PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Agbára, Iṣẹ́ àti Ẹ̀rọ Agbára Competition Category.

FàdákàAgbára· 2021

PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Agbára Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára

PowerPlace jẹ́ ibùdó gbígba agbára tí a ṣe fún àwọn àyè ìgbésí ayé ojoojúmọ́. Ohun èlò náà ń papọ̀ okùn eléèktíríkì gígùn, bátìrì tí a lè gbé kiri, àyè ìtọ́jú àti oríṣiríṣi ọ̀nà gbígba agbára sínú ẹyọ kan tí a ṣètò dáradára. A so èdè àpẹẹrẹ tí ó rọrùn pọ̀ mọ́ àwọn àkóónú tẹ̀knọ́lọ́jì, tí ó ń ṣẹ̀dá ohun èlò ilé alápòpọ̀. Ara àti àwọn ẹ̀yà tí ń ṣe àtìlẹ́yìn ni a ṣe láti inú alúmíníọ̀mù, àti gbogbo àwọn ẹ̀yà ṣíṣu ń lo polymer àti ìtọ́jú àwọ̀ kan náà. Àwọn àyè lílò rẹ̀ gbà láti orí àwọn ilé aládàáni, àwọn kafè àti àwọn àyè ìṣiṣẹ́pọ̀ dé àwọn ọ́físì, àwọn hótẹ́ẹ̀lì àti àwọn ilé mímu ọtí.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. PowerPlace Ibùdó Gbígba Agbára jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

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