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Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل by Olga Szymanska

Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل by Olga Szymanska is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award سونے دا انعام in فرنیچر ڈیزائن Competition Category.


سونافرنیچر· 2017

Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل

by Olga Szymanska

Client: Olga Szymanska Design

A' Design Award سونے دا انعام Winner in فرنیچر Category

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The Design

About Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل

ہس ہک کافی ٹیبل ہے جیڑی نِکیاں ٻالاں کیتے کھیڈݨ آلے گھر دے طور تے وی کم کریندی ہے۔ ایہ ٹیبل ٻہوں ماڈیول تے ہک کڈھݨ آلے اُتلے حصے تے مشتمل ہے۔ ہر ماڈیول ہک عمارت دی منزل نوں ظاہر کریندا ہے، جیندے وچ کھڑکیاں، پوڑھیاں، ہلݨ آلیاں دیواراں تے نِکا موٹا فرنیچر ہے۔ ماڈیول نوں کھسکایا، گھمایا یا وکھ کیتا ون٘ڄ سگدا ہے، تے گائیڈ ریلاں انہاں نوں مضبوط رکھیندیاں ہن۔ ہک خالی ماڈیول سامان رکھݨ کیتے کم آندا ہے۔ ہیٹھلا حصہ تے لتاں ٹھوس اوک دیاں بݨیاں ہویاں ہن، تے اُتلا حصہ تے ٹاپ ایم ڈی ایف دا بݨیا ہویا ہے۔ ٻال لکڑ، کنکریٹ تے صاف پینلاں جہے تعمیراتی مال دی ساخت تے وزن نوں پرکھ سگدے ہن۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award سونے دا انعام

Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل A' Design Award سونے دا انعام دا جتݨ والا ہے، انتہائی معزز پچھاݨ جیڑھی پہلے درجے دے، شاندار تے نمایاں ڈیزائناں کوں ݙتی ویندی ہے۔ سونے دے جتݨ والے انتہائی جدت والے، بہوں بصیرت والے تے شاندار طور تے اکھیں چندھیا ݙیوݨ والے تخلیقات ہن، جیڑھے اپݨے ڈیزائنراں دی عبقریت، حکمت تے مہارت دی عکاسی کریندے ہن۔ Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل کنوں امید کیتی ویندی ہے جو او ہک بہوں سراہی ہوئی، رجحان ساز تے یادگار ایجاد ہوسی جیڑھی بے مثال قدر پیش کریندی ہے۔ ایہ ڈیزائن جنہاں A' Design Award سونے دا انعام جتیا ہے، ہک شاندار، محترم منصوبہ ہے جیڑھا فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن تے ٹیکنالوجی دیاں حداں کوں ڈاڈھے فائدے نال ودھیندا ہے۔ Hus Primary Function: کافی ٹیبل شدید خواہش دے جذبے پیدا کریندا ہے، جوش جگیندا ہے، تخلیقی صلاحیت کوں ودھیندا ہے تے ساکوں موہ گھندا ہے۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Hus is made of natural materials used in construction like wood, concrete or transparent panels. Children can get to know the smells, textures and weight of those materials. Simple forms of furniture and walls can help teach to arrange open space. After play the house turns into a table.
Dimensions & Packaging
Whole object: Width 760 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 370 mm
Miniature walls: Width 150 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 90 mm
Miniature furniture: 30 pieces in various shapes and dimensions
Paper box for the small pieces: Width 330 mm x Depth 220 mm x Height 102 mm
Package: Width 860 mm x Depth 500 mm x Height 470 mm
Tags
table, furniture, toy, learning, architecture, modular, minimalist, creativity, arranging, storage
Production Technology
The table consists of three main pieces. The bottom piece and legs are made of solid oak wood, the upper piece and the top are made of MDF. All small parts (the furniture) are made of solid oak wood and oiled with natural flaxseed oil. The miniature walls are made of concrete, solid oak wood and clear PVC. The window openings are cut with CNC milling machine.
Design Challenge
The most important challege was finding materials which would be locally sourced and hand manufactured with attention to detail and quality; and at the same time with finishing that would be safe for children to use (non toxic lacquer, natural flaxseed oil).
Research
Wanting to create a worthwhile object for children, I observed groups for 4- to 10-year-olds during constructive play. I noticed that when children are not constrained in their imaginative play, they look down on their created mini-world from above (not from the side). I decided to use this idea and designed an object in which children could play with open space resembling modernist architecture. I made a prototype and allowed children to play with it. The design was well-received by children.
Inspiration
I noticed that the market is saturated with low quality plastic toy houses with distorted proportions and chaotic details. I wanted to create an object which could be a worthwhile place to play and learn for children. The form of the table is reminiscent of modernist architecture, which was noteworthy for its open space interiors. This means that the children are not limited to arranging fixed rooms and can use their unconstrained creativity.
Project Duration
The project started in Warsaw in January 2016, and was completed in May 2016. It was exhibited at Wawa Desig Festival in Warsaw and at the Institute of Design in Kielce, Poland.
Operation Flow
The table consists of two independent modules and a removable table top. The modules can be shifted, turned or separated. It is safe because of guide rails which prevent the modules from falling apart. Each of the two modules represents a floor of a building, with windows, stairs, freely movable walls and furniture. An empty module can be used as storage space.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Olga Szymanska, 2017.
Image Credits
Images: photographer Didi Studio

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