Bronze Furniture Design · 2020
Lift Portable and Adaptable Shelf
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: P- Design Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 13,571
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About Lift Portable and Adaptable Shelf
Lift is a portable shelf designed to display books and magazines. Lift is not freestanding, so any wall can serve as its support. Two zigzag plywood columns form the main structure. Wooden and copper bars connect the columns and hold magazines, while yellow steel trays support standing books. The trays become narrower towards the top. Lift measures 2000 mm in height and 600 mm in width and weighs 23 kg, so one person can carry it. The design avoids ornamentation and reduces the number of components by using existing walls.
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- Unique Properties
- Lift exhibits books & magazines, the metal trays for standing books and the cooper bars for hanging magazines. As a dependent product, it is created by the idea of tailoring furniture to spaces. The initial vision of this project is to avoid ornamentation and reducing the usage of components and make a product that could benefit from its surrounding to function. Therefore inspiration of Lift formed by gazing through dependent products ,such as ladder, that need a wall to function.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Lift has 2000 mm height, 600 mm wide and maximum distance of it from any wall could not be more than 400 mm at the bottom.
- Tags
- Shelf, Adaptable, Portable, Bookcase, Display
- Production Technology
- Primarily, idea of project formed by sketching and analyzing average human size. Model making and form finding are generated in Rhino. Production planing and shop drawings occurred by Aouto CAD. Two wooden frames and the bottom tray are made out of 18 mm plywood and cut by CNC machine. Yellow metal trays are made out of steel, cut by CNC machine and are bent by bending machine. They ate then hand-painted carefully in 5 layers. For wooden book supports, beech wood is turned by hand and wooden profiles with the diameter of 25 mm are made. Finally 8 mm metal profile with the look of copper are used for making magazine holders. As an assembly item, it is created out of four kinds of components and three raw materials,%80 Wood and %20 Metal. The total weight is 23 Kg and it is easy to be carried by one person.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to find the right angle to stand safely without gliding.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2017 in New York. The technical drawings and prototype edition finished in July 2018. The final product got funded and produced in January 2019.
- Operation Flow
- This product could fit in a 210 cm x 70 cm box. The two large zigzag columns are the main structural elements and contain two sizes of holes on the facing side. They have to be parallel. Cooper and wooden bars would fit in the holes and connect the two columns as part of the structure. Tray holder also plays a fundamental role in the structure of Lift and keeps static of the bottom of this shelf steady. All the yellow trays are in multiple sizes to fit on each row as the shelf height increases it becomes narrower in depth and the distance between wooden lines decrease. Therefore the most bottom line contains the largest size of tray and the highest line, the smallest size.
- Research
- Type of research was experimental, based on analyzing all kinds of human body anatomy and disabilities. The objective is to avoid designing some of the necessary components but benefiting from the existing architectural elements to complete the design. Research methodology is based on case studies and observing physical habits and interactions of end users with similar products. As a result, Lift provides simple shelving system in multiple height levels for any human height level with two presentation options, hang or stand. Adaptability is unique part of its identity which adds value to the product as it adapts with multiple tastes and habits.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration is adaptability. The design is based on minimizing energy,material usage & time for producing extra parts for this product when any space could address those needs. By maximizing the use of walls the usage of material for creating components of shelf breaks off. Therefore one of the unique aspects of Lift is the fact of not being freestanding. Any wall could perform as its support.
- Image Credits
- Image #1,#2,#3,#4 photographer Zoha Babazadeh, 2019. Image #5 Computer Rendering Mona Pouryousef, 2019
Video Credit: Mona Pouryousef
Colors of Lift Portable and Adaptable Shelf
Design Interview about Lift Portable and Adaptable Shelf
Entrepreneurship starts with illusion and complex ideas, one of those skills is to have an analytical mind and broad vision. But the key is no to pass and take “what if’s? ” serious.
They need philosophical explorations, ethical responsibility, aesthetic expressions, and practical applications in line with professional standards.
They need philosophical explorations, ethical responsibility, aesthetic expressions, and practical applications in line with professional standards.
The inspiration is adaptability. The design is based on minimizing energy, material usage & time for producing extra parts for this product when any space could address those needs. By maximizing the use of walls the usage of the material for creating components of shelf breaks off. Therefore one of the unique aspects of Lift is the fact of not being freestanding. Any wall could perform as its support.
Trusting random funny ideas and counting casual brainstormings as vital seminars! Believing that team works not individual and know the art of networking to accomplish with other business owners in a similar industry to hit the market.
The project started in May 2017 in New York. The technical drawings and prototype edition finished in July 2018. The final product got funded and produced in January 2019.
The type of research was experimental, based on analyzing all kinds of human body anatomy and disabilities. The objective is to avoid designing some of the necessary components but benefiting from the existing architectural elements to complete the design. The research methodology is based on case studies and observing the physical habits and interactions of end-users with similar products. As a result, Lift provides a simple shelving system in multiple height levels for any human height level with two presentation options, hang or stand. Adaptability is a unique part of its identity which adds value to the product as it adapts with multiple tastes and habits.
Design with clients not for them!
Primarily, the idea of the project formed by sketching and analyzing the average human size. Model making and form-finding are generated in Rhino. Production planning and shop drawings occurred by Auto CAD. Two wooden frames and the bottom tray are made out of 18 mm plywood and cut by a CNC machine. Yellow metal trays are made out of steel, cut by a CNC machine, and are bent by a bending machine. They ate then hand-painted carefully in 5 layers. For wooden book supports, beechwood is turned by hand and wooden profiles with a diameter of 25 mm are made. Finally, an 8 mm metal profile with the look of copper is used for making magazine holders. As an assembly item, it is created out of four kinds of components and three raw materials,%80 Wood and %20 Metal. The total weight is 23 Kg and it is easy to be carried by one person.
Lift exhibits books & magazines, the metal trays for standing books, and the cooper bars for hanging magazines. As a dependent product, it is created by the idea of tailoring furniture to spaces. The initial vision of this project is to avoid ornamentation and reducing the usage of components and make a product that could benefit from its surroundings to function. Therefore inspiration for Lift formed by gazing through dependent products, such as a ladder, that need a wall to function.
The challenge was to find the right angle to stand safely without gliding.