Flextile

Flextile

Flextile is a flexible and easy-to-use portable display system. The foldable aluminum frames can be connected and built into an infinite number of combinations. They hold wrinkle-free fabric prints, can be stacked, packed and built with corners and angles to create any interior for trade shows and similar.

client........
Spennare
year..........
2019
product.......
Flextile
description...
Flexible display system
iF Design Award 2019 logo
Red Dot Design Award 2019 logo
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Top view of several Flextile frames
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Top view of several Flextile frames
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Brief

Spennare approached us with a simple yet challenging brief: How can we create a truly innovative and novel display product that utilizes fabric prints, and that is portable and modular?

Solution

Flextile can be folded and unfolded with the printed fabric mounted on the frame. Once the graphic is installed you never have to remove it or reinstall it again. Stack vertically and connect horizontally, simple and intuitive but very capable. Build everything from a simple tabletop, to a larger backwall.

Brief

Spennare approached us with a simple yet challenging brief: How can we create a truly innovative and novel display product that utilizes fabric prints, and that is portable and modular?

Solution

Flextile can be folded and unfolded with the printed fabric mounted on the frame. Once the graphic is installed you never have to remove it or reinstall it again. Stack vertically and connect horizontally, simple and intuitive but very capable. Build everything from a simple tabletop, to a larger backwall.

Flextile aluminum frame folded corner
Flextile aluminum frame folded corner
Flextile frames opened and closed
Flextile aluminum frame on foot rest
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The innovative design of the Flextile textile display system enthrals with a straightforward assembly and an unostentatious look.

Jury, Red Dot Design Award 2019

Design process

Designing Flextile was a complex process. The frames needed to be easy to handle and safe to use. and at the same time very stabile. First we established what type of display the customers wanted, which we found out through extensive research including interviews and observations in various contexts. After that we could generate lots of ideas on how to fold a frame, with the fabric still attached.

A big challenge was to create foldable corners, with the fabric attached, and also how the frames could be connected in a stabile way. Working through many prototypes we decided on the final design which includes two types of corners and accessories such as different feet and top connectors.

Sketches on different frame concepts
Sketches on different frame concepts
A quick and dirty prototype to prove our idea
A quick and dirty prototype to prove our idea
Iterations with several prototypes
Iterations with several prototypes

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