On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade by Yu Hiraoka

On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade by Yu Hiraoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

IfezaImitako· 2017

On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade

by Yu Hiraoka

Client: Design of Things

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade

Umwandiko w'Igitabo: Iyi console y'imikino ya videwo yo mu buryo bwa arcade yakozwe mu rwego rwo gukina imikino ya videwo ya kera yo mu myaka ya 1980 na 1990, kandi igenewe abantu bakuru bakuriye muri iyo mikino. Nubwo console y'imikino isanzwe ishobora kutaboneka neza mu mbere y'inzu iteye neza, iyi console itanga uburyo bunyuranye bw'imirimo myinshi. Igihe idakoreshwa mu gukina, console ihinduka ameza meza y'ikawa y'iki gihe, bituma ivanga neza n'ahantu ho kubamo hagezweho.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. On the Table Umumaro w'Ibanze: Ameza y'Imikino ya Arcade ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal vintage video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 700 D 500 H 345 mm
Tags: Arcade, Vintage, Video game, Furniture, Coffee table, Side table
Production Technology: Materials: wood, stainless steel
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was finding a contemporary stylish design for this unique product which transforms from a coffee table to arcade game console.
Research: Research was conducted in two directions.
The first direction was looking into existing arcade consoles for home. And, the second direction was looking into contemporary design tables to be inspired for designing the style of pur project.
Inspiration: In the 80's, many kids grew up with old-school video games and arcade games that became a distinct subculture of the era.
Now those kids are grown-up adults, but their good childhood memories are still alive within them, and forever will be.
Project Duration: Milan 2016 / 2017
Operation Flow: This is an arcade - styled video game console for single or two players. When it is not played, it is a normal coffee table and the game console interface is hidden.
Patents: Copyrights: Design of Things
Team Members: Giuseppe Circhetta
Claudio Braccini
Image Credits: Main Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #2: Design of Things
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