Mekong 寫字台 by Tran Nguyen Bao Khoi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銅傢俱· 2020

Mekong 寫字台

by Tran Nguyen Bao Khoi

Client: Khoi

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Mekong 寫字台

該設計是一張辦公桌，適合那些喜歡簡約的人們。它的形狀讓人聯想到湄公河三角洲上的木船剪影。除了展示傳統的木工技術外，它還展示了批量生產的可能性。使用的材料是天然木材，精細的金屬細節和皮革的粗糙度的組合。。尺寸：1600W x 730D x 762H

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Mekong 寫字台是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Mekong 寫字台將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Mekong 寫字台出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This design is a writing desk, for those who like simplicity. It is a combination of the familiar rustic wooden boat image on the Mekong River with modern design lines. Beside showing the ingenuity of traditional carpentry in making, it also show the possibility of mass production.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension: 1600W x 800D x 762H. The desk parts are removable for packaging and shipping.
Tags: mekong river, mekong delta, wood boat, wood desk, boat inspiration
Production Technology: The desk is made by solidwood, that is combination of the shine of metal and the roughness of leather and wood .. In other options about material, the designer even wants to show the surface of table body and table legs as harsh as the wooden boat shell, bring emotions to the touch.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of this design activity is to pick out the simplest, most familiar of river life to become the mark of the design. Selective detail shown to be commercial; trying to strike a balance between crafting and mass production.
Research: When the world gets closer and closer together, one can see similar designs everywhere. But human nature is like exploring, listening to stories they never knew. Local cultural identity is also a resource for creativity. At artwork, the designer wants to talk about a rich Mekong Delta, with simple and gentle people; they choose wooden boats as their homes.
Inspiration: The artwork gets inspiration from the shape of wood boats on Mekong river, which flows through Vietnam. The designer has his own opinion: When someone is sitting at work, his mind is like a boat going, it needs a good captain with wisdom, concentration, and cultivate knowledge constantly.
Project Duration: It has never appeared at any exhibition.
Operation Flow: The desk drawer can be opened with a light press. The gold-plated tray holds your phone, tablet or something small..