Slice of Jupiter 咖啡桌 by Alexia Mintsouli

Slice of Jupiter 咖啡桌 by Alexia Mintsouli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

银家具· 2020

Slice of Jupiter 咖啡桌

by Alexia Mintsouli

Client: Alex Mint Studio

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Slice of Jupiter 咖啡桌

一款圆形奢华的手工打造咖啡桌。采用来自西班牙的正宗黑色内罗侯爵大理石(Nero Marquina)与来自印度的迷人绿色危地马拉大理石(Verde Guatemala),以金箔分隔,置于坚实的拉丝青铜底座之上。手工制作工艺以及整体的材料选择与组合,确保每一件"木星切片"(Slice of Jupiter)都真正独一无二且极具原创性。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Slice of Jupiter 咖啡桌是 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Slice of Jupiter 咖啡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。Slice of Jupiter 咖啡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: A round, sumptuous, hand-crafted coffee table,
combining the genuine black of Nero Marquina Marble from Spain and the mesmerizing green of Verde Guatemala Marble from India, divided by a Gold Metal Leaf. Resting on a solid brushed bronze base.
Dimensions & Packaging: Slice of Jupiter is available in two sizes: diameter: 1000mm and height: 360mm, or diameter: 800mm and height: 300mm.
Tags: coffee table, contemporary furniture, marble table, product design, furniture design
Production Technology: Carefully selected raw marble, transfigures into a contemporary design piece, through a semi-handmade process.
Design Challenge: In terms of furniture design, the abundance of style variations and expressions, as well as the limitations posed by functionality and material attributes, staying true and literal to producing unique items, presents a significant challenge. Regarding Slice of Jupiter and 01, the collection of which it is part of, Alex Mint addressed this challenge by selecting the inherently unique marble as the primal raw material. Other material and color combinations, as well as the overall handmade process, further enhance uniqueness and originality.
Research: The research behind Slice of Jupiter was carried out more as a part of journey to a personal design identity. Years of professional architectural experience, meshed with sound technical and aesthetical understanding of marble were employed to adress material combination, geometry, furniture and product design. In fact, this is a dynamic process, conditioning and distinguishing my extended body of work. Regarding Slice of Jupiter, after forming a specific framework, applicable to a high-end, hand-crafted coffee table, selected supplementary materials and structural designs were tested, to identify optimum combinations. Findings were further confirmed by full scale models, which in turn ascertained the final product specifications.
Inspiration: Slice of Jupiter is a product of a personal bond to marble and the drive to experiment with its versatility, uniqueness and naturalness.
Project Duration: Collection "01", part of which is Slice of Jupiter, was designed between September and November 2017. Production followed shortly after, i.e. December 2017 and January 2018. Selected items, including Slice of Jupiter, have been exhibited at Maison & Objet (2018, Paris) and IMM (2019,Cologne), as well as Good Design Greece (2018, Athens). Slice of Jupiter has also been published in Elle Deco (Middle East), issue 22.
Operation Flow: The natural attributes of the primary raw material, i.e. marble, combined with the fine craftsmanship and the handmade process, ensure that each Slice of Jupiter is like no other. In that sense, users possess a truly unique piece of furniture.
Team Members: Alexia Mintsouli
Image Credits: Optional Image #3 Lelievre Paris, Optional Image #4 Lelievre Paris