Philipp Reinsberg

Xyz
Modulare pop-up furniture

Xyz is a modular pop-up furniture designed with precise interlocking wooden joints. It is dismountable and does not require any additional fasteners. Similar to Japanese wooden houses, this system does not use diagonals for bracing, but rather relies on precise interlocking joints and plywood surfaces for stability. The modular furniture is based on a cubic tatami module ratio (45.5 x 45.5) and is made of solid birch wood beams with pine plywood surfaces. Xyz consists of three different milled beam types. They vary in length depending on the module. Each joint is locked in place by a wedge or precise plywood surfaces with continuous slots. The inserted surfaces appear in various shapes and sizes, creating horizontal surfaces for displaying products and aligning and stabilizing the overall composition.

DESIGN: Philipp Reinsberg
CARPENTRY: Philipp Reinsberg, Helmuth Fahrner
CLIENT: Sagan Vienna, Kastner Öhler Graz
PRESENTATION LOCATION: Graz, AT / Wien, AT/ Paris, FRA / Tokio, JPN

PHOTOS: Taro Ohmae, Philipp Reinsberg

Xyz Designed with precise interlocking wooden joints, Xyz is a modular pop-up furniture. Its demountable and waives of any additional fasteners. Just like Japanese wooden houses, this system avoids diagonals, but uses precise fitted joints and plywood surfaces for stability. The modular furniture is based on a cubical tatami ratio (45.5 x 45.5) and composed of solid birch wood beams with pine tree plywood surfaces. Xyz consists of three different carved beam types. They vary in length based on the modular unit. Each joint is locked by a wedge or accurate fitted plywood surfaces with continues slots. The surfaces appear in different shapes and sizes. They create horizontal surfaces for display and alignment of the overall composition.