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Formation کابینہ by Oliver Bowien

Formation کابینہ by Oliver Bowien is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award آہنی انعام in فرنیچر ڈیزائن Competition Category.


لوہافرنیچر· 2022

Formation کابینہ

by Oliver Bowien

Client: Scala Luxury

A' Design Award آہنی انعام Winner in فرنیچر Category

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The Design

About Formation کابینہ

فارمیشن کیبنٹ بیڈروم کے سینے، سائڈ بورڈ یا تفریحی یونٹ کے طور پر کام کر سکتی ہے۔ 5 دروازے اور 2 دراز ہیں جو بکرے کی کھال میں لپٹے ہوئے ہیں اور مختلف سمتوں میں کھلتے ہیں، ان میں سے کچھ منفرد طریقوں سے کھلتے ہیں۔ گھیرے کو ہاتھ سے پالش شدہ چمکدار کرسٹل رال میں ختم کیا جاتا ہے اور دھات کی ٹانگوں کو پالش نکل میں چڑھایا جاتا ہے۔ مجسمہ سازی کا پہلو احاطہ اور ٹانگوں کی شکل میں ظاہر ہوتا ہے، جبکہ نفاست عناصر کی ساخت اور مواد کے استعمال سے حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award آہنی انعام

Formation کابینہ A' Design Award آہنی انعام کا فاتح ہے، جو ان اچھے ڈیزائنز کو دیا جانے والا باوقار اعتراف ہے جو اچھی طرح ڈیزائن کی گئی تخلیقات سے متوقع پیشہ ورانہ اور صنعتی تقاضوں کو پورا کرتے ہیں۔ آہنی انعام کے فاتحین اپنے تخلیق کاروں کی عظیم مہارت، اعلیٰ تخصص، ماہرانہ فہم اور تخلیقی صلاحیت کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔ Formation کابینہ سے توقع کی جاتی ہے کہ وہ ایک نہایت قدر کی جانے والی، سراہی جانے والی اور عزیز تخلیق ہوگا جو عملی اور جدید ہے۔ A' Design Award آہنی انعام جیتنے والا یہ ڈیزائن صنعت کے بہترین طریقوں کو یکجا کرتا ہے اور مہارت اور ہنر سے جڑی ہوئی قابل تکنیکی خصوصیات رکھتا ہے۔ Formation کابینہ اپنی باریک بینی کی وجہ سے قابل احترام ہے اور معیار زندگی کی ایسی بہتری فراہم کرنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے جو دنیا کو ایک بہتر جگہ بنانے میں مدد دیتی ہے۔

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.
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© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.
Team Members
Oliver Bowien
Image Credits
© 2021 Oliver Bowien - All rights reserved.

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