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Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف by Tugce Sonmez Evin

Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف by Tugce Sonmez Evin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه in د فرنیچر ډیزاین Competition Category.


سپین زرفرنیچر· 2023

Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف

by Tugce Sonmez Evin

Client: Kitbox Design

د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه Winner in فرنیچر Category

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The Design

About Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف

برلینر یو ګردي څوکۍ واحد دی چې د انتظار خونو، دفترونو او کورونو لپاره د فعالیت ښه شوي فعالیت لري. ډیزاین په عملي او زړه راښکونکي ډول د مجلو ، کتابونو او نورو لپاره اضافي ذخیره کولو ځای چمتو کوي. د پاؤف د لرګیو کور په څیر شیان په خوندي او ښکاره توګه کارونکي ته ذخیره کوي. برلینر د نرم مخمل لمس او آرامۍ ټینګار لپاره د غلط فر سره پوښل شوی. دا د مشهور الماني پیسټري ، برلینر (اکا کراپین) څخه د ورته ورته والي له امله نومول شوی.

The Recognition

About the د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه

Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه غیرعادي ویاړلې پېژندنه چې لوړې درجې، ښکلو، لوړو او اغېزناکو ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي. د سپینو زرو ګټونکي ډېر ځلانده او خورا خلاقي کارونه دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو غوره مهارت، استعداد او ځیرکتیا ښيي. له Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف څخه تمه کېږي چې یو عالي، نمونه کار وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او په ژوروالي نوښتګر دی. دا د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین یو ډېر د پام وړ او ستایل شوی اختراع دی چې ګټه رسوي او د هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ حدود مخکې وړي. Berliner ملټي فنکشنل پف یو جوړښت دی چې پر هغه ډېر حسد کېږي، هیلې ویښوي، مثبت احساسات راوړي او حیرانتیا او تعجب راپاروي.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Berliner is a large round pouf with a solid wood container unit in the middle. It's designed to store and display magazines, books etc. in a practical and appealing way. The idea was to make a seating furniture with enhanced functionality for waiting lounges, offices and houses. Wooden core is hand carved on a turning lathe, and upholstered with a faux fur for a soft velvety touch. The design is completed with two brass rings emphasizing the separation between different materials.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimentions: 850mm x 850mm x 470mm

Materials:
Wooden core/nest: Ayous
Frame: MDF
Metal Rings: Brass with satine finish
Upholstery: Synthetic Fur
Tags
pouf, ottoman, magazine rack, storage unit, seating, berliner
Production Technology
The production process of Berliner has started with 3D printing of scaled versions of various initial forms to better evaluate the proportions. After the proportions are set, the actual production has started. The wooden core and pouf frame is hand-carved on a turning lathe from laminated wood blocks, the seating foam is hand-sculpted and upholstered. The brass rings are bent by hand and welded to fit tight. All production is a close collective work of 3 ateliers working with different materials. While the initial production is finished by hand, the design is suitable to be produced by CNC machines.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was to achive a reasonable weight while making a sturdy furniture with a wooden core. For that reason; the inner frame of the pouf is made out of laminated blocks by leaving the middle hollow and the core is made of ayous tree for its lightweight and ease of application. The design is seperated into two halves as top and bottom for secure and easy transportation. The top part is locked by a cental rod placed onto the bottom by simply rotating the upper half of the pouf.
Research
As the main function of the pouf is to be seated, ergonomics was a great concern while developing the design. Softness of the seating unit, curve radius of the edges, height and achieving an evenly weight distribution while being seated were the main objectives of the research process. As a result, two upholstered halves of Berliner is narrowing to the top and bottom, to help the person sitting on it to be placed closer to the center of gravity and not let his/her feet to touch the bottom.
Inspiration
In today's housing or workplace understanding, space is a thing which we all want to save. Instead of filling each void with another object, we all seek smart solutions to save some unaccompanied space for a feeling of comfort. Berliner is designed for this purpose; while taking the space that a round seating unit would fill, it serves as a space for other objects as well. It's named after the famous German pastry because of its obvious resemblance.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2022 and finished in May 2022, and was exhibited in SaloneSatellite exhibition of Salone del Mobile in June 2022
Operation Flow
The design interacts with the user by serving an unexpected additional function. The pouf collects occasionally used items and displays them for the user to easily see and reach. In a scenario where the Berliner is placed in a waiting lounge; one can easily reach the magazines while sitting on the pouf and enjoy reading for the duration of his/her wait. Curved nestlike form of the wooden container of Berliner provides good visibility for the objects stored while securely keeping them in place. This feature makes the design a practical asset as a waiting lounge seating furniture.
Patents
Registered to Tugce Sonmez Evin, 2022
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Mehmet Arslan
Image #2: Photographer Mehmet Arslan
Image #3: Photographer Mehmet Arslan
Image #4: Photographer Tugce Sonmez Evin
Image #5: Photographer Max Artbovich

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