Irin Ohun-èlò Ilé · 2026
Folding Tábìlì Ẹ̀gbẹ́
by Max Niemiec
- Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award 2026 in Ohun-èlò Ilé
- CLIENT: Paul Maxwell
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 5,047
- Verification code E9BE7F5D94 · Verify this award
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About Folding Tábìlì Ẹ̀gbẹ́
Folding jẹ́ tábìlì ẹ̀gbẹ́ tí ó tún jẹ́ ère oníjiọmẹ́tírì tí a pinnu láti wò láti gbogbo ẹ̀gbẹ́. Wọ́n ṣe tábìlì náà láti inú pátákó igi líle kan ṣoṣo tí a ti fi lámínétì ṣe, tí a gé sí ẹ̀yà mẹ́rin tí a sì tún so pọ̀ lẹ́ẹ̀kan sí i lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ àwọn igun tóóró àti igun gbòòrò, tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí ìrísí rẹ̀ fi dàbí pé a ti ká a. Àwọn ẹ̀gbẹ́ gígùn tí a rẹ́ tóóró ń mú kí àwọn etí olójú-pọ̀ náà dára síi. Ìsopọ̀ dówẹ́lì, àwọn irinṣẹ́ jígì iṣẹ́ igi àti àwọn ọ̀nà ìdìmú àkànṣe ni a lò fún ìkójọpọ̀ rẹ̀. A ká pátákó náà ní ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹta, ẹ̀gbẹ́ kọ̀ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ẹ̀gbẹ́ mẹ́rẹ̀ẹ̀rin sì ń fi ìwòran ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ hàn. Ìwọ̀n kọ̀ọ̀kan jẹ́ mílímítà 483.
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Folding Tábìlì Ẹ̀gbẹ́ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Folding Tábìlì Ẹ̀gbẹ́ yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Folding Tábìlì Ẹ̀gbẹ́ nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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- Unique Properties
- This side table design is a geometric sculpture meant to be enjoyed from all sides. It is made from one laminated slab, cut and joined back together on acute and obtuse angles, to give the impression that it has been folded into a table-like form.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 483 mm x Depth 483 mm x Height 483 mm
- Tags
- folding, table, geometric, sculptural, side table, origami, taper, facet
- Production Technology
- The first step in the process is to make a laminated hardwood slab. Then the slab is cut into four pieces. The use of woodworking jigs and fixtures is necessary to cut the unusual angles and tapered chamfers. Dowel-type joinery and special clamping methods are used for the final assembly
- Design Challenge
- In minimalist designs a recurring challenge is finding the sweet spot between simplicity and complexity. Based on the initial design concept it was clear that the base and top of the table needed to be parallel planes. Two folds would have been the minimum to accomplish this but would have also been too simple to be interesting. Four folds would have been too complex and less structurally sound. The conclusion that this design required the slab to be folded three times provided the constraints and scope for the remainder of the design work.
- Research
- For this design the portion of the effort that was mathematical was far grater than in most other design projects. Although at first sight the folding table may appear elegantly simple, transforming this concept into reality was a highly complex trigonometric challenge. Each adjustment to the aesthetics required a long series of recalculations
- Inspiration
- The objective in this design was to create something that is both simple and radically new. The design process began with experiments folding a rectangular strip of paper. After transitioning from working with the flat plane of the paper to the thick wooden slab, the incorporation of the long tapered chamfers became aesthetically necessary - one of the most delightful elements of the design.
- Project Duration
- February 2025 - September 2025
- Operation Flow
- The folding table is best suited for use as a side table in an open space that provides as many unobstructed views as possible. Since it appears different from each of it's four sides, the front of the table depends on the preference of the viewer.
- Patents
- Application No. 30/046,172
Filed: February 3, 2026 - Image Credits
- Brian Shumway
