Up

Up by Katia R.Glossmann from spain

designer's own words:

multifunctional support - w450 x d450 x h760 mm - an independent piece that needs of the space for its function, it only needs to support in any wall. a concept of furniture to solve new necessities and to give alternatives to different situations and spaces. an element to interact with the user, designed from the observation of the behaviors, attitudes and habits of a society with a growing adaptability and mobility. the proposal seems formally the recurrent position of a person supported in the wall, while it rests, maintains an informal conversation ..."up" can be used so much in public as private spaces, in events like expositive support, catering, laptop support, and in the same way in domestic use, like small table, shelf, makeup table, desktop, and in any case like seat. the piece solves in itself the functions obtained with several pieces of furniture, allowing to order the space in its multiple uses, an auxiliary element with a formal result of great visual and weight lightness. the finished ones of the piece can be in beech wood, oak... or color laminated, or all lacquered in same color. the construction process begins from curved wood boards, for the seat and step. the easy union of the seat and step to the two wood legs with screws allows the disassembled transport, reducing the size of packing.

perspective view

kx_up_02.jpg multipurpose use view

kx_up_03.jpg concept view