Industrial Design and Project Management
Glyph Tables
The Glyph Tables by Kwangho Lee are like small sculptures punctuating a living space. Each one is an elegant balance of soft curves and crisp lines. Instantly distinct, strikingly charismatic, vivid and compelling, the Glyph Tables are furniture as art. Creative customers can flip and turn their Glyph Tables to reveal different profiles, each table is versatile and functional with multiple usable surfaces and spaces to support and store lamps, books, magazines and ornaments. The Glyph tables are made from sturdy sheet steel and covered in a powder-coat finish to create a matte and super-strong surface.
As the Product Developer for the project, I successfully brought the product to life, managing concept through to production.
What was involved
Liaise with Kwangho Lee to develop chair concept, maintaining designer’s vision throughout the development of the product
Lead ‘gate meetings’ whereby key milestones and status updates are presented to business stakeholders at each stage of development, namely Concept, Development, Implementation and Production
Manage production partners to negotiate and manage budgets and timelines
Manage prototyping, testing and provide guidance of final material selection with designer and key stakeholders
Successfully pass testing to European standards, namely EN 16139-L2 Furniture – Strength, durability & safety
Achievements
Very high quality craftsmanship achieved within cost targets
2 of the 3 designs fit within standard shipping boxes, optimising shipping
Each table comes with modular magnetic glides, enabling each piece to be re-configured. Each table has 2, 3 or 4 configurations, and is designed to be regularly reconfigured throughout its life to suit different spaces and uses.
An example of a piece of art that has been developed a accessible and functional design object for interiors.
Photo credit: Erik Lefvander