Kitchen block - designed by [x architekten]

From reduction straight into the fourth dimension. The OPM kitchen from [x architekten] took the panels right to the top. Pure MAX, that was what they said themselves. The first stage of the concept was to highlight the core properties of the compact panels used (thickness 6 mm). The straight lines, the plane shape. The panel as a panel. An intelligent product with a robust character – ideal for the challenges of a kitchen. The starting point for multi-dimensional development. What catches the eye with the OPM kitchen is its sculptural effect. The individual panels are arranged in a 3D, orthogonal grid. Each grid has been given its own colour. The open design, unusual for a kitchen, reveals visionary character through the playful configuration of MAX panels. The OPM got its name from the three colours used: Orange/yellow, Pacific and May-green. Overall it results in an exciting interplay of colours providing a contrast that highlights the three directions of the object to excel beyond homogeneity to project totally harmony. The fourth dimension of the OPM kitchen is time. It takes no longer than 15 minutes to set up. No tools, nails, screws or glue required. As a result it is easy to assembly and dismantle. As many times as you want. True to the spirit of the [x architekten], whose [x] certainly supports multiplication.

Seat - designed by propeller z

A tribute to Bucky

The two prototypes Bucky Ball and Bucky Bud are the results of a series of tests during which the capabilities and limits of HPL laminate panels were tested.
The supposition was that the potential of this material still needed to be discovered since to-date it had only been used for surface applications.
That is why the transformation of a two-dimensional surface into a three-dimensional spherical form seemed to be the ultimate challenge to serve as proof of the material's high degree of variability and intelligence.
At the centre of the experiment was the material itself and not its already proven ability to imitate the appearance of other materials.
In addition to the physical technical properties, the aesthetic qualities of the laminate panel were also to be investigated.
The proof was provided in the form of a complex spherical development that combined star-shaped isosceles geometry with a rounded shape to produce a fragmental polyhedron. The geometric configuration developed especially for this purpose enabled the material to be shaped to create a 3-D body from a 2-D surface.
A seat was produced as a practical application of this design principle, demonstrating the innovative field of applications for this material.
The American architect, inventor, engineer, mathmetician, poet and cosmologist Buckminster Fuller had investigated and realised similar transformation processes

Washstand - designed by caramel with fritz stiper

The "Reduce to the MAX" has already been taken. Caramel have borrowed it here though in design parameters for bathroom fittings.
The material properties "stability" and "surface hardness" on the one hand and "elasticity" on the other led to the development of a series of bathroom furniture for various uses and with differing forms.
The purpose was to catch and channel water. Channelling water to a collection point from which it can be drained away. Taking the "2-D MAX surface" and shaping it under tension into the third dimension to provide rigidity.
Caramel twist the slit 2 mm thick aluminium-core panel around a cutout axis; the drain.
The washstand, made of a slit MAX Compact panel, holds the form and prevents the material from softening out of the third dimension.
The drain has a press-on fitting with a hose system for supplying and draining water. Of course this object can be used together with any tap system, including wall-mounted taps.
The result is a section that saves on both material and work required that can be supplied and stored in flat-form. Easy to set up. Wunderbar!

"Schreibflügel" desk - designed by Heidulf Gerngross

According to the Carinthian architect Heidulf Gerngross, proportions need a regulative. A precise match of human proportions to space. Gerngross demonstrated this point with his "Archiquant" development. He also created the "Schreibflügel" desk as a universal form element, which was exhibited at this year's Architecture Biennale in Venice. Four Archiquant legs mounted to a main construction panel support the table surface - a MAX Alucompact4 panel in Archiquant-form. His unusual design for the surface decor is a digital print that allows numerous different associations to be made in connection with his "schreibflügel". From children's bedroom wallpaper to a wasps nest. Heidulf Gerngross thus manages to transfer his Archiquant principle to the lifestyle world while displaying much humour with a touch of irony.

Sunlounger - designed by synn

Lying, sitting, and standing are in fact static resting positions which are induced by phases of movement.

synn has turned the transitions between the end positions into the theme of the sunlounger, trying to find a spatial parallel to these intermediate phases. As a result of these considerations the heights which correspond to the various uses flow smoothly within each other. This defines an object whereby, despite recognisable levels, the use is largely left open. The playful approach to the robustness of the laminated material creates new, unexpected views. Thus the moisture-resistant edges of the material are consciously shown and exposed to the elements – they are in fact surfaces which are meant to be used. The Plexiglas parts support the surfaces, raise the object from the ground and underscore the effect of the flowing levels.

Mobile phone booth - designed by urbanfish architects