Transform your space, simplify your life

Project Brief: Trinity is a multifunctional table and shelving system for users who desire a more minimal lifestyle. In this project, the goal was to make a furniture piece that had a restricted material thickness, could be flat packed, and fit in a limited box size.

Duration: 4 Weeks

Concern

Furniture occupies a considerable amount of space within a single home, whether it’s a cozy couch, a dining table for gatherings, or shelves filled with books. Over time, this accumulation can lead to a surplus of belongings, resulting in clutter that invades upon precious living space, a particularly pressing concern in smaller homes.

Increased safety hazards

Adverse effects on mood

Decreased productivity

Intention

Heightened mental well-being

Economical Saving

Expanded functional space

Consolidate a furniture piece in your living space into a multifunctional unit. This approach offers numerous advantages, particularly appealing to minimalists, tiny home owners, or anyone seeking to maximize space utilization

MOODBOARD

Wood

Minimal

Modern

Previous Concept

Plant integrated furniture

Concept: A table that can hold a plant pot. As the plant grows, you can extend the levels of the table surface which will represent yourself internally growing as well. These levels will allow you to have more storage space. All pieces were meant to fit into each other for pack pack purposes.

Rough Models

Final model of previous concept

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Rope lock to adjust plant height

Netting to fill empty space

Concept: Overall, the concept was too much and very feature heavy which I failed to avoid.

Features: Using netting to fill the empty space seemed unnecessary for a table

Material: I used wood laminate because that was all I had access to at the time. I thought it would be a good choice but laminate is not good in areas with high moisture which was a bad choice considering it would be around a plant constantly.

Model: Building this model took a whole lot of time and energy which I could have used averting my focus elsewhere. With the use of laminate, incorrect hardware, and weight distribution, the whole model was unstable. It would not stay together unless assisted. It was also very obtrusive and after building it I did not even want it as a product.

What went wrong

Final Concept

After learning from my mistakes from my previous concept, I was back to square one with a ton of lost time.

Even though I failed on the first concept, I learned a lot through my mistakes which I needed to produce something more special.

This time I was to avert from plant based furniture, focus on simplicity, and a more angular design language.

With only one week to find a new approach, I played with chipboard and toothpicks to spark inspiration. I found an interesting concept and decided to roll with it.

Rough models