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Consentable MT Masă by Takusei Kajitani

Consentable MT Masă by Takusei Kajitani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.


BronzMobilier· 2023

Consentable MT Masă

by Takusei Kajitani

Client: Consentable

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Consentable MT Masă

Aceasta este masa multifuncțională cu funcții de cablare. Are caneluri de cablare pe toate cele patru picioare și șase sertare cu funcții de cablare sub blatul mesei, permițând utilizatorilor să depoziteze robinete OA în oricare dintre sertare pentru cablaje frumoase, fără a aglomera blatul cu coduri electrice. Spațiile înguste pentru cablare sunt prevăzute în partea din față a tuturor sertarelor, permițând utilizatorilor să lucreze cu computerele lor în timp ce sunt conectate și alimentate pe masă. Această masă este versatilă atât pentru a mânca, cât și pentru a lucra, ceea ce o face locul de întâlnire al familiei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Consentable MT Masă a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Consentable MT Masă să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Consentable MT Masă satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This dining table is multi-purpose one with 6 drawers which has narrow gaps for wirings in front. Not only meal related items but also note PC can be stored with its wirings and OA taps in the drawers. Therefore, when working, the user can take out note PC from the drawers, and when eating, he can put it in them, and have a meal together. This provides both a family dining and working space, so it can be used like a family hangout.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 1600mm, Depth 900mm, Height 730mm.
Tags
digital, sustainable, dining table, Japan, cypress, PC, digital, device, wood, craftsman
Production Technology
This table is made by Japanese furniture craftsmen, Youbi Co., with Japanese traditional method without using any nails.
Design Challenge
Our challenge is to improve the family gathering experience at the dining table. Therefore, we designed this table as a hangout for the family by incorporating the concept of Washitsu, Japanese traditional multi-purpose room. At the same time, we adopted the traditional Japanese technique without steel nails and realized a sturdy and reliable structure that can withstand the long usage time of the family.
Research
This table is made of cypress wood, which is traditionally used for pillars of shrines, bathtubs, drawers, Sake cups, and so on in Japan. However, recently, the amount of cypress used has decreased. The reason is the change in our lifestyle. The Lumberjacks who were the caretakers of the cypress woods are forced into unemployment. And the cypress forest, which was originally planted 100 years ago when used as housing materials, is now in poor condition. The negative impact also hits traditional Japanese technique. I think it is also the role of a designer to shed light on this kind of issues.
Inspiration
There is a traditional culture of using a room flexibly in Japan. The room called Washitsu does not have fixed role, it becomes a dining room with Ozen when eating, a living room with Zabuton when relaxing, and a bedroom with Futon at night. It makes sense to use space for multiple purposes with each tool, depending on the time and occasion. Inspired by that idea, I thought of redesigning the dining table. It is designed so that each member of the user's family can store and retrieve work tools, including devices, in six drawers at any time, allowing each one to spend their time for multiple purpose on this table.
Project Duration
The project started in November 2014 in Tokyo and exhibited in IFFT Tokyo Interior Lifestyle in November 2015, followed by commercialization in 2022.
Operation Flow
(1) OA taps can be stored mainly in two centered small drawers. All drawers have 5mm narrow gaps in front for various wirings, so you can freely wire to the top plate with the drawer closed even when using devices such as note PC. (2) The grooves on all legs are for hiding codes of OA taps connected to the outlet. So you can use all the digital devices on the table without noisy wirings. (3) The top plate has a small opening for setting a vase of flower. So you can decorate various flowers on the table to enjoy season changes.
Patents
Patented. No1586071. Takusei Kajitani. August 25, 2017. Certificate of Design Registration, Japan Patent Office.
Image Credits
Image #1-5: Photographer Katsuhiko Abe, Variations, 2015.

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