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Journeymans Piece | Gesellenstück (Desk)

Nikolas Miranda
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JOURNEYMANS PIECE | GESELLENSTÜCK
Nikolas Miranda | Germany | July '17 
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
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In Germany it is common to produce a journeymans piece (Gesellenstück) at the end of your apprenticeship. The students have to design the product themselves, including a technical drawing. After they get the permission to build it, they get about three weeks time to finish their piece of furniture.

I did my best to design a light looking desk, with an extraordinary combination of materials. The hardest part was to integrate complex technology and handy functions, without distracting the look.

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Materials: - macassar
                 - charred pine wood
                 - steel lacquered with real bronze
                 - CDF covered with linoleum
                 - modular light system
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
Charred pine wood is used as the front of the drawers.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
The clap opens automatically by pushing a hidden button.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
It has integrated light and a small clock.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
Each drawer illuminates when opened.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum








Simple but Complex.









desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
The hidden button to open the clap.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
A fabric-cable comes out of the bottom of the table (top left) to supply the lights and extra sockets with power.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
Drawers (left) | Clap (middle) | Sockets and Cableholder (right)
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
The metal clap is held by magnets and gives the opportunity to easily access and work on the electronics.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
The sides of the drawer are longer than the actual drawer. That way the drawer can be fully extended and accessed.
desk makassar table furniture joiner charred wood bronze linoleum
Special thanks to "Christoph Meinschäfer Fotografie" for taking most of these great pictures
and FABRI GmbH, where I learned and worked for three great years.



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Journeymans Piece | Gesellenstück (Desk)
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Muenster, Germany

Journeymans Piece | Gesellenstück (Desk)

This project is my journeymans piece. It is a multifunctional desk with an interesting material combination and a lot of features. Enjoy

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