Design Team 11 | The 2024 Global Studio

4 thoughts on “Gün Serving Unit – Design Proposals”

  1. Hello everyone!
    First of all, thank you so much for your effort and design proposals! We found them quite intriguing and relevant to our brief’s objectives. We discussed them as a team and have a few points that you can consider to move forward, please find them below.

    First Design Proposal
    1. Try elliptical or circular shapes instead of rectangular for design consistency if you plan to add the rotating part at the top. It might cause accessibility problems if it is rectangular as the size and shape of the table is too big to reach the center rotating piece.
    2. Reconsider solid wood, since it is too heavy and expensive. In mass production, it is ideal to either use economically feasible materials like plastic or man-made wood (generally known as engineered wood, veneer, etc.). It may be impractical to use solid blocks of wood as it may cause transportation problems and be too expensive for mass production.
    4. Add some creative ergonomic features. Rethink the dimensions in this regard – they are too big; research should be done on the proper dinner table sizes and what the ideal/average height, length, and thicknesses are for dining tables. Keep in mind that you will be catering to a group with a range of heights – children, teenagers, adults, etc. so the table needs to be accessible and ergonomic for them.
    5. Try to avoid complex mechanisms, or better yet, mechanisms overall, as it may add to the production cost and complexity of the design. It would be good to think of the functionality like you’re the users – what problems would you and your family and friends encounter if you were using this table? Will you be able to afford it easily? Will you be able to understand its mechanisms just by looking at it? Are there any elements that you can add that may already be familiar for you to use? It’s important to note that these units will mostly be used by the elderly or people above 30 years old, so it’s better to add simple mechanisms that can be easily understood and used.
    7. More resizable and versatile tables can be researched, as previously mentioned, the dimensions are too big and need to be adjusted. It may be hard to put this table in a smaller area such as in apartments or small houses.
    8. The hidden compartments could be hard to access, so they could be removed or their purpose might change. It may be better to design them for the financial/money aspect of the experience instead of for storage of other dishes, utensils, etc.

  2. Second Design Proposal
    1. Research the dimensions for this design as well, you may need to rethink the height of the trolley as well the spacing between the shelves. The trolley needs to cater to a variety of different crockery types and sizes, so maybe you can think of removable or adjustable shelves for better space utilization. The shelves could be made dynamic for better accessibility as well.
    2. Research cabinet doors and trunk car doors for the mechanisms. In line with our brief, we can expect the trolley to also become a serving table, for example, maybe the shelves can slide to the sides and become a flat surface for serving.
    3. Consider better accessibility for the intended user, both for moving the trays and managing the trays.
    4. You will also have to think about the structural integrity of the legs of the trolley – the choice of the materials is good, but you need to think of the optimum way you can arrange these so it remains stable and is not heavy to transport when the dishes are on it.

  3. Third Design Proposal
    1. Expensive to produce while not much functionality.
    3. The theme may not be best fitting to the Turkish culture and aesthetics. The ferris wheel reminds you of carnivals, amusements parks, etc., so it may not be the best choice for representing Turkish culture.
    4. You can choose to keep the accessibility feature of this design – all the carts/trays can be easily accessed so that’s good, but we would suggest that you reconsider the form of the ferris wheel as it may give the users a different impression rather than it being for the Gün.

  4. Lastly, we had a few general notes that we wanted to share with you:
    1. Written descriptions should be better shown on the illustrations. It is completely ok to use ai, but the prompt should be much more detailed to get better results as most of the features you wrote are not visible on your ai illustrations.
    2. Prioritize functionality over aesthetics; form should follow function
    3. Try to imagine the product in your personal lives to check its viability
    4. Try to avoid very rough engravings and go for simpler and less crowded Turkish aesthetic patterns. You can choose to use graphics instead of engravings or embellishments, or even come up with your patterns inspired by Turkish patterns
    5. Try to prepare more sketches. They may be rough, but sketches can be more controlled and have more accurate details that you intend to show.

    IMPORTANT:
    The first and second idea seem very promising to us, especially if combined together; we suggest you combine the two into, perhaps a convertible table-trolley, and prepare two refined variations of it for the next stage of the process.

    Thank you so much for your efforts again! We hope our explanations and feedback are clear and helpful. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us, we will do our best to help as much as we can! 🙂

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