O le mamanu Folding Laulau Autafa e Max Niemiec o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2026 A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Meafale.

UʻameaMeafale· 2026

Folding Laulau Autafa

na mamanuina e Max Niemiec

Tagata Fa'atau: Paul Maxwell

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Meafale

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Folding Laulau Autafa

O le Folding o se laulau autafa e avea foi ma faatagata faageometri ua fuafuaina e matamataina mai itu uma. O le laulau e faia mai i se papa laupapa malō e tasi ua faapipiiina, ua tipiina i ni vaega se fā ma toe faapipiiina faatasi i tulimanu maai ma tulimanu lautele, ina ia foliga mai o le foliga ua gaugauina. O pito faataamilo uumi ma faasolo faanuanua e faamaualalo ai pito o itu felanulanuai. E faaaogaina le sooga faamau laupapa, meafaigaluega taiala mo galuega laupapa ma auala faapipii faapitoa mo le faapotopotoina. Ua gaugau faatolu le papa laupapa, ma o itu taitasi o itu e fā e faaali mai ai se vaaiga eseese. O fua taitasi e 483 mm le umi.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Folding Laulau Autafa, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Folding Laulau Autafa e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Folding Laulau Autafa ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: This side table design is a geometric sculpture meant to be enjoyed from all sides. It is made from one laminated slab, cut and joined back together on acute and obtuse angles, to give the impression that it has been folded into a table-like form.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: Width 483 mm x Depth 483 mm x Height 483 mm
Fa'ailoga: folding, table, geometric, sculptural, side table, origami, taper, facet
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: The first step in the process is to make a laminated hardwood slab. Then the slab is cut into four pieces. The use of woodworking jigs and fixtures is necessary to cut the unusual angles and tapered chamfers. Dowel-type joinery and special clamping methods are used for the final assembly
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: In minimalist designs a recurring challenge is finding the sweet spot between simplicity and complexity. Based on the initial design concept it was clear that the base and top of the table needed to be parallel planes. Two folds would have been the minimum to accomplish this but would have also been too simple to be interesting. Four folds would have been too complex and less structurally sound. The conclusion that this design required the slab to be folded three times provided the constraints and scope for the remainder of the design work.
Su'esu'ega: For this design the portion of the effort that was mathematical was far grater than in most other design projects. Although at first sight the folding table may appear elegantly simple, transforming this concept into reality was a highly complex trigonometric challenge. Each adjustment to the aesthetics required a long series of recalculations
Fa'aosofia: The objective in this design was to create something that is both simple and radically new. The design process began with experiments folding a rectangular strip of paper. After transitioning from working with the flat plane of the paper to the thick wooden slab, the incorporation of the long tapered chamfers became aesthetically necessary - one of the most delightful elements of the design.
Umi o le Poloketi: February 2025 - September 2025
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: The folding table is best suited for use as a side table in an open space that provides as many unobstructed views as possible. Since it appears different from each of it's four sides, the front of the table depends on the preference of the viewer.
Pateni: Application No. 30/046,172
Filed: February 3, 2026
Sui o le 'Au: Max Niemiec
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: Brian Shumway