Carlo Contin's Adjustable Furniture Takes Cues from the Humble Screw
Laura McQuarrie — October 1, 2014 — Art & Design
References: carlocontin.it & design-milk
These adjustable furniture designs by Carlo Contin take inspiration from the screw, making it so that you can easily modify the height of seats and tabletops with just a few turns. The furniture collection is aptly called 'Avvitamenti,' which means "screwed" in Italian.
Screws are pretty integral to most furniture designs, but these designs blow up the function of the screw and make it the focal point of the furniture piece. The collection includes a range of colorful pieces including stools, tables, benches, lamps and storage units that offer a playful way to interact with your home environment. However, instead of needing a special tool to make changes to the pieces, all you need are your hands.
Screws are pretty integral to most furniture designs, but these designs blow up the function of the screw and make it the focal point of the furniture piece. The collection includes a range of colorful pieces including stools, tables, benches, lamps and storage units that offer a playful way to interact with your home environment. However, instead of needing a special tool to make changes to the pieces, all you need are your hands.
Trend Themes
1. Screw-inspired Furniture - Designing furniture pieces that take inspiration from screws, and employ their function in a playful way, expands the possibilities of furniture design.
2. Adjustable Furniture Design - Creating furniture designs that allow the user to easily modify its height and function, adds value to the user experience and product usability.
3. Manual Manipulation Furniture Design - Exploring furniture designs that encourage user manual manipulation instead of requiring special tools or expertise, can revolutionize the way consumers interact with and personalize their furniture pieces.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Manufacturing - Incorporating this screw-inspired and adjustable furniture design approach into the production process can create unique and useful products.
2. Interior Design - Designing living spaces that can be easily and creatively transformed with adjustable and customizable furniture pieces can add value to a customer's home investment.
3. Product Design - Incorporating playful and functional design elements based on everyday objects like screws, can create new product categories and user experiences.
2.8
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
