Product

Formway 10 Dine

Finalist
2024 Sustainable Product Design (SPD)
Credits
  • Ringatoi Matua / Design Directors
    Kent Parker, Paul Wilkinson
  • Ngā Kaimahi / Team Members
    Brodie Shelton, Fabian Haarbeck
  • Kaitautoko / Contributors
    Martyn Collins, Paul Stevenson, Jacob de Lesseps, Joe McDonald, Andrew Roberts
  • Client
    noho
Description:

Introducing Dine
Dine is a beautiful, clever, and sustainable dining table designed for the heart of the home. Dine’s material selection allows the product to age gracefully and last a lifetime. It was designed to be assembled within minutes and with as little fuss as possible. Dine uses a minimal amount of material to deliver an incredibly strong and durable table with the lightest touch on the environment.

Designed for life.
The materials used in Dine are considered so the table can last a lifetime.
Dine evolved through rigorous prototyping and testing in the Formway lab in Wellington. The design process moved between theory, computer simulation and real-world building and testing to prove the idea and ensure the product fits our lives. It is designed and engineered to surpass the most demanding commercial and stability standards. Dine is designed to be easily assembled and disassembled, ensuring each component can be repaired, replaced, and recycled.

Considered material.

Dine is designed to use as little material as possible and flat pack to ensure efficient packaging and minimise the shipping footprint.
Dine is made from trees and scrap metal, using only consciously sourced FSC-certified timber and recycled aluminium, predominantly made from domestic waste like old alloy wheels and transmission cables.

We went through rigorous testing to ensure we complied with global shipping standards. During that process, we spent a lot of time and effort, so we didn’t use plastic or EP foam for the packaging. The cardboard used in the packaging is locally produced and consists of FSC-certified pulp and recycled paper. It is 100% recyclable and biodegradable.

Dine materials.

By weight: 4-seater, timber top
62%timber (FSC certified)
38% aluminium (62%recycled)

By weight: 6-seater, timber top
65% timber (FSC certified)
35% aluminium (62% recycled)


Made in Aotearoa

Dine is proudly manufactured in Aotearoa. Each tabletop is handcrafted and paired with an extruded and cast aluminium frame made locally using 82% renewable energy.