Max Niemiec ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Folding ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Folding ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ
Max Niemiec ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Paul Maxwell
ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
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Folding ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱯᱷᱚᱞᱰᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱮᱭᱚᱢᱮᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱞᱮᱢᱤᱱᱮᱴᱮᱰ ᱦᱟᱰᱽᱣᱩᱰᱽ ᱥᱞᱮᱵᱽ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱯᱩᱱ ᱴᱩᱠᱨᱟᱹ ᱛᱮ ᱜᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱠᱭᱩᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱵᱴᱭᱩᱥ ᱠᱳᱬ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱡᱳᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱷᱚᱞᱰ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱴᱮᱯᱚᱨᱰ ᱪᱮᱢᱯᱷᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱮᱴᱮᱰ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱩᱛᱷᱨᱟᱹ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱳᱲᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱰᱚᱣᱮᱞ ᱡᱳᱭᱱᱟᱨᱤ, ᱣᱩᱰᱽᱣᱟᱨᱠᱤᱝ ᱡᱤᱜᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱠᱞᱮᱢᱯᱤᱝ ᱛᱚᱨᱚᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱥᱞᱮᱵᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱯᱷᱚᱞᱰ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱩᱱ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱧᱟᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱫᱚ 483 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Folding ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Folding ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱰ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- This side table design is a geometric sculpture meant to be enjoyed from all sides. It is made from one laminated slab, cut and joined back together on acute and obtuse angles, to give the impression that it has been folded into a table-like form.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Width 483 mm x Depth 483 mm x Height 483 mm
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- folding, table, geometric, sculptural, side table, origami, taper, facet
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The first step in the process is to make a laminated hardwood slab. Then the slab is cut into four pieces. The use of woodworking jigs and fixtures is necessary to cut the unusual angles and tapered chamfers. Dowel-type joinery and special clamping methods are used for the final assembly
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- In minimalist designs a recurring challenge is finding the sweet spot between simplicity and complexity. Based on the initial design concept it was clear that the base and top of the table needed to be parallel planes. Two folds would have been the minimum to accomplish this but would have also been too simple to be interesting. Four folds would have been too complex and less structurally sound. The conclusion that this design required the slab to be folded three times provided the constraints and scope for the remainder of the design work.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- For this design the portion of the effort that was mathematical was far grater than in most other design projects. Although at first sight the folding table may appear elegantly simple, transforming this concept into reality was a highly complex trigonometric challenge. Each adjustment to the aesthetics required a long series of recalculations
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The objective in this design was to create something that is both simple and radically new. The design process began with experiments folding a rectangular strip of paper. After transitioning from working with the flat plane of the paper to the thick wooden slab, the incorporation of the long tapered chamfers became aesthetically necessary - one of the most delightful elements of the design.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- February 2025 - September 2025
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- The folding table is best suited for use as a side table in an open space that provides as many unobstructed views as possible. Since it appears different from each of it's four sides, the front of the table depends on the preference of the viewer.
- ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
- Application No. 30/046,172
Filed: February 3, 2026 - ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Max Niemiec
- ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Brian Shumway
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