Platina Möbler · 2021
Shelter Skrivbord
- A' Design Award i Platina 2021 in Möbler
- CLIENT: Joao Teixeira Design Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 2,413,749
- Verification code 95B6330EC9 · Verify this award
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About Shelter Skrivbord
Shelter är ett skrivbord i trä designat för hemmakontoret. Skrivbordet främjar produktivitet genom bättre organisation, med lättåtkomlig förvaring och dold kabelhantering som leder kablar från en öppning på baksidan till de främre lådorna. Lådor med rundade hörn ger skrivbordet ett distinkt utseende, och alla element är linjerade för att bilda en enda sammanhängande form. Skrivbordet är huvudsakligen tillverkat av naturligt trä, med två metallgångjärn och en mässingsfinish på baksidan. Produktionen kombinerar traditionella tekniker med CNC-bearbetning. Skrivbordet mäter 1480 gånger 800 gånger 760 millimeter.
About the A' Design Award i Platina
Shelter Skrivbord är vinnare av A' Design Award i Platina, ett ytterst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas genuint exceptionella, eleganta och magnifika designverk. Platinavinnare är skapelsens underverk, bevis på den intellektuella kreativitetens gränser, och visar sina formgivares oöverträffade yrkeskunnande och genialitet. Dessa verk förväntas vara de mest hyllade som definierar en epoks estetik, bidrar till samhällets välbefinnande och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Shelter Skrivbord uppvisar en transcendent nivå av excellens och gör utan tvekan världen till en bättre plats med sina fördelaktiga och värdefulla egenskaper. Shelter Skrivbord är ett vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Platina som väcker längtan, inspirerar, entusiasmerar, förtjusar och väcker stor glädje.
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- Unique Properties
- The design language finds its most unique feature in the rounded corner drawers giving the desks a differentiating aspect and stylish look. Also, all elements were designed to align seamlessly between each other allowing for an overall singular design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1480 mm x 800 mm x 760 mm
- Tags
- Desk, Wood, Wooden Desk, Desk Design, Wood Design, Furniture, Furniture Design
- Production Technology
- Desk production is based on traditional techniques, using common machinery to achieve precision like cnc and others. The desk is made using just two metallic hinges and a brass finish at the back as hardware as for the rest being natural wood. The rounded drawers are made using seams between joints in order to make the product more feasible and therefore affordable.
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging aspect, and also the most fun as in many other designs, was the process of fine tuning some manufacturing details finding a balance between feasibility, aesthetics and function.
- Research
- Motivated by lockdown, Shelter arises as a natural impulse to design something that would fit most home offices environments enhancing their productivity. Since we had to adapt to new normal overnight there was a big demand on this kind of solutions, especially when witnessing a big wave of change as companies were letting employees to work from home. The insight was to design a desk oriented towards the mental health fluctuation during the pandemic, providing serenity, hence the name Shelter.
- Inspiration
- While designing the Shelter desk our main inspiration was to develop something focused on both function and aesthetics. We wanted to come up with a solution that could improve the users productivity by enhancing his organization layouts through useful features like clean cable management and easy storage access.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2020 in Porto and finished March 2021 in Porto.
- Operation Flow
- While developing Shelter desk the goal was to keep its usability as simple as its looks. For instance, the possibility to pass cables trough the back access to the front drawers seamlessly and in a hidden way is a clear aspect of performing better than most common desks in the market. The interaction between product and user is self explanatory as for the access for each of the storages the design approach clearly indicates where and how to open.
