Drago Desk 解决方案 by Henrich Zrubec is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

铜家具· 2021

Drago Desk 解决方案

by Henrich Zrubec

Client: Henrich Zrubec

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Drago Desk 解决方案

Drago Desk 的创意源于尝试连接两个世界，即与宠物共度时光所代表的非个人工作空间和家庭。设计的简单线条、可变性和整体功能性都散发着专业的感觉。主人和宠物之间的个性化、近乎亲密的联系说明了家庭的对比。虽然 Drago Desk 最初是为家居环境设计的家具设计，但它反映了宠物友好型办公室趋势的兴起，其多功能性决定了此类空间的成功。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Drago Desk 解决方案是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Drago Desk 解决方案将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Drago Desk 解决方案出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Drago Desk is a perfect solution for pet owners working from home.
It is a furniture solution as much as for human, as well as for the pet living under his roof.
DragoDesk gives you a space where you can work, also it provides a safe space for the pet to rest, allowing both of you to bond at the same time.
But it is not only a desk, not only a pet house, it is a place for both of you to spend a quality time together.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width between 1500 and 1960mm Depth 650mm Height 760mm
Tags: dog lover, office, workspace, home office, pet, desk solution
Production Technology: The main material is pine plywood, 15mm thick. The box is joined with wooden dowels and confirmats, under worktop construction is a mix of glued joints and confirmats. Worktop is just placed on protruded leg parts which go in worktop drills.
Design Challenge: There were a few unique challenges during design process. Very difficult one was to make the design working for any dog body type. I realized that even small dog can feel comfortable in bigger space, which was a win-win situation. I wanted to avoid any sharp edges or at least keep it as low as possible. During design process there was necessary sort out a problem with cable management, the goal was to keep the pet out of reach. I achieved it with closed main box, although there were versions with open sides to keep the overall weight lower.
Research: There were a lot of testing of final dimensions. It was a very important to get attention to ergonomics of any dog type, so it won't get harm to get in or being inside of box. Also dogs have to "feel" the owner, being able to see him whole day is making them comfortable. Other problem was to choose a proper fabric for cushions, as it has to tear resistant. There was also testing of final coating of plywood boards to avoid any possible poisoning.
Inspiration: It began when we started to work from home and therefore invaded the space of our Weimaraner who used to be home alone the whole day while we were at work. Suddenly, we had this big dog under our standard desks, entangled in cables, pulling out the cords, just to be close to us as much as possible. We had to come up with something that would work for all of us...
Project Duration: The project started with initial sketches in July 2018 and finished August 2020 in my workshop in Svaty Anton, Slovakia.
Operation Flow: Drago Desk could be used as a single or corner solution. The box has cut-outs to for holding the desk in position, with changing the positions of worktop you can achieve 3 different widths. Also with slightly amended worktop there is an option to have a corner solution.
Patents: none
Team Members: Henrich Zrubec
Image Credits: none