CO Cubicles Modular coffee table by Helen Brasinika |
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| DESIGN NAME: CO Cubicles PRIMARY FUNCTION: Modular coffee table INSPIRATION: Function informs both the name and the form. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: It is a modular aluminium coffee table comprising nine different parts that can easily be assembled and locked in place without tools. The design provides the typical top surface of coffee tables in a tray lay out, while four different cubicles provide storage and easy access. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Confucius said that the strength of the nation derives from home integrity. A home empowered with a social hub, a family core and a secret retreat can offer greater user satisfaction. Paraphrasing it, it is important to accommodate our public, private and secret activities. The design provides the usual coffee table functionality, with an enclosure of service trays enabling simultaneously performing independent activities. The bottom module is used to lock the cubicles in place, while providing a rigid storage space for every items and belongings. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Design conceptualized and researched from January 2014 until February 2014 in Athens, Greece. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: It is designed using Pytha3DCAD and CNC technology for laser cutting. Aluminium solid sheets 4mm and 5mm thickness is specified, while taking into account technological advancements in electrostatic powder coatings and metallic finishes, the design utilized the Interpon D2525 series of Akzo Nobel, in terms of green environmental rating, durability and an explosive color pallet that adds an extra aesthetic value matching the most demanding interior environment. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Length 140cm width 100 cm height 40 cm TAGS: furniture, design, table, coffee table, change, custom, customization, aluminium, corian, storage, bookcase, tray, cubicles, modular RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Bibliographic and website search was conducted in user values and ergonomically added assets for a coffee table. The main emphasis is placed on storage, keeping away items and belongings while having them easily accessible, a coffee table that can be used simultaneously by all family members including kids, available manufacturing technology for low cost production and easy assembling and relocating without using tools. CHALLENGE: Four different compartments are locked in place using a laser stenciled 5mm thick aluminum sheet. The slots enable its vertical sliding, while it rests on two deep rectangular cuttings on the opposing cubicle faces. The same technique is used for the 4mm thick top modules that create four different sizes of service trays. The industrial feeling of aluminium is counterbalanced by vibrant Pantone colors, in Cyber yellow, Green vegetation, Web blue and Tomato Red. ADDED DATE: 2014-03-07 06:52:36 TEAM MEMBERS (4) : Helen Brasinika, Principal Designer & Co-founder , BllendDesignTeam, Panagiota Brasinika, Design & Research Assistant and IMAGE CREDITS: Panagiota Brasinika, 3D cad visualization |
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NAME: BllendDesignOffice PROFILE: BllendDesignOffice is a multidisciplinary design and research office based in Athens, Greece, operating in the fields of Architectural identity, interior and lighting design, landscape and sustainable design, color consulting, 3D branding and research, in every phase of the design process from conceptual design to project development and construction. Taking into account the strong contextual impact every project involves, Bllend considers informed research design to be a powerful tool. It empowers the dynamic interaction of Scapes, material, form, light and human actors to blend in naturally in order to let the resulting built forms acquire significance due to involvement and use value. To quote Eero Saarinen, [always design a thing by considering it in its larger context- a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan....] |
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Co Cubicles Modular Coffee Table by Helen Brasinika is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Furniture Design Category, 2013 - 2014.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Helen Brasinika. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Helen Brasinika. |
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