TESKA Desk System
How might we combat space affordability in cities and address the demands of circularity for extending the lifeline of furniture during the rapidly shifting landscapes of student life?
Kai MacKenzie
Project Description
The TESKA Desk System is designed to fit the user's space the way they need it to. It is designed to be scaled up or down given the size of the user's room as the system's horizontal surfaces can be made to fit the measurements of the user's space. The system utilizes screws for fasteners allowing for the ability to be disassembled and flat-packed making it easy to move from home to home. The leg system is designed to incorporate materials easily purchasable from local hardware stores like Home Depot allowing for personalization when choosing your desk and shelving materials.
Insight
The majority of students live on a small budget in small spaces for short periods of time. When it comes to furnishing one's room, the current affordable options fail to provide unique solutions that fit the functional and spatial requirements of creative university students.
Idea
I am designing a desk system aiming to combat the fast furniture industry through the ability to disassemble. Unlike IKEA, the TESKA system breaks down in minutes through the utilization of friction-fit joinery and screws allowing it to be built up and taken down.
Impact
The TESKA system addresses the environmental impacts of fast furniture companies by a circular approach of being built to last affordably. Wherever you move, your desk and storage system move with you through the ability to be disassembled and flat packed.
Kai MacKenzie
With a multidisciplinary background, my design approach is focused in highly functional tangible outcomes that create moments of joy in everyday life.