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A fictional technical drawing outlining hinge placement and reversible assembly.
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Design & Makingdesign project2026
Hinge Table Prototype
Furniture prototype focused on repair and reversible assembly
Ines Costa
A repair-focused furniture prototype built around visible hinge behavior and reversible assembly.
- 2026
- Furniture prototype
- Design Making
- prototype, repair, joinery
- Product Industrial
- oak, steel
- prototype
Statement
Creative statement
A repair-focused furniture prototype built around visible hinge behavior and reversible assembly.
Hinge Table Prototype stays close to repair logic. Every visible decision is meant to explain how the table opens, closes, and can later be serviced without destroying the object.
The case-study format matters because the object is inseparable from the sequence of trials that produced it.
Process
Development and process
Visible mechanics
Early studies tested how much of the hinge mechanism needed to stay visible for repairability and comprehension.
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The final technical drawing records reversible assembly and replacement logic rather than a seamless finished appearance.
Technical drawing
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Prototype commission shortlist
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Editorial context
Material Thinking
Fictional design fixtures focused on repair, assembly logic, and visible material thinking.
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Ines Costa
Develops furniture-scale prototypes focused on hinge behavior, repairability, and visible making.
Ines Costa is a Porto-based designer and maker developing furniture-scale prototypes with visible mechanics and repair logic.
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