KABU

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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

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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.


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