ORI BEN ZVI
Doorjamb side table- The project is part of a collaboration with local dumpsters and an attempt to evaluate local construction waste and reclaim it. The object aims to enable flexible hosting scenarios in the living room. The upper part of the side table operates as a detachable tray with a small cutting board. The board is elevated from the tray's surface, enabling the easy transfer of food to a plate. The design was informed by observations on elderly people and their hosting scenarios. The metal leg enables the positioning of the side table into the user's space while sitting on a couch or table. This project was based on recycling wood waste from urban construction dumpsters , later on cleaned and scanned (specialized metal detector) for metal bits in the wood. The clean waste was then transferred to a factory specializing in wood boxes production. The metal part was separately produced. I did not manage to find a stable source of sheet metal for the production and this was the first time the studio's design incorporated new raw materials.


Commissioned: Self initiated for Fresh Paint #2
Materials:
Metal, Pine frame with plywood coated in formica on a metal frame.
2013


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Los Angeles, Calif.