POMA
BESPOKE SHELVING SYSTEM
Concept Design
Design Engineering
2016
Where structure and surface enter an architectural dialogue
A Framework of Intentional Restraint
The Poma system originates from an evidently simple premise — a metal and wood solution that resists being merely decorative. Conceived for the living space as a whole, the design operates through structural clarity: a dark iron and brass skeleton articulates volume and void, inviting the inhabitant to recognise its functional purpose before its ornamental allure. Here, design reveals itself in calibrated restraint and purposeful matter.
Material Constellations and Spacial Presence
Within its elemental order, Poma negotiates between contrast and cohesion. Black lacquered and oiled palisander shelves sit against textured sliding panels, each surface in dialogue with light and shadow. The choice of materials — warm wood versus cool metal — is not decorative but relational: it defines a sequence of spatial events, where holding and display become inseparable from the architectural gesture itself.
Scenarios of Scale and Variation
Exploration of size and colour scenarios further animates the system, suggesting that flexibility and context shape experience. Rather than imposing a singular formal language, the project proposes an adaptable framework that can be stretched, scaled, and nuanced according to programme and place. In doing so, Poma operates as both object and architecture, framing the everyday through an intentional composition of form, surface, and inhabitant.
