Metrica

Duende

Tuohy

(2018)

Duende is a conference table designed for informal collaborative meetings destined to the contract furniture market. Conceived to let people work in a more informal way, it includes two versions, the seated and the standing, Duende design originates around a set of iconic press-curved aluminium bases which support a range of self-structural tops of different dimensions, accommodating many configurations and providing ample workspace. The key feature of the design is the contrast between the strength of the gesture needed to form the shape and the gentle and light result achieved.

Design

Metrica elicits the process of design that must face constraints and incentives imposed by manufacturing process, the market and the client. All the projects are scheduled according to Gantt shared with the clients and based on the development of two phases.

The product concept phase produces mood boards, iconographic research and marketing analysis to challenge the company’s brief and to suggest the design outlines.

The design concept phase includes design routes and sketches, design development supported by renders and 3D design, and the final design supported by technical drawings.