Hus 咖啡桌 by Olga Szymanska is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award 金獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

金傢俱· 2017

Hus 咖啡桌

by Olga Szymanska

Client: Olga Szymanska Design

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Hus 咖啡桌

Hus係一張咖啡桌，同時可以做細路仔嘅玩具屋。呢張枱由兩個組件同一塊可拆式桌面組成。每個組件代表建築物嘅一層樓，設有窗戶、樓梯、可移動嘅牆身同埋迷你傢俬。啲組件可以移位、轉動或者分開，導軌可以確保佢哋穩固。一個空置嘅組件可以用嚟收納。底座同枱腳採用實心橡木製造，上層部分同桌面就用中密度纖維板（MDF）製造。細路仔可以探索唔同建築材料嘅質感同重量，例如木材、混凝土同透明面板。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Hus 咖啡桌是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Hus 咖啡桌將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Hus 咖啡桌激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Hus is made of natural materials used in construction like wood, concrete or transparent panels. Children can get to know the smells, textures and weight of those materials. Simple forms of furniture and walls can help teach to arrange open space. After play the house turns into a table.
Dimensions & Packaging: Whole object: Width 760 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 370 mm
Miniature walls: Width 150 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 90 mm
Miniature furniture: 30 pieces in various shapes and dimensions
Paper box for the small pieces: Width 330 mm x Depth 220 mm x Height 102 mm
Package: Width 860 mm x Depth 500 mm x Height 470 mm
Tags: table, furniture, toy, learning, architecture, modular, minimalist, creativity, arranging, storage
Production Technology: The table consists of three main pieces. The bottom piece and legs are made of solid oak wood, the upper piece and the top are made of MDF. All small parts (the furniture) are made of solid oak wood and oiled with natural flaxseed oil. The miniature walls are made of concrete, solid oak wood and clear PVC. The window openings are cut with CNC milling machine.
Design Challenge: The most important challege was finding materials which would be locally sourced and hand manufactured with attention to detail and quality; and at the same time with finishing that would be safe for children to use (non toxic lacquer, natural flaxseed oil).
Research: Wanting to create a worthwhile object for children, I observed groups for 4- to 10-year-olds during constructive play. I noticed that when children are not constrained in their imaginative play, they look down on their created mini-world from above (not from the side). I decided to use this idea and designed an object in which children could play with open space resembling modernist architecture. I made a prototype and allowed children to play with it. The design was well-received by children.
Inspiration: I noticed that the market is saturated with low quality plastic toy houses with distorted proportions and chaotic details. I wanted to create an object which could be a worthwhile place to play and learn for children. The form of the table is reminiscent of modernist architecture, which was noteworthy for its open space interiors. This means that the children are not limited to arranging fixed rooms and can use their unconstrained creativity.
Project Duration: The project started in Warsaw in January 2016, and was completed in May 2016. It was exhibited at Wawa Desig Festival in Warsaw and at the Institute of Design in Kielce, Poland.
Operation Flow: The table consists of two independent modules and a removable table top. The modules can be shifted, turned or separated. It is safe because of guide rails which prevent the modules from falling apart. Each of the two modules represents a floor of a building, with windows, stairs, freely movable walls and furniture. An empty module can be used as storage space.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Olga Szymanska, 2017.
Image Credits: Images: photographer Didi Studio