Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية in تصميم الفنون الجميلة والتركيبات الفنية Competition Category.

برونزالفنون الجميلة· 2022

Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية Winner in الفنون الجميلة Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة

Rims and Spokes ، كما يتحدث الاسم عن نفسه ، فإن طاولة عرض Coffee cum المصنوعة من الحافات ومكبرات الدراجة المغطاة بلوحة زجاجية مشطوفة تجعلها قطعة بؤرية ممتازة. التصميم مبتكر ولكنه بسيط وأنيق وعملي. يناسب جميع أنواع الإعدادات الداخلية نظرًا لنظام الألوان الشفاف بالكروم. ارتفاع الطاولة محفور بشكل متعمد ليناسب مقاعد الأرضية المريحة. بشكل عام ، تعد براعة المنتج وإبداعه فريدًا وقد يكون مجرد قطعة مركزية مثالية لأي مساحة لأي عميل تقريبًا.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية

Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة يُمنح للتصاميم المتميزة التي تتسم بالإبداع والبراعة وحدة الذكاء. والفائزون بالبرونزية مصنوعات بارعة بوفرة ومبدعة بصورة لافتة، تؤكد الخبرة الواسعة والخيال وسعة الحيلة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة قطعة عالية التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، شديدة الاحترافية والابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية يتبنى أفضل الممارسات في الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا، ويتميز بعنايته بالتفاصيل. ويلبّي Rims and Spokes طاولة القهوة الاحتياجات على أفضل وجه، ويلامس الرغبات، ويأسر المشاعر، ويستثير الفضول.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The innovative idea of combining same kind of bicycle wheels helps to provide good strength and balance to the structure. The rims & spokes coffee table doesn’t attract rust due to the use of brass caps on each spoke of the wheel, which adds to the strength of the structure. The bicycle wheels are fixed as a singular structure with detachable glass provision making it easy to clean and maintain.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1340 mm x 700 mm x 460 mm
Tags: Coffee Table, Glass, Table, Table Design, Bicycle, Wheel, Design, Furniture, Furniture Design
Production Technology: Basic coffee tables, nowadays, are made with plywood, particle board and general fixtures used, are basic wooden joinery like box joint, basic butt joint and nuts & bolts. The rims & spokes coffee table is made using welding technique called ‘Arc welding’. The top two circular wheels are welded at the Centre and two half rims and two quarter rims are welded at two centers of the top wheels. For the stabilization and balancing of glass at the top is added “L” shaped steel pieces welded at 4 corners of each wheel with a hole on the top to attach Plastic Suction Cup to hold the glass on the top.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was the circular glass fixture on the top of the table. As the spokes of the wheels were not easy to balance the glass. It was then decided to use “L” shaped steel pieces which helped to elevate the glass at a level that balances it and gives stability being attached to the table.
Research: During November 2021, I started my research on materials for designing a piece of furniture that is sustainable. Through research different types of materials used in bicycle wheels was finalized. Then the steel wheels with brass caps on the spokes were chosen to help the structure from not rusting and also providing good strength to the structure.
Inspiration: The ideology of designing a coffee table from bicycle wheels is to make a creative design with focus on aesthetics, function and structure. The design is a classy coffee table with ample space to store things on it, easy to maintain and visually appealing.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2021 and was finished by January 2022 in Hyderabad, India.
Operation Flow: The most important aspect while designing the ‘rims & spokes coffee table’ is to make it user-friendly and maintenance-free. The coffee table with its ample space design can be accessed from any direction due to its circular pattern and helps to keep things comfortably spread across it.
Team Members: Habib Rashad
Image Credits: Habib Rashad