Press Release
Codependent Table by Fletcher Eshbaugh Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Fletcher Eshbaugh acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Codependent Table by Fletcher Eshbaugh, designed for 1th Studio. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Codependent Table
Codependent melds psychology and design, specifically focusing upon the physical manifestation of a psychological condition, codependency. These two intertwined tables must rely upon each other to function. The two forms are incapable of standing alone, but together create one functional form. The final table is a powerful example of which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
About Fletcher Eshbaugh
Fletcher Eshbaugh began his career in New York City creating work amongst the product, fashion, and graphic industries while maintaining a fascination with Psychology. This distinct path informed his unique perspective which borrows from each discipline in equal measure. Interested in the idea of a product as much as the form and final design, his approach also tempers traditional with novel, applying psychological markers in each of his designs. In 2008 he formed “1th”, his design consultancy to focus on these projects, while also maintaining numerous positions and clients in each field such as Coach, Beautyblender, Dell, and The Money Team.
Award Record
Fletcher Eshbaugh is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/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/104539
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/104539
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!104539
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/274771
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.1th.io/codependent
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Codependent Table
- Function
- Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- 1th Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Fletcher Eshbaugh
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #104539
Credits
- Image Credits
- All images photographed by Fletcher Eshbaugh
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Codependent melds psychology and design into a category termed AnimaForma, representative of both mind and form. The table’s central premise is a physical manifestation of a psychological condition, specifically codependency. This concept is the focus of this piece, with two interlocking tables that rely upon each other to function. Each table incapable of standing on their own, yet together they create a more stable form echoing the psychological condition.
- Inspiration
- This design was inspired by a fascination of how profound a role psychological conditions play in an individual's lives. This often goes unnoticed by the affected, and is the source of unresolved discomfort. With this, the larger vision for this table was the hope that the design can spur a larger conversation about mental health, psychology, and well being.
- Research
- Design Research: Pointed research on the condition of Codependency tempered with how this would physically manifest itself in the form of a table. Many iterations of designs were made, and engineers were consulted to ensure table stability. Proof of concept was performed via scale 3D printed model, and materials and tools were selected to be as efficient as possible in a hand crafted setting.
- Challenge
- The most challenging portion of this project was the implementation of the design. Many features such as the lip of each piece of the table, the radii underneath the table, et cetera needed to be mapped out and specialized jigs and tools were created and used to finish the table in its final form.
- Realization and Technology
- Both interlocking tables were handmade in a Brooklyn workshop using Ash as the only material.
- Operation and Interaction
- Envisioned as an eccentric yet everyday coffee table, the black form creates the larger of the two surfaces and is the primary tabletop surface. The white form that pierces the black creates a basin that can be used as a valet for special objects or a vessel for a centerpiece.
- Project Duration and Location
- Codependent started in November 2017, and was completed July 2019, debuting as a feature on Core77.com, Design-milk.com, and in Home & Design Trends 9th Anniversary Special Issue.
- Specifications
- Overall: 79.5cm Diameter, 46cm Tall. White tabletop: 36cm Diameter.
- Keywords
- Animaforma, Psychology, Furniture, Table, Codependent
