A lightweight desk rethinking work surfaces
Editor's Choice Winner
TENS is a 24 kg lightweight desk prototype designed for light to medium workloads in flexible environments like hot-desking, offices, or home use. It replaces conventional desk boards with a tensioned SHRINX textile surface, which drastically improves material efficiency and circularity. The desk uses long-lasting, mono-materials like anodized aluminum for easier recycling. It is fully replaceable and disassemblable, making transport and refurbishment simple.
A greatly designed lightweight desk that reimagines the traditional work surface by replacing solid boards with textile, significantly enhancing material efficiency and circular economy. Perfect not only for flexible work environments.
Official Jury Statement
Company/Institution
Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien
Country
Austria
Designer(s)
Steven Dahlinger
Steven Dahlinger (1995) lives and works as a designer in Vienna. He studied Industrial Design under Stefan Diez at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. His work in product, object, and interior design moves between quiet material poetry and technical precision, characterized by reduced-organic forms, subtle details, and a fascination with lightweight construction and structural experimentation.