Magic Blocks 咖啡桌 by Yian Hung 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

Magic Blocks 咖啡桌

by Yian Hung

Client: Yestudio

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Magic Blocks 咖啡桌

魔方积木（Magic Blocks）是一组由不锈钢打造的三件式咖啡桌。金属杆采用手工钨极惰性气体保护焊（TIG焊）连接，表面以粉末涂层工艺处理。彩绘表面提供多种颜色可选，适用于室内与室外空间。三张桌子高度各异，因此既可相互叠套组合，也可单独使用。不同的组合方式能在室内营造出透视与色彩叠加的视觉效果。闲置时，这些桌子亦可作为家中的艺术摆件呈现。其造型严格遵循水平与垂直的线条秩序，形体保持纯粹本真、不加修饰。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Magic Blocks 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Magic Blocks 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。Magic Blocks 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: The boards are joined together by craft welders and finished in various colors of paint coating treatment, suitable for indoors and outdoors.Functionally, the objects are designed in different heights to overlap or simply serving its purpose individually.In vision, through different combinations, perspective and color overlap are generated to decorate different interior spaces.
Functionally, the objects are designed in different heights to overlap or simply serving its purpose individually.In vision, through different combinations, perspective and color overlap are generated to decorate different interior spaces.
Dimensions & Packaging: Table 1: 610 X 610 X 500 mm
Table 2: 610 X 310 X 500 mm
Table 3: 600 X 300 X 500 mm
Tags: perspective,color,coffee table,flexible,art
Production Technology: Made of stainless steel, the rods are joined together by craft welders using tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding methods; and finished in powder coating treatment.The surface is painted in different colors, suitable for indoors and outdoors.
Design Challenge: In the design, designer strictly employ shapes in horizontal and vertical formats; and when shapes and forms are utilized, it will have to be the most basic unadorned geometric forms.The challenge is to find the geometric shapes to place through to increase the perspective of the table.The hardest part of the design activity is in the production of the tables.The simplicity and clarity of the design requires good precision in the welding, almost seeking perfect in machinated beauty but in the form of craft.Also in terms of measurements, a slight deviation will make a drastic visual effect hence accuracy and consistence is important in the making.
Research: The research is based on the rediscovery of space, perspective and color, and on the impact that on furniture and interior spaces. Which got others further into a dialogue on the idea of design being conscious in intent, and also how can design be deconstructed to derive a level of novelty besides its dominant principles.
Inspiration: Is design often conscious with intent? Does the design often use a sense of space? How can deconstruction and perspective design bring novelty besides its dominant principles?Inspired by spatial illusion, the result is a set of steel interpretation accentuated by its surface and colors.This experiential project exemplifies an exploration of systematic practice, visual interactions and human experiences.This experimental project is an example of exploration of visual perspective and exploration.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 in Taipei.A prototype was made in 2018 in Taipei. Photo in 2019.
Operation Flow: These three objects are combined in simply used as a coffee table alone.When not in use, they can be considered art at home.
Patents: Hung,Yi-AN
Tien,Wei-Cheng
Team Members: Hung,Yi-AN
Tien,Wei-Cheng
Image Credits: Hung,Yi-AN
Tien,Wei-Cheng