One for moving
Space-consuming and conventional - that's how we know the closet. But there is another way, as MAGAZIN shows with the new MAGAZIN product P100: The wardrobe is based on a steel construction that is clad with panels made from a new, sustainable wood-based material. The aesthetics are also thoroughly MAGAZIN.
Text: Jochen Overbeck
No, the closet doesn't have it easy. It is valued as a problem solver that creates storage space. But it is often not loved, as it can be dominant and take up a lot of space. What's more, the materials used for this type of furniture lack sophistication and the construction is often conventional. No need to even think about assembly and disassembly or moving.
But let's take a closer look at the problem. "What does a closet have to be able to do?" asks Daniel Kern. "It's a volume that essentially keeps clothes tidy and protects them from dust and UV light," says the head of the product design team at MAGAZIN. His task was to rethink the wardrobe. In other words: to find a better design and take a critical look at the materials. "The idea was to replace the conventional chipboard construction with a load-bearing steel structure," says the designer. "Then we looked for a material with which we could clad the construction."
Daniel Hahnemann, a long-standing advisor to MAGAZIN on furniture construction and a qualified environmental scientist, suggested a new type of panel material. It quickly proved to be ideal. This is because the panel, which is produced from regionally harvested wood, is completely free of synthetic ingredients. During the manufacturing process, the resins naturally contained in the wood are extracted and used as a binding agent. This results in a finely structured board material with many good properties: it is dimensionally stable and edge-stable, with a thickness of 8 millimetres it is beautifully filigree, is ideal for indoor use in terms of building biology and, in the uncoated version, can ultimately be recycled by type.
But it's not just the material of the P100 that promises sustainability. The durability of the construction is just as important: the load-bearing steel frame with its metric screw connections is robust and guarantees simple and wear-free assembly and disassembly. A welcome feature at the latest when moving house. P100 comes as a single-door unit that can be joined together to form multi-door units. P100 also fits seamlessly into the family of MAGAZIN products with its language of form. Daniel Kern dispenses with superfluous design ingredients and shows the design idea openly - the wide-opening hinges on the doors and the continuous steel handle strips.
The problem bear closet has therefore - well - not been tamed, that would be boring. Rather, it has developed a likeable self-confidence. Pack it full - it's looking forward to it.
Picture: Lena Giovanazzi (Portrait)
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