PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Alaabta Tamarta, Mashruucyada iyo Qalabka Competition Category.

LacagTamar· 2021

PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Tamar Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada

PowerPlace waa saldhig koronto oo loogu talagalay meelaha nolol maalmeedka. Shayga wuxuu isku daraa fiilo dheereynta korontada, bateri la qaadan karo, meel wax lagu kaydiyo iyo noocyo kala duwan oo isku-xirka korontada oo dhamaantood ku jira hal qayb oo habaysan. Luqad naqshadeed fudud ayaa lagu daray waxyaabaha tignoolajiyada, taasoo samaysay qayb alaab guri isku dhafan. Jirka iyo qaybaha taageerada waxaa laga sameeyay aluminium, dhammaan qaybaha caagga ah waxay isticmaalaan isla polymer iyo daaweynta midabka. Meelaha loo isticmaali karo waxay u dhexeeyaan guryaha gaarka ah, maqaaxiyada iyo meelaha wada-shaqaynta ilaa xafiisyada, hoteellada iyo baararka.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. PowerPlace Primary Function: Saldhigga Korontada waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project PowerPlace encounters the daily need for electricity in our living space. Its puristic design language is paired with a technological inside, making it a hybrid that represents a new category of furniture. The object combines extension cable, portable battery, storage space and a variety of charging interfaces in one organized object. The fields of use range from private homes, cafes, co-working spaces and offices to hotels and bars.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, Width 260 mm x Depth 200 mm x Height 740 mm
Tags: PowerPlace, Power, Charging, Design, Industrial Design, Interior, Office Supplies, USB, USB-C, 230V, extension, Customizable, Philipp Hainke
Production Technology: The body and all supportive parts are made from aluminum. All plastic parts are made out of the same polymer and have the same color treatment. When disassembled one is left with a block of aluminum, a collection of plastic components, the lithium battery, cables and various circuit boards.
Design Challenge: One focus of the construction was to reduce the amount of different materials for the final product.
Research: The project POWERPLACE investigates neglected areas of need in the present living environment in order to find innovative solutions for them. In field researches user have been observed to explore their interacting with objects and surroundings. It's striking that nowadays many activities are build around or involve the use of smartphones or other digital devices. In our daily life we depend on these multimedia devices and therefor on electricity. All mobile devices have in common that sooner or later they have to be charged. One consequence of this is a chaos of cables, plugs, chargers in private rooms, offices, and semi-public spaces.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the project came from everyday observations at various places like; airports, libraries, cafes, but also private homes. It became obvious that our technology and its integration into everyday life has developed way faster than the design of our environment.

Based on these observations, the interaction between user - device - loading interface was examined.
Project Duration: The project has been created during my Master Thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts during October 2018 to October 2019 and was exhibited at the IMM Cologne in January 2020.
Operation Flow: POWERPLACE offers a puristic and back standing piece of furniture that appears like a small, ordinary side table. In fact, the object is highly technical and combines an extension cord, a power bank, control panels and a variety of plugs and cables in one organized object.
Image Credits: Philipp Hainke