Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda by Hiroshi Takahashi

Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda by Hiroshi Takahashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award in Oblikovanje pekačev, namizne posode, kozarcev in kuhinjske posode Competition Category.

BronastaKuhinjska posoda· 2026

Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda

by Hiroshi Takahashi

Client: Koushin Die Mold

Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Kuhinjska posoda Category

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The Design

About Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda

Besedilo knjige: Com Plates je izdelek, ki se je rodil iz edinstvenega proizvodnega postopka, pri katerem se tehnike obdelave kovin, ki so jih izpopolnili spretni izdelovalci kalupov, uporabijo na lesu. Ta tehnologija premaguje pogoste pomanjkljivosti lesenih izdelkov, kot sta prevelika teža in obsežnost, ter tako odpira nove možnosti za leseno namizno posodo. S preciznim strojnim obdelovanjem odpadnega lesa izdelek doseže izjemno tankost in lahkotnost. Njegova čudovito prepletena zasnova omogoča kompaktno shranjevanje, hkrati pa deluje kot izstopajoč umetniški predmet, ki pritegne pozornost v vsakem bivalnem prostoru.

The Recognition

About the Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award

Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda je prejemnik Bronaste nagrade A' Design Award, zelo prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje izjemnim oblikovanjem, ki se odlikujejo po ustvarjalnosti, iznajdljivosti in bistrosti. Prejemniki Bronaste nagrade so v celoti spretni in presenetljivo ustvarjalni artefakti, ki potrjujejo bogate izkušnje, domišljijo in zvitost svojih oblikovalcev. Od Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjen, občudovan in ljubljen predmet, opazno profesionalen in inovativen. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Bronasto nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse v umetnosti, znanosti, oblikovanju in tehnologiji ter je odlično po pozornosti do podrobnosti. Com Plates Primarna funkcija: Lesena namizna posoda sijajno zadovoljuje potrebe, se dotika želja, očara čustva in vzbuja radovednost.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Com Plates Wooden Tableware confronts the fundamental challenges of woodworking, achieving ultra-thin walls, ensuring dimensional stability, and maintaining high machining precision. Drawing on expertise developed in mold manufacturing, the project redefines what is technically possible with wood. Although woodworking and metalworking may appear fundamentally opposed, both disciplines ultimately share the same objective: identifying the most appropriate process for the material at hand. By setting aside conventional assumptions, the design arrives at a refined and precise form that expands the expressive and technical potential of wooden tableware.
Dimensions & Packaging: Size is Height 170mm x Width 250mm x Length 34mm. Weight varies depending on the type of wood, but each plate weighs between 29 grams and 39 grams. This product are designed to be stacked, and even when stacked 21 high, the thickness is only 104mm.
Tags: tableware, wooden, very thin, ultra lightweight, compact storage, compact stacking
Production Technology: Many wood products were handmade or primarily processed using two dimensional machining. While 3D machining has been introduced in recent years, simply machining the material with a machine risks damage during processing unless it has a certain thickness. However, by embedding the material into a mold for machining, processing is possible not only at a thinness of 1.5mm but even at 1mm. Furthermore, surfaces precision machined through programming can be stacked with minimal gaps. This enables the creation of wooden tableware specialized for stacking, opening up a new market for wooden products.
Design Challenge: Using wood carving to shape blocks into extremely thin sections, rather than assembling thin boards, proved extremely difficult. Expansion and contraction vary with temperature and humidity, causing warping and cracking after processing. While some tree species are more suitable than others, finding them among scrap wood is challenging. The solution lies in creating numerous prototypes to explore the optimal processing method.
Research: Com Plates Wooden Tableware explores how waste wood can be transformed into a high added value material through design and advanced processing. By positioning the objects not only as functional tableware but also as collectible, art like pieces, the project broadens public interest in upcycling and material reuse. While the conventional approach has been to enhance wood by resinizing its surface, this research reverses the logic, demonstrating that wood itself can serve as the base material for products typically associated with resin or plastic, achieving comparable thinness and precision. In doing so, the project proposes an alternative material narrative that elevates discarded wood into a refined, contemporary medium.
Inspiration: Com Plates Wooden Tableware rethinks the limitations traditionally associated with wooden products, beginning with weight. While reducing thickness might seem like an obvious solution, conventional woodworking techniques impose clear constraints. Drawing inspiration from precision metalworking, the design achieves an ultra thin profile of just 1.5 mm, without compromising structural integrity. Thinning wood typically introduces risks such as cracking or warping, yet a proprietary processing method overcomes these challenges through heightened manufacturing precision. This same refinement also allows the plates to stack compactly, combining lightness, durability, and practicality in a quietly innovative form.
Project Duration: A prototype model was created in December 2023.
It was submitted to the Dfa Design for Asia Awards 2024 in June 2024.
It was submitted to the Wood Design Award 2024 in July 2024.
It received a Bronze Award at the Dfa Design for Asia Awards 2024 in September 2024.
Received the Wood Design Award 2024 in October 2024.
This project was submitted to the Hkda Global Design Awards 2025 in February 2025.
Received the Hkda Global Design Awards 2025 in March 2025.
Received the Global Top 10 Award at the Hkda Global Design Awards 2025 in April 2025.
Received the Silver Award at the New York Product Design Awards 2025 in October 2025.
Winner of the Takaoka Craft City 2025 Craft Competition in October 2025.
Operation Flow: Com Plates utilizes waste and scrap materials. Items destined for disposal are transformed into value added products. This processing technology is not a secret; anyone can learn it. If the entire woodworking industry applies this processing technology to various products, it can reduce wood waste and contribute to preventing global warming.
Patents: Technology should not be hidden. It advances and improves through open sharing.
It is desirable to compete with each other's technologies without being bound by patents.
Image Credits: The same person handles every step of the process, from product planning to design and manufacturing.