Modules and fittings are standardised in the proportions inherent in √5, and can be built and re-built many different ways without losing their fundamental design.
No. 5 - A new storage system designed to grow with your needs. Modules and fittings are standardised in the proportions inherent in √5, and can be built and re-built many different ways without losing their fundamental design.
When Jesper Ståhl started thinking about a new storage series for Voice, he was convinced
early on that the time was right for system furniture. A system approach that would be as much about mathematical problem solving as design. He was familiar with the golden ratio, but what proportions would be most appropriate for a storage system in the year 2012?
Was there a number that could create aesthetic harmony while also enabling practical storage?
The answer lay in the third prime number, the sixth Fibonacci number: 5.
Or to be more precise, √5.
Because No.5 is a system where everything is based around a basic module and where everything is held together by the proportions in √5, it can be built and re-built in many dfferent ways. The system can be fitted with doors, drawers or shelves in numerous combinations. It can be mounted on a wall or placed on a plinth,. frame or even on castors for optimal mobility. The colour of the back of the furniture is one way of giving your storage that personal touch.
The philosophy behind the scaled-back design is that the contents should take up the space. The walls are just 10 mm thin, but at least as strong as their thicker cousins. The secret lies in the innovative construction. Using an MDF core with a specially laminated surface, a board is folded into a finished module. This means the edges are far more even and stronger than gluing several layers.
The width of the basic module has also been meticulously adapted to the needs of a modern home office. The height is ideal for folders, and the shelf tallies with the A4 format. Nothing has been left to chance. Everything has been planned. W 800 x H 360 x D 360 mm.
Information
Thomas Samuelsson, +46 709 269617, thomas.samuelsson@voice.eu
Voice AB, Betavägen 17, SE-550 08 Jönköping, Sweden
About Jesper Ståhl
Industrial designer who trained at the London Royal College of Art, also the founder of Jesper Design. His portfolio includes kitchen utensils, lighting, electronic products, wash stands and tools. Several of them are acclaimed pieces and have won awards, both in Sweden and internationally. For Voice, Jesper Ståhl has also designed the wooden chair Bodoni and the acclaimed cabinet No. 216.
About Voice
Voice is one of Sweden’s leading producers of furniture for a modern lifestyle. The company was founded in 1997 but has its roots far back in the furniture tradition of Småland, southern Sweden. Voice creates timeless furniture in which design and function harmonise. Equally suited to home and public environments, the furniture is created with a sense of playfulness and a feel for design. The factory is just outside Jönköping in the southern Swedish province of Småland. The market is international. Voice is part of Lammhults Design Group.
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