DESIGN NAME: Bojo
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Multi-function modular furniture
INSPIRATION: A toy from my youth
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Square 120x120 centimeter plywood boards can by used and locked in place using their special slots. They can provide within seconds different layouts and compositions, suitable for home application for a small study or home office. They can even provide bigger scale compositions for a contemporary professional office interior. Using the special aluminium accessories they can add alcoves for paper or book storage. In case the user needs change, or more space is needed the boards can be disassembled and using the same aluminioum accessories can be transormed into coffee tables, bookcases etc. in endless compositions and tranformations. Ease in assembling, storage and transportation as well as common production technology can make bojo into a very popular home and office furnishing composition that is adjusted to changing users' needs, mood and space
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: it can be formed using plywood square boards carrying special slots that can provide different layout and compositions, for a home office or study room, or using a larga amount of boards proffesional office furniture. Using special aluminium accessories the same boards can compose coffe tables, bookcases etc and can be continuously transformed depending on mood, needs, space.
After disassembling they can be stored, carried or packed for easy relocation and transportation. If user needs change, the initial the design can be adjusted and provide new items or an previous configuration can change within minutes in order to cater for more space or utilities.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started as a concept design in Greece in September 2011, while feasibility studies took place until October 2011.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Ordinary plywood boards are cut square using CNC technology, while the two different sides are pressed sustainably produced formicas. Accessories are made of anodized aluminium using current aluminium techonology production
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: -120X120 centimetres
-number of boards depends on desired compositions
-Easy assembling-disassembling process
-Modular-changeable-transformable
TAGS: Modular, multi-function, changeable
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: -
CHALLENGE: -
ADDED DATE: 2012-02-28 11:26:50
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : BllendDesignTeam, Helen Brasinika Founder & Head Designer and Anastasia Rokkou Senior Design Technologist/3D renderer
IMAGE CREDITS: Helen Brasinika, 2011.
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