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Fit In Partition and Shelving System by Dogan Can Hatunoglu Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Office Furniture Design
Dogan Can Hatunoglu honored for office furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Fit In Partition and Shelving System by Dogan Can Hatunoglu, designed for Atılım University, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Office Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Fit In Partition and Shelving System
Fit In is a movable partition and shelving system designed to define and add functions to office spaces. The three main modules can rotate 360 degrees separately, moving from a single point. The rotation is provided by a ball bearing system placed between the modules. Fit In can be used in a compact form in traditional offices, while its many variations support dynamic and collaborative open offices. The lowest module can serve as a seat, the middle module as a table top and the highest module as a high desk. The system is made of 18 mm medium-density fibreboard with steel sheet coating.
Award Record
With this recognition, Dogan Can Hatunoglu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Office Furniture Design Award
The A' Office Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good office furniture by best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to office furniture designers, industrial design studios, office furniture brands and office furniture manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include desks, chairs, file cabinets, conference tables, cubicles and workstations. The awarded office furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/office-furniture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/120108
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/120108
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!120108
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/280119
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fit In Partition and Shelving System
- Function
- Partition and Shelving System
- Category
- Office Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Business
- Colors
- Black, Dark Olive Green, Saddle Brown, Dim Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Atılım University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Dogan Can Hatunoglu
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #120108
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image Credits: Dilsa Gunaydin Temel, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Fit In is a movable partition and shelf system that is designed to define and add functions in office spaces. The three main modules of the product can rotate 360 degree separately, moving from a single point. This movement is provided by the bearing system used between modules. While the product can be used more compactly in traditional office spaces, its multiple variations could create a more dynamic and collaborative open office environments.
- Inspiration
- The design has emerged with the aim of creating a more dynamic model for partitions used in open office spaces. Co-working areas, which are rapidly spreading today, have triggered the product to be open to interaction, co-creation, and co-operation. Therefore, creation of different modules, and the function of 360 degree rotation has been used. The final form of the product, the overlapping of the three main modules, and the way it touches the ground are inspired from the game Tetris.
- Research
- Designing the partition and shelving system Fit In started with the idea of possible space and function defining options for open offices. The importance of being able to provide multiple design and organization options within a single design played a pivotal role. In the end, Fit In and its three main modules present a partition and shelving system that could rotate from a single point, and provides almost endless design and organization solutions to both traditional and open office environments. In that sense, Fit In enables collaboration, co-creation, and co-operation with its flexible form and function.
- Challenge
- The first challenge was creating a single design that offers multiple designs and multiple organizations. In that sense, different connection techniques, and different office environments and layouts were all considered deeply. The most challenging part of the creative process was finding the suitable mechanism that enables the separate 360 degree rotation of the modules. However, it was achieved by using a specific type of ball bearing between the modules.
- Realization and Technology
- Medium-density fibreboard MDF 18mm, Steel Sheet 4 mm for coating purposes, Ball Bearing System Detail for rotation.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users could operate the product in multiple forms. Since, the modules of the product could separately rotate 360 degree, there are endless possibilities to operate Fit In. While the overall product could be used as partition and shelving units, all its main modules have additional functions. With the help of the suitable dimensions, the lowest module could also acts as sitting unit, while the middle module could acts as table top, and the highest module could acts as high desk.
- Project Duration and Location
- While the project have multiple design processes, the final detailed part of the designing phase began in August 2020, and finished in December 2020.
- Specifications
- The close compact version of the design is 176cm long, 39cm deep, and 122cm high. However, its dimension could vary according to its different positions. Additionally, material, texture, and colors could vary according to its usage area.
- Keywords
- Partition, shelving, modularity, functionality, open-offices, flexible design, office accessories
