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Formation Kabinet by Oliver Bowien

Formation Kabinet by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Demir Baýragy in Mebel Dizaýny Competition Category.


DemirMebel· 2022

Formation Kabinet

by Oliver Bowien

Client: Scala Luxury

A' Design Award Demir Baýragy Winner in Mebel Category

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The Design

About Formation Kabinet

Formasiýa kabineti ýatylýan otag, sandyk ýa-da güýmenje bölümi bolup biler. Geçiniň derisinde geýnen we dürli tarapa açylýan 5 gapy we 2 çyzgy bar, olaryň käbiri üýtgeşik görnüşde açylýar. Gorag el bilen ýalpyldawuk ýalpyldawuk kristal rezinde tamamlandy we demir aýaklary ýalpyldawuk nikel bilen örtüldi. Heýkeltaraşlyk tarapy gabyk we aýak görnüşinde ýüze çykýar, çylşyrymlylyk elementleriň düzüminden we materiallaryň ulanylmagyndan gelip çykýar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Demir Baýragy

Formation Kabinet A' Design Award Demir Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu gowy dizaýn edilen eserlerden garaşylýan hünär we senagat talaplaryny kanagatlandyrýan gowy dizaýnlara berilýän abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Demir ýeňijileri döredijileriniň uly başarnygyny, ýokary ugurlaşygyny, hünärmen düşünjesini we döredijilik ukybyny görkezýär. Formation Kabinet uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, amaly we täzelikçi eser bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Demir Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn pudagyň iň oňat tejribelerini birleşdirýär we bilim we zehin bilen baglanyşykly ukyply tehniki aýratynlyklara eýedir. Formation Kabinet jikme-jikligi üçin hormatlanylýar we dünýäni has gowy ýere öwürmäge kömek edýän ýaşaýyş hilini gowulandyrýan zatlary hödürlemek üçin dizaýn edilendir.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest or sideboard, an entertainment unit or can be an inspirational concept for a customized furniture piece. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them in an very unusual way. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin. The solid metal legs are polished nickel.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: W 152cm x D 43cm x H 106cm
Tags
goatskin, parchment, sculptural, cabinet, artistic, sideboard, chest
Production Technology
The design of this piece was initially created with a design and rendering software allowing to create precise 1:1 templates for the different shapes which were then manufactured and assembled by hand.

The prototypes for the legs were hand shaped from wood in a free-style hand sculpturing manner. The wooden prototypes were then used to create molds and casted in brass with a nickel-plating.
Design Challenge
The shape of this piece was supposed to be unusual, sophisticated but yet functional. Each compartment needed to be sized correctly to provide space for common articles providing easy access to the enclosed compartments, as well as more permanent storage space such as drawers. The combination of both presented design challenges to not interfere with each other. Self closing hardware was used to provide a sophisticated experience such as the slow, steady and noiseless self-closing of doors and drawers.
Research
Research conducted on how to create a center piece that is sculptural, unique in shape while utilizing sophisticated building methods and precious materials. A great deal of time was spent pondering how to create a fully functional interplay of these criteria's. Extensive experiments were conducted on how to shape the legs and integrate them in to the body as well as how to combine all elements allowing each of them having different but yet harmonizing materials.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this piece came from one of the nine components that are currently present in this piece which initially were created for a completely different purpose. Adding different shapes and forms with the goal of each element having its own shape and identity, but yet combine all of them in a way to create harmony and cohesiveness in a sophisticated manner.
Project Duration
The idea for this piece initiated around 2010 but was conceptualized, built and officially introduced by Scala Luxury in March of 2016.
Operation Flow
The doors and drawers of this piece open in unusual ways, opening and closing doors and drawers is meant to be a pleasant experience, due to softly self-closing mechanisms. This piece carries a secret compartment to store most personal belongings.
Patents
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.
Team Members
Oliver Bowien
Image Credits
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.

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