On the Table 街机桌 by Yu Hiraoka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award 银奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

银家具· 2017

On the Table 街机桌

by Yu Hiraoka

Client: Design of Things

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About On the Table 街机桌

这款街机风格的电子游戏机专为畅玩上世纪八九十年代的经典电子游戏而设计，面向伴随这些游戏成长起来的成年人群体。传统的游戏机或许难以融入精致的室内环境，而这款设计则提供了一种多功能的替代方案。当不用于游戏时，游戏机可转变为一张时尚的现代咖啡桌，从而与当代居住空间浑然融为一体。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

On the Table 街机桌是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计On the Table 街机桌将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。On the Table 街机桌是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is an arcade-styled video game console to play vintage video games from the 80's and 90's, and it is dedicated to adults who grew up with those video games in their childhood. However, having a normal vintage video game console could ruin the ambience of your sophisticated living room. Here is a solution. This is not just a game console, but it transforms to a stylish modern coffee table when it is not played.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: W 700 D 500 H 345 mm
Tags: Arcade, Vintage, Video game, Furniture, Coffee table, Side table
Production Technology: Materials: wood, stainless steel
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was finding a contemporary stylish design for this unique product which transforms from a coffee table to arcade game console.
Research: Research was conducted in two directions.
The first direction was looking into existing arcade consoles for home. And, the second direction was looking into contemporary design tables to be inspired for designing the style of pur project.
Inspiration: In the 80's, many kids grew up with old-school video games and arcade games that became a distinct subculture of the era.
Now those kids are grown-up adults, but their good childhood memories are still alive within them, and forever will be.
Project Duration: Milan 2016 / 2017
Operation Flow: This is an arcade - styled video game console for single or two players. When it is not played, it is a normal coffee table and the game console interface is hidden.
Patents: Copyrights: Design of Things
Team Members: Giuseppe Circhetta
Claudio Braccini
Image Credits: Main Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #1: Design of Things
Optional Image #2: Design of Things
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Optional Image #4: Design of Things