Rewrite Desk | GamFratesi
Rewrite Desk | GamFratesi
Rewrite desk by GamFratesi was created for an exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design of Copenhagen in September 2009, is since jannuary 2011 in production with Ligne Roset. The idea behind Rewrite began as a study of the desktop and especially an atmosphere and feeling we believe is needed even in the middle of an accelerating communication and technology. Rewrite is thought of as a kind of isolating workingbubble, that can work as a satellitedesk anywhere one can feel the need of concentration and shielding – in open space offices, public spaces or at home. With its rounded shape it can be placed freely as dots in a room. A private base in the group without being a denial of it, but an addition to it causing an alternative.
In our design of the desktop Rewrite we have worked on creating a meeting between something well known and something surprising. The table is therefore traditional in its form and material, but when the big screen is added, both proportions and historical references are brought out of balance. In the table functional elements have been integrated as a white lacquered metal box, which is attached under the table in order to hide cables and transformers, and the cable exit in the tabletop.
The screen is upholstered and covered with textile because of its visual and acoustic characteristics. It has a cave-like shape and creates a secure and intimate sphere, which partially closes out disturbing light and sounds. It has a doublesided acoustic function that protects against noise from the outside as well as from the inside. Quality of manufacture: Desk in solid walnut and top in walnut veneered. Ball/screen in upholstery Divina fabric by Kvadrat on both its internal and external faces. Chest in white lacquered steel to take transformers and cables, located beneath the top.
Measurements: W/D/H – 100/75/148 cm | Text and photos: Courtesy of GamFratesi
Photography: TUALA HJARNØ – PHOTOGRAPHY CPH +45 26709160 – iam@tuala.com
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