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2019 / / Professional

5 Elements

  • Company
    Projekt Plus Architekci s.c.G.Tkacz,T.Borkowski, Poland
  • Lead Designer
    architect Tomasz Borkowski
  • Design Team
    architect Tomasz Borkowski, architect Grzegorz Tkacz, art designer Anna Borkowska
  • Client
    Projekt Plus Architekci
  • Project Link
  • Other credit
    Photo By Tomasz Borkowski
Furniture as a reminiscence of 5 ELEMENTS.

This furniture refers to the 5 major elements: wood, fire, water, earth and metal also known as the Five Phases or the Five Movements.
The 5 ELEMENTS are always believed to be the fundamental elements of everything in the universe. It became widespread mostly used in Chinese philosophy.
It’s made of materials taken from nature where each material reflects one element.
A main steel construction of the furniture [metal] complemented by other elements: an aquarium [water], a fireplace [fire], a wood pieces [wood], and a stone in the aquarium [earth].

Bio
Furniture as a reminiscence of 5 ELEMENTS.
This furniture refers to the 5 major elements: wood, fire, water, earth, and metal also known as the Five Phases or the Five Movements.
The 5 ELEMENTS are always believed to be the fundamental elements of everything in the universe. It became widespread mostly used in Chinese philosophy.
It’s made of materials taken from nature where each material reflects one element.
The main steel construction of the furniture [metal] complemented by other elements: an aquarium [water], a fireplace [fire], a wood pieces [wood], and a stone in the aquarium [earth].

Other prizes
Awards and Prize from last 3 years: 2015- 1'st Prize in competition for „Best Renovation 2014” Poland 2015- 1'st Prize in the international competition Cracow Airport Design 2015- Poland 2015- 1'st Prize in competition for „Investment of the Year” 2015- Poland 2016- 1'st Prize in competition for "Best light and Building illumination 2016"- Poland 2016- Special Prize from IARP for "Best light and Building illumination 2016"- Poland 2018- 1'st Prize in competition for "The Best Green School Workplace 2018"- Poland 2018- 1'st Prize in competition Tubądzin Design Awards 2018 in Unlimited Architecture for a house #Unlimited_House 2018- 2nd Prize in the International Architecture Awards 2018 for “5 ELEMENTS” 2018- 1'st Prize in the International Architecture Awards Urban Design and Architecture Design Awards 2018 for “5 ELEMENTS” 2018- 1'st Prize in competition "Facade of the Year 2018" for Kindergarten Zabrze Poland

Photo Credit: Projekt Plus Architekci S.c.g.tkacz,t.borkowski
Credits: Photo by Tomasz Borkowski