Scenic
Table for Tensai Furniture
The Scenic Table stands out with its adaptable leg design, offering versatile attachment options for various environments, from commercial to domestic. Its plastic tabletop features multiple holes for different leg positions, concealing technical areas while ensuring durability, safety, and ergonomics. Inspired by the Calla lily, the leg can take on two distinct forms, maintaining consistent formal language and produced using the same mold for efficiency. The table includes interchangeable parts, balancing aesthetics and functionality, and combines design innovation with practical versatility
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We ensure Scenic is globally understood with translations available in these languages: Table EN, Tafel AF, Tryezë SQ, ጠረጴዛ AM, طاولة AR, Սեղան HY, মেজ AS, Masa AZ, Mahaia EU, Стол BE, টেবিল BN, Sto BS, Маса BG, စားပွဲ MY, Taula CA, Lamesa CEB, Tebulo NY, Tavula CO, Stol HR, Stůl CS, Bord DA, Tafel NL, Tablo EO, Laud ET, Pöytä FI, Table FR, Bòrd GD, Mesa GL, მაგიდა KA, Tisch DE, Τραπέζι EL, Mesa GN, ટેબલ GU, Tab HT, Tebur HA, Pākaukau HAW, שולחן HE, मेज HI, Rooj HMN, Asztal HU, Borð IS, Tebụl IG, Meja ID, Bord GA, Tavolo IT, テーブル JA, Meja JV, ಮೇಜು KN, Үстел KK, Ameza RW, 테이블 KO, مێز KU, Үстөл KY, ໂຕະ LO, Mensa LA, Galds LV, Stalas LT, Dësch LB, Маса MK, Latabatra MG, Meja MS, മേശ ML, Mejda MT, Tēpu MI, टेबल MR, Ширээ MN, टेबल NE, Bord NO, Bord NB, Taula OC, ଟେବୁଲ୍ OR, میز PS, میز FA, Stół PL, Mesa PT, ਮੇਜ਼ PA, Mesa QU, Masă RO, Стол RU, Laulau SM, मेजः SA, Sto SR, Tafura SN, ميز SD, මේසය SI, Stôl SK, Miza SL, Miis SO, Tafole ST, Mesa ES, Méja SU, Meza SW, Bord SV, Mesa TL, Миз TG, மேசை TA, Өстәл TT, టేబుల్ TE, โต๊ะ TH, ཁྲི། BO, ጣውላ TI, Masa TR, Stol TK, Стіл UK, میز UR, ئۈستەل UG, Stol UZ, Bàn VI, Bwrdd CY, Tafel FY, Itafile XH, טיש YI, Tàbílì YO, Itafula ZU.
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Unique Properties
The Scenic Table features adaptable leg, central to its originality. Its design offers versatile attachment options for spaces from HoReCa to homes. The plastic tabletop allows multiple leg positions, concealing technical areas. Compatible with various chairs, it balances safety, ergonomics, and durability. Its versatility, combined with a range of colors and configurations, adds aesthetic and functional value to any space, maintains the consistency of its formal language.
Tags
Furniture, table, design, contract, plastic furniture, plastic injection, industrial design, modern design
Production Technology
Driven by research into company and market needs, the project was a collaboration between multiple departments, establishing guidelines for the designer with process inspired by Gui Bonsiepe. Initial sketches were modeled digitally. Plastic injection molding was chosen for precision and durability, using polypropylene with fiber. The process involved feedback loops, 3D prototypes, and tests to refine the design. The table was finalized with technical adjustments, ready for mass production.
Design Challenge
The Scenic Table project addresses technical, corporate, aesthetic, and visionary challenges. It uses interchangeable parts to enhance aesthetics and user experience, with precise connections managed through material shrinkage and injection molding. The project demonstrates design’s role alongside engineering and marketing, despite limited recognition. It balances designer vision and production, promoting bold, risk-taking concepts within corporate, consolidating design's role in the industry.
Project Duration
Design development is fully underway in March 16, 2023. News publicly released at Spoga Gafa in Cologne 2024 (June 16, 2024) - Germany. The final demonstration unit will begin operation and be showcased at EquipHotel Paris 2024 – France (November 3, 2024). The first mass production is scheduled for December 2024.
Operation Flow
The Scenic Table excels in versatility and application, featuring a range of accessories that inspire creative professional solutions. It can be assembled from individual sets or supplied in bulk for large spaces. Customizable components allow for personalized solutions and easy part replacement, directly contributing to its tosustainability. The table’s design sets it apart from competitors, offering a unique, elegant way to transform spaces, meeting commercial sector needs effectively.
Research
Focusing on the leg as its original element, the Scenic Table design is inspired by the Calla lily. With interchangeable parts and plastic injection as its main technology, it incorporates innovation and boldness, key traits of design exploration. The project allows for multiple creative configurations, maintaining its envisioned language and ensuring formal and conceptual alignment. It serves as applied research in organizations and an educational example within European design's strategic role.
Inspiration
Expanding the product portfolio and enhance design quality, the Scenic Table project was created as a versatile solution concerning competitive references. Centered on a leg design inspired by the Calla lily, it blends elegance with mechanical efficiency. Using plastic injection molds, the table features interchangeable components, pushing technical boundaries. Developed with client feedback and rigorous testing, it balances corporate goals with innovation, ready for global market presentation.
Image Credits
Image #1,#2, #4, #5: Cristiano Ribeiro Image #3: Designer Marco Balsinha, 2024
Project Overview
Scenic Table has been a Bronze winner in the Furniture Design award category in the year 2024 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Marco Balsinha was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2025, a testament to excellence of their work Scenic Table.
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Marco Balsinha's Scenic Table Wins Bronze at 2025 A' Furniture Design Awards for Innovative Versatility
Portuguese designer Marco Balsinha's Scenic Table, inspired by the Calla lily and developed with Tensai Indústria, has been honored with the Bronze A' Furniture Design Award 2025 for its adaptable, elegant design and technical innovation, following its debut at Spoga Gafa in Cologne and upcoming showcase at EquipHotel Paris.
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