Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌 by Takusei Kajitani

Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌 by Takusei Kajitani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銅傢俱· 2021

Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌

by Takusei Kajitani

Client: Consentable

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌

隨著各種數字設備的出現，生活方式發生了變化。但書桌的設計並沒有改變。現代知識分子的辦公桌上放置PC時，通常會佈滿各種類型的佈線。他們應該需要改進。尤其是在在家工作很普遍的時代，家裡的辦公桌需要精緻。 Consentable WT Ao 為PC用戶提供了新的工作體驗，將嘈雜的線路和設備隱藏在簡單的形式中，以及類似海面的靛藍染色頂板。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌是 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Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌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。Consentable WT Ao 電腦辦公桌出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a work desk for PC with various storages to hide noisy wirings and devices. It realizes calm work experiences for PC users with hiding noisy items into the simple form, and with using the top plate of indigo dyed wood grains that resemble the calm sea surface.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1150mm x Depth 600mm x Height 700mm, the legs are made of solid black cherry and the top plate is made of solid black cherry laminated plywood. Both are with indigo dyeing finish.
Tags: digital, sustainable, desk, Japan, indigo, PC, minimal, dye, wood, craftsman
Production Technology: This desk is made of wood dyed with Japanese Aizome, traditional indigo dyeing technology by Japanese craftsmen. To develop the color of indigo on wood, over 3 times of hand-dyeing works are needed. After that, the wood grains change their textures like the surface of calm sea with glossy indigo.
Design Challenge: Our challenge is to improve the PC user experiences on the desk at home. We have designed various small storages in this desk to hide noisy wirings and devices. And also we have made the wood grains resemble the calm sea surface with indigo dyed finish trying to provide calm experiences on the desk to home PC users.
Research: I made the most effort for hiding wirings and devices to fit in a simple form. For example, the wiring space behind the top plate is the size of W1050mm D100mm H750mm that fits for OA taps connected with various outlets such as PC adapters. A cord of the OA tap can be embedded in the grooves of the legs. Regarding the device space, not only can devices be stored, but they are also connected to PC through the wiring space. This desk is designed to be simple as if there were no wiring with it.
Inspiration: Our lifestyles have changed with digital devises. But the designs of desks have not changed. Your desk might be flooded with various types of dusty wirings when you place your PC or chargers of various devices, so we wanted to improve those poor experiences. Especially in the era when Work From Home is common, our work desks at home also should be sophisticated. We designed this to provide better experiences on desks for home PC users.
Project Duration: PC Work Desk project started in Tokyo in April 2014, and the initial model as Consentable WT were exhibited at Tokyo Design Week in 2014, Salone del Mobile and Paris Design Week in 2016. After that, it was completed in June 2020 as Consentable WT Ao with changing the finishing to indigo dye.
Operation Flow: (1) The grooves on the backsides of the legs are for hiding an OA tap code. A cord from an outlet at home powers all the digital devices on the desk. (2) Power codes and USB wirings can be neatly stored. There is a wiring space with lids behind the top plate to protect the cords from dust. (3) The top plate has a device space linked to the wiring space and you can neatly organize all devices and wirings as they are connected. (4) Assembly required.
Patents: Patented. No1524132. Takusei Kajitani. April 17, 2015. Certificate of Design Registration, Japan Patent Office.
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Team Members: Designer: Yoh Miyachi
Craftsman: Ryosuke Tanaka
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Photographer Katsuhiko Abe, Variations, 2020.