KABU ALEX CHIN | SHAI GERNER | THOMAS MACDONALD
alba WHAT IS KABU? INTERPRETIVE. EXPRESSIVE. FLEXIBLE.
ALEX CHIN | SHAI GERNER | THOMAS MACDONALD
WHO NEEDS KABU?
james Home Investor
alba
andrea
Creative Director
Marketing Exec.
James is interested in a non-traditional working surface to support his non-traditional working materials.
james Home Investor
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He needs a flexible working surface that operates in two modes: standing and sitting.
james Home Investor
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Alba needs a flexible surface for her galleries.
alba Creative Director
It must be as expressive as the creative space in which it resides.
Andrea needs an expressive surface that makes a statement about her firm.
andrea
It must be interpretive to accommodate spontaneous presentations and informal meetings.
Marketing Director
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And it must be flexible, modular and capable of aggregation.
andrea Marketing Director
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Can all of these needs be served by a single product?
KABU
INSPIRATION / PROCESS SKETCHING
MODEL DEVELOPMENT
FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIC MOVEMENT / ACTION
Move along vertical axis
Twist
Locks in place
SIMPLE ARTICULATION / JOINT
*Further engineering for strength and stability currently in progress.
MODULARITY / AGGREGATION
MODULARITY / AGGREGATION
COLOR + MATERIAL OPTIONS
MATERIAL COMBINATION OPTIONS
WHAT IS KABU? INTERPRETIVE. EXPRESSIVE. FLEXIBLE.
KABU IS ALESSI.