For this project, I studied the different relationships between objects. It’s a theme that I had the opportunity to explore in some of my previous projects and that I wanted to delve deeper into for my final year project. By studying the different relationships between everyday objects, I noticed that some are unconsciously associated with each other.

Based on this, I became interested in one object in particular: the bedside table. I chose this piece of furniture because I realised that many other objects were connected to it without being dependent on it (power strip, lamp, book, alarm clock, bed). The shape of this piece of furniture has barely changed over time and is becoming obsolete. I wanted to make it a more modern object that would incorporate the various functions of the objects associated with it, transforming relationships into dependencies. My piece of furniture is a hybrid object that serves as an alarm clock, a computer stand, a socket for various electronic devices, a bedside lamp and a space for books. Its ergonomic shape also allows it to fit perfectly along the edges of a standard-sized bed.

The objects that used to gravitate around the bedside table are now an integral part of it.