Bronze Furniture Design · 2024
Collection Faceted Furniture
- A' Design Award 2024 Bronze Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: Palnychenko-Design.at
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,968
- Verification code E1883EA1B8 · Verify this award
About Collection Faceted Furniture
The story of Faceted began a year ago in Tirol, the heart of Austrian Alps. Unique landscape, fresh air, divine forests, authentic architecture and woodcraft based on traditions became the powerful source of inspiration for Palnychenko-design studio. Faceted is designed to explicit the unique experience of Tirol, where nature and people coexist and complement each other, using natural resources, cherishing traditions and taking care of the environment. Palnychenko-design studio takes a look at the traditional local wood from a modern angel in order to bring it out in a fresh design.
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- Unique Properties
- Faceted are made of identical spruce cants what makes this collection unique. Solid wooden details provide the necessary
stability on the one hand, and please eye, urging you to touch and feel them, on the other hand. The facets elegantly expose the exceptional texture of the wood. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 1. Chair 440mm x 400mm x SH450mm x 800mm 2. Bar chair 440mm x 400mm x SH650mm x 950mm 3. Bench 900mm x 350mm x SH450mm 4.Stool 350mm x 350mm x SH450mm
5. Bar stool 350mm x 350mm x SH650mm - Tags
- Furniture, design studio, chair collection, natural wood massive
- Production Technology
- All the products are made from identical 44mmx44mm cants. The production can be realised in small woodcraft workshops, does not involve complicated manufacturing operations and is therefore low-energy consuming.
- Design Challenge
- Spruce has long history and culture of woodcraft in Tirol. It represents history and beauty of harmonic lifestyle with nature. Unique features of spruce wood allow creating
volumetric details with relatively low weight to achieve the required stability and durability. The process integrates traditional methods, eco-friendly technologies, skills and
experience of local masters to bring out spruce wood in modern design. - Project Duration
- The project started in October 2023 in Innsbruck, Austria, and finished in February 2024. The Faceted has not been exhibited yet.
- Operation Flow
- Faceted chair collection is born in the region where people and nature beneficially coexist and interact. The Faceted are made from traditional Tirolean spruce wood, which is the most popular and at the same time quickly renewed material.
- Research
- Palnychenko-design studio is based in Tirol, Austria. The town of Innsbruck is located inthe heart of Austrian Alps. Originally this mountainous region with dense forests is
famous for woodcraft. Brand came about with an ambition to combine traditional approach, optimised production, local natural materials and contemporary design in elegant furniture products. - Inspiration
- Collection Faceted is designed to explicit the unique experience of Tirol, where nature and people coexist and complement each other, using natural resources, developing
traditions and taking care of the environment. We decided to look at the traditional local wood from a modern angel in order to bring it out in a fresh design. - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Peter Mayr, Drehwerk OG, 2024
Image#2: Photographer Peter Mayr, Drehwerk OG, 2024
Image #3: Photographer Peter Mayr, Drehwerk OG, 2024
Image #4: Photographer Peter Mayr, Drehwerk OG, 2024
Image #5: Photographer Peter Mayr, Drehwerk OG, 2024
Colors of Collection Faceted Furniture
Grand Interview about Collection Faceted Furniture
It is hard to be an outsider when you are in Tyrol. Wherever you look, there are breathtaking views: towering mountains with snow-capped peaks and green slopes, valleys with rushing rivers, or small, cosy villages where old wooden farmhouses coexist with modern glass, concrete and wood architectural forms. The medieval university building is successfully intertwined with the architectural modernity of glass and concrete. An average small polyclinic in the city district impresses with its modern interiors and high-quality designer furniture. Everywhere - where you throw your glance, you can feel the love and inspiration of the craftsmen: architect, designer, carpenter, builder. All these amazing combinations of the past and the present became the inspiration and impetus for the creation of our own Collection Faceted Furniture.
Using of simple, massive details made it possible to demonstrate the unique texture of alpine spruce in volume, and the combination of details gave the product the desired look, a play of shadows and shades of the material, which was successfully emphasised by Tyrolean carpenters.
The use of identical 44mmX44mm cants across the pieces made it possible to produce the Collection Faceted Furniture in small workshops with a minimum set of tools, and various combinations of the details allowed us to expand the Collection with new products and minimise waste and costs.
Traditional forestry in Tyrol (Austria) and modern production methods of the timber industry make it possible to use high-quality and affordable material from renewable sources for furniture. It is the processing local traditional materials and skilful combination in visual perception of modern trends that allows us to build a bridge between nature and design, complementing and inspiring each other.
Tyrol is a blend of centuries-old traditions and innovative processing methods. The expertise of local carpenters have been passed down from generation to generation, and when combined with modern facilities, we have an impressive result. This process is always creative and in search of optimal and sometimes unexpected solutions. The experience gained creates an excellent balance of possibilities in design and production.The Collection Faceted Furniture was manufactured by Anton Raitmayr (tischlerei-ratmayr.at ) and his team, to whom I am grateful for his dedicated attitude to carpentry and openness to new ideas.
When designing the Collection Faceted Furniture, we aimed to develop a concept for local workshops. We made a general design decision to simplify production, reduce waste, minimise costs and at the same time maintain the competitiveness of the products in the designer furniture market.
Austria and Tyrol in particular are famous for their woodcraft traditions. As a rule, these are small family businesses or workshops. This is in contrast to other regions of Europe where large enterprises produce mass market standardised products. Each workshop is not only a modern production facility, but also its own Tyrolean design. Each product is exceptional and unique. In the Collection Faceted Furniture we strive to show how new forms of modern design are born from simple traditional materials. In our opinion, modern design is a fresh breath for the traditional craftsmanship of local producers.
The use of identical cants in Faceted Furniture Collection has helped to optimise waste and streamline the production process. This, in turn, reduces energy consumption and makes it environmentally friendly. The production of peaces such as Faceted Furniture Collection allows small production facilities to remain competitive in the market of design articles.
We are sincerely grateful to the respecter Jury Board for the high appreciation of our Collection Faceted Furniture. With this recognition, we have great hopes and plans. It is necessary to note that the work done by the A’Design Award team cannot be overestimated. The media coverage of our achievement gives us hope to convey our design philosophy.
The Сollection Faceted Furniture is made of spruce. This material has a soft texture. That is why the details of the products are slightly oversized. And to avoid visual imbalance, we hid the lower part of the seat inwards in relation to the seat surface itself. Due to this technique, the products do not look massive, and their strength and stability are sufficient. To emphasise the beauty of the spruce wood and to enhance the play of texture and increase comfort, we decided to cut the detail edges at an angle. This idea originated the Collection Faceted Furniture's name. Thanks to these nuances, we have the Collection Faceted Furniture made of traditional in Tyrol wood material in fresh modern design.