Dava Fale Faigaluega by Michael Strantz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ArioMeafale· 2020

Dava Fale Faigaluega

by Michael Strantz

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Dava Fale Faigaluega

Dava ua atiaʻe mo avanoa avanoa ofisa, aʻoga ma iunivesete o loʻo filemu ma faʻamuamua tulaga faigaluega e taua. O laupepa e faʻaititia ai leo ma leo faʻaletonu. Ona o lona tafatolu foliga, o le meafale e avanoa lelei ma e mafai ai le tele o fetuunaiga filifiliga. O mea a Dava o le WPC ma le fulufulu mamoe lagona, o ia mea uma e lua e faʻapaleniina. O se faʻapipiʻi faiga e faʻaleleia ai puipui e lua i le laulau ma faʻamaninoina le faigofie i le gaosiga ma le taulimaina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Dava Fale Faigaluega, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Dava Fale Faigaluega e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Dava Fale Faigaluega o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dava enables a pleasant work atmosphere by minimizing acoustic and visual disturbances. Due to its triangular shape, the furniture is extremely versatile and allows an optimal use of space and a big variety of arrangement options.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1285mm x Depth 766mm x Hight 1480mm
Tags: Workspace, desk, wpc, woolfelt, space efficiency, industrial design, table
Production Technology: For Dava two sustainable and biodegradable materials are used, WPC from Jeluplast and wool felt, both of which are 100% organic and fully compostable. WPC ensures sufficient stiffness and stability and is also relatively light, at 1.1 g/cm3, which ensures easy handling. The material can be applied by injection moulding, which enables cost-efficient production in large quantities. A dove-tail joint, which fixes the two walls to the tabletop, underlines the simplicity in production and handling. This means that no screws or external fasteners are required.
Design Challenge: In order to design the product as simple as possible for the user, great value was placed on the best material. Sustainability, feasibility, serial production and affordability played a role in this decision.
Research: The project was entitled YOU for the NDU and the task of this Semesterproject was, to find and define a design problem of the university building and to solve the task appropriately. Through extensive research, the research problem was first defined, which deals with the lack of space to be able to work in seclusion and undisturbed by outer influences. This was followed by the idea generation and design phase, which required both 2-diemensional and 3-dimensional working models. Further steps were detail development, 3D visualisations and the implementation of a prototype on a scale of 1:1. The design phase began in the sketchbook.
Inspiration: Open space offices, schools and universities, where quiet and concentrated work phases are important, are often characterised by acoustic and visual stimulus saturation. Great growth, lack of space or lack of rooms often mean that there is no space to withdraw, and so furniture is necessary that is highly flexible in its arrangement and adaptable to changing circumstances.
Project Duration: The Project started in September 2018 at the New Design University St. Poelten and was revised in September 2019.
Operation Flow: A simple plug-in system allows quick and easy storage of the objects. Furthermore, the walls can be removed and used on already existing tables, against visual and acoustic disturbances. The walls can be slid into each other for storage to save space.