Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa by Henrich Zrubec

Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa by Henrich Zrubec is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Meafale Competition Category.

ApamemeaMeafale· 2021

Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa

by Henrich Zrubec

Client: Henrich Zrubec

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Meafale Category

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The Design

About Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa

O le manatu o Drago Desk na afua mai i le taumafai e faʻafesoʻotaʻi lalolagi e lua, o le avanoa faigaluega ma le fale e faʻatusalia i le faʻaaluina o le taimi ma lau fagafao. O le lagona o le tomai faʻapolofesa e tumau i laina faigofie, fesuiaiga ma le faʻatinoga atoa o le mamanu. E ui o le eseesega o le fale o loʻo faʻaalia e le faʻapitoa, toetoe lava vavalalata sootaga i le va o lē e ona ma lana fagafao. E ui lava o le Drago Desk na muai fuafuaina e avea o se meaafale mamanu mo le siosiomaga o le fale, e atagia ai le siʻitia o le tulaga o ofisa faʻafeiloaʻi fagafao ma lona agavaʻa e faʻamaonia ai le manuia i ia avanoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Drago Desk Fofo Laulau Ofisa e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Drago Desk is a perfect solution for pet owners working from home.
It is a furniture solution as much as for human, as well as for the pet living under his roof.
DragoDesk gives you a space where you can work, also it provides a safe space for the pet to rest, allowing both of you to bond at the same time.
But it is not only a desk, not only a pet house, it is a place for both of you to spend a quality time together.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width between 1500 and 1960mm Depth 650mm Height 760mm
Tags: dog lover, office, workspace, home office, pet, desk solution
Production Technology: The main material is pine plywood, 15mm thick. The box is joined with wooden dowels and confirmats, under worktop construction is a mix of glued joints and confirmats. Worktop is just placed on protruded leg parts which go in worktop drills.
Design Challenge: There were a few unique challenges during design process. Very difficult one was to make the design working for any dog body type. I realized that even small dog can feel comfortable in bigger space, which was a win-win situation. I wanted to avoid any sharp edges or at least keep it as low as possible. During design process there was necessary sort out a problem with cable management, the goal was to keep the pet out of reach. I achieved it with closed main box, although there were versions with open sides to keep the overall weight lower.
Research: There were a lot of testing of final dimensions. It was a very important to get attention to ergonomics of any dog type, so it won't get harm to get in or being inside of box. Also dogs have to "feel" the owner, being able to see him whole day is making them comfortable. Other problem was to choose a proper fabric for cushions, as it has to tear resistant. There was also testing of final coating of plywood boards to avoid any possible poisoning.
Inspiration: It began when we started to work from home and therefore invaded the space of our Weimaraner who used to be home alone the whole day while we were at work. Suddenly, we had this big dog under our standard desks, entangled in cables, pulling out the cords, just to be close to us as much as possible. We had to come up with something that would work for all of us...
Project Duration: The project started with initial sketches in July 2018 and finished August 2020 in my workshop in Svaty Anton, Slovakia.
Operation Flow: Drago Desk could be used as a single or corner solution. The box has cut-outs to for holding the desk in position, with changing the positions of worktop you can achieve 3 different widths. Also with slightly amended worktop there is an option to have a corner solution.
Patents: none
Team Members: Henrich Zrubec
Image Credits: none