The First One රාත්රී මේසය by Luisa Gonzalez Mijares is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award යකඩ සම්මානය in ගෘහ භාණ්ඩ නිර්මාණය Competition Category.
යකඩගෘහ භාණ්ඩ· 2026
The First One රාත්රී මේසය
Client: Luisa Gonzalez Mjares
A' Design Award යකඩ සම්මානය Winner in ගෘහ භාණ්ඩ Category
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The Design
About The First One රාත්රී මේසය
මෙම අල්මාරිය ගලවාගත් තේක්ක හා බර්ච් ප්ලයිවුඩ් භාවිතා කරමින් සම්ප්රදායික දැව වැඩ නවීන මෝස්තරය සමඟ ඒකාබද්ධ කරයි. කාලයෙන් ඔප වැටුණු සන්ධි කිරීම් සහ අතින් සකස් කළ නිමාවන් කලාකරුවාගේ දක්ෂතාව ප්රදර්ශනය කරන අතර, පටි රටා සහ විවිධ වර්ණ නවීන ස්පර්ශයක් එක් කරයි. දොර චලනය වන විට වයනමය පටි දෘශ්ය ආචරණ සහ ගතික සෙවණැලි ඇති කරමින් සෙල්ලක්කාර ශක්තියක් හා කලාත්මකභාවයක් එක් කරයි. මෙම සංකලනය නවීන ද්රව්ය ඇතුළත් කරමින් සම්භාව්ය ක්රම ගෞරවයට පත් කරන අතර, ක්රියාකාරීත්වය හා ප්රකාශනය සහතික කරයි.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award යකඩ සම්මානය
The First One රාත්රී මේසය යනු A' Design Award යකඩ සම්මානය දිනූ නිර්මාණයකි; හොඳින් නිර්මාණය කළ කෘතිවලින් අපේක්ෂිත වෘත්තීය සහ කාර්මික අවශ්යතා සපුරාලන හොඳ නිර්මාණ සඳහා පිරිනමන ගෞරවනීය පිළිගැනීමකි. යකඩ ජයග්රාහී නිර්මාණ ඒවායේ නිර්මාණකරුවන්ගේ මහත් දක්ෂතාව, ඉහළ විශේෂඥතාව, විශේෂඥ අවබෝධය සහ නිර්මාණශීලී හැකියාව පෙන්වයි. The First One රාත්රී මේසය ඉහළින් අගය කරන, ප්රශංසා කරන සහ ආදරය කරන ප්රායෝගික සහ නවීන නිර්මාණයක් වනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. The First One රාත්රී මේසය එහි සවිස්තරාත්මකභාවය වෙනුවෙන් ගෞරවයට පාත්ර වන අතර ජීවන ගුණාත්මකභාවය වැඩිදියුණු කර ලෝකය වඩා හොඳ තැනක් කිරීමට උපකාරී වන ලෙස නිර්මාණය කර ඇත.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This cabinet blends traditional woodworking with modern flair using reclaimed solid teak and Birch Plywood. Classic joinery and hand-finishing highlight craftsmanship, while slatted designs and contrasting tones add a contemporary edge. The textured slats create optical illusions and shifting shadows as the door moves, infusing playful dynamism and art into the piece. This fusion respects heritage techniques while embracing innovative design, making it both functional and expressive.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Hight 500mm, Width 400mm, Depth 300mm
- Tags
- Furniture, Reclaimed, wood, plywood, optical illusion, stability, art
- Production Technology
- This furniture piece blends traditional and modern woodworking. Dovetail joints create a sturdy, classic drawer, while marriage joints ensure precise wood connections. Biscuit joinery strengthens the carcass, and teak edge lipping enhances plywood durability and elegance. Hand-routed grooves hold teak slats, creating a striking optical illusion and floating effect.
- Design Challenge
- The creative challenge was to transform the proportions given by the guidelines into something aesthetically acceptable or pleasing to my criteria by the incorporation of optical illusions in the design to distract the eye from the given proportions.
- Research
- Crafting solid wood furniture in coastal Cornwall remains a challenge due to high humidity over 80 in uninsulated 1700s1800s stone cottages and sea breezes, causing wood to swell warp and loosen joints affecting function look and durability. Combining traditional joinery with stable birch plywood and reclaimed teak which resists moisture and salty air ensures furniture stays structurally sound in Cornish coastal climate The piece has been tested in various environments to prove its stability
- Inspiration
- This furniture design project came from my studies. I had to work with set proportions, one drawer and one door. I did not find the guidelines nor proportions appealing, therfore I experimented with optical illusions to make the drawer and door blend, and visually giving the piece a lighter floating perception. I drew inspiration from Carlos Cruz Diez, the clean lines of Japanese design and from the conviction that any object can blend with art and functionality.
- Project Duration
- The project started in February 2024 and ended in July 2024 in the Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall, UK.
The piece remained in exhibition in the College gallery for a another year when they offered to but it from me. Sadly I had to decline the offer at the time, but might consider donating it to them instead at some point in the future. - Operation Flow
- The operation and interaction of this furniture piece are intentionally subtle, designed to conceal any obvious function while integrating decorative elements as operational handles, The vertical teak slats a whilst a aesthetic feature doubles as handles for both the door and the traditional drawer creating a seamless flow. Opening the door reveals the interior while pulling the drawer engages the same slatted design blending utility with art. This interplay ensures the units purpose remains discreet inviting users to explore its kinetic charm and optical illusions through tactile engagement enhancing both form and function.
- Team Members
- Luisa Gonzalez Mijares
- Image Credits
- All images
Photographer : Remi Cribb
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