting papers.
For make smaller, made as reverse-U shaped and it adapt any size of papers. The right amount is 150〜160 paper which is about 4.5cm in thickness.
Patents
CERTIFICATE OF UTILITY MODEL REGISTRATION OF JAPAN

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