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Trapesi Bistro Table by Phebos Xenakis |
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FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
PX: Currently the design is not in production. Hopefully it can make it's way to being produced.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
PX: I started designing this in Januari 2016 and finished it by the end of June 2016. In total it took about 6 months
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
PX: When doing my internship I was never assigned a project to focus on thus I had to pursuit my own interests. This lead to focusing on daily problems with everyday furniture.
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
PX: The design is currently not being produced. If a company would be interested in the design they can always approach me with a proposition.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
PX: A repeating problem that I saw all too often where people do not find a proper place for their bags or purses.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
PX: No, this was a design that was worked out and produced by myself as part of my thesis.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
PX: The main targets are public places, cafes, restaurants. The design would be used to ease up certain activities such as storing/hanging the customers bag/purse.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
PX: The way the added function is integrated makes the design more unique than other bistro tables.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
PX: Because of my greek roots I always try to implement some greek into the names. 'Trapezi' meaning table and 'pesi' meaning falling in greek were merged together into one word.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
PX: I started by sketching and brainstroming which lead to the making of small prototypes. After the desired concept was achieved I modelled the design in a 3D software. By making use of my 3D file I produced some of the parts myself, other more difficult parts were made by specialized companies. Finally I assembled and finished everything myself.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
PX: The folds at each end are such a noticable design aspect that it can be used to create a whole product family. It combines function and aesthetic into one piece and thus resulting to the saying 'form follows function'.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
PX: I created this design all by myself, some parts were made by specialized companies but of course everything had to be paid for, there were no collaborations.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
PX: Some parts of the table had to be produced by more modern production techniques as everything has to fit perfectly together.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
PX: At the start of my brainstorming I wanted to make sure that the problem I saw many people faced with was really there. Thus I created an online enquete asking people if they have ever encountered such a problem.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
PX: As a student you have a limited budget, this is why 90% of the work was done by myself including the production.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
PX: Creating this latest work of mine I realized how much my skills have improved and how much can be achieved in 3 years.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
PX: If a company is interested in the design they can always contact me with a proposition.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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