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The Collector 酒窖 by Zsolt Szalai

The Collector 酒窖 by Zsolt Szalai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.


銀傢俱· 2023

The Collector 酒窖

by Zsolt Szalai

Client: BFZ Barrierefreie Zone GmbH

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About The Collector 酒窖

一個吸引所有人目光的酒窖。它是手工製作的,是為真正的葡萄酒愛好者設計的。拋光鋼框架與部分彩色中空玻璃的結合,使其看起來穩定但同時又通風。通過特殊的溫度控制,這個步入式房間提供了足夠的空間來冷卻、儲存和收集葡萄酒。另一側有一個樞軸門,也是由拋光鋼手工製成。在門的凹處,又發現了彩色玻璃。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

The Collector 酒窖是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主,這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品,展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計The Collector 酒窖將成為一件出色的典範之作,兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明,造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。The Collector 酒窖是一件令人羨慕的創作,它喚起渴望,帶來積極的情感,並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
A wine cellar that draws all eyes. It is handmade and planned for a real wine lover.
The combination of the burnished steel frames with partially colored insulating glass, make it look stable but at the same time airy.
With special temperature control, this walk-in room provides enough space for cooling, storing and collecting wine.
On the opposite side, there is a pivot door, also handmade of burnished steel. In the recesses of the door, the colored glass is found again.
Dimensions & Packaging
The collector has an approximate total size of 7 square meters.
Tags
timeless, luxurious, sculpture, unique, colored glass, steel, wien cellar
Production Technology
The materials used for this project were DuPont Corian, burnished steel and insulating glass, some colored, some transparent.
Design Challenge
The plan was to have two wine refrigerators, which did not look very inviting. When the artist Zsolt Szalai heard about it, it motivated him to plan something special from instead, because collecting and drinking wine is a special form of art.
Research
For the burnished steel, the artist has developed a secret technology with which he treats the steel to achieve this special effect. This type of surface treatment and the production by hand make each piece unique.
Inspiration
The 3-floor house, in which the wine cellar and the pivot door are located, has been purposely reduced and conceptually planned. When the construction of the house was in full progress, the designer, Zsolt Szalai, had a vision about the collector.
Project Duration
The project duration was from May to June 2021, in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria.
Operation Flow
The artist planned to use subtle color accents in the form of colored glass to create more coziness. The semi-transparent colors can now be found in the glass front of the wine cellar as well as in the openings of the opposite pivot door.
Image Credits
1: Photographer Matthias Streibel, The collector with colored glass, 2022
2: Photographer Matthias Streibel, The collector without colored glass, 2022
3: Photographer Matthias Streibel, pivot door, 2022
4: Photographer Matthias Streibel, pivot door and staircase, 2022
5: Photographer Matthias Streibel, Details, 2022

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