Concept
Sion is an application to work on your project alongside others. The series moves this into a room: a board displays what work is being done on the project, and a badge shows what each person is busy with.
Series: three subjects, one system
Kanban board — 900 × 600 steel sheet, marker, and two screws. Magnets — 32 tiles: 24 — 80 × 80, 8 — 80 × 180. Status badge — 3 tiles of 50 × 50 and a 44 × 24 holder; the tile fits both onto the holder and the board.
Functions — magnets
The pattern denotes the type of work.
The marker is readable on white surfaces, and the same problems shown on the board appear over every pattern.
The tile on the badge communicates what a person is currently occupied with without words. The holder is worn on the inside of clothing, and the tile is worn on the outside—the fabric is held in place by magnets. «In session, ” next to a task on the board, means „I am working on this task.“
«During the session, ” „Pause, ” „Seeking a partner”—50 × 50, R3; below these, a 44 × 24 holder.
Dimensions and Specifications
White — a blank page and a field for markers; the colors are carried only by the patterns. The steel holds the magnet at any point.
Kanban Board — 900 × 600 mm, 16 mm depth; 1.0 mm steel, powder-coated; 1 pc.; ≈ 5 kg. Task, Idea, Doing, Discuss magnets — 80 × 80 × 6 mm, R4 rounding (R22 for Discuss); one magnet; 12 + 4 + 4 + 4 pcs.; ≈ 47 g. Task Long and Stage magnets — 80 × 180 × 6 mm, R4; two magnets; 4 + 4 pcs.; ≈ 106 g. Status tiles — 50 × 50 × 6 mm, R3; two magnets; 3 pcs.; ≈ 21 g. Badge holder — 44 × 24 × 6 mm; two magnets; 1 pc.; ≈ 11 g.
Details — A3 blueprints: board 1:5, magnets 1:1, badge 2:1.
Production Technology
Status Magnets and TilesLaser Cutting. From 3 mm white acrylic — 35 front layers without holes and 35 back layers with the same outline, featuring Ø10.2 holes for magnets, plus 2 support layers. Both sheets are cut on the same machine with a single cut compensation; otherwise, there will be a step on the edge.Printing. UV printing of the pattern on the front of the front layers, with a solid glossy lacquer applied on top. For white designs—lacquer only.Lamination. 3M 468MP film on the back layer; both layers are pressed against the corner jig strips and rolled with a roller—the edges align flush, white against white.Magnets. An epoxy drop in the hole, and a magnet; the tile is placed with its back against a steel plate—the magnet sits flush with the back. Curing takes 24 hours. In the status tiles, both magnets are North facing outward, and in the support holder, they are South facing—any tile will fit the holder.Quality Check. The step between layers is not catchable with a fingernail, the tile does not slip off the board, the marker erases without a trace, and the lacquer withstands 50 «write-and-erase» cycles.
Kanban Board
Cutting. Laser cutting a 1.0 mm steel sheet according to the layout measuring 930 × 680 mm with two locking slots.
Bending. On a press brake, all bends are 90° back: shelves are 25 mm, and cutouts are 15 mm.
Painting. Edge cleaning, degreasing, phosphating; powder coating RAL 9003, matte finish.
Printing. On the front—columns for «To Do / In Progress / Done» and separator dots; in the version with a legend—a line at the bottom.
Installation. Two screws placed level; the board locks into the slots and is lowered—the cutout is 15 mm, allowing the board to hover above the wall. For a batch, the sheets can first be laminated and sealed, and then both layers can be cut in one pass—clarify this with the workshop using a sample plate.
