Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн выяўленчага мастацтва і арт-інсталяцый Competition Category.

БронзаВыяўленчае мастацтва· 2022

Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Выяўленчае мастацтва Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік

Абады і спіцы, як назва гаворыць сама за сябе, столік-вітрына Coffee cum, зроблены з вобадаў і спіц ровара, упрыгожаных скошаным шкляным шклом, з'яўляецца выдатным цэнтральным прадметам. Дызайн інавацыйны, але просты, элегантны, але функцыянальны. Дзякуючы хромава-празрыстай каляровай гаме ён падыходзіць для любога інтэр'еру. Вышыня стала наўмысна выгравіравана, каб адпавядаць расслабленаму сядзенню на падлозе. У цэлым вынаходлівасць і крэатыўнасць прадукту ўнікальныя і могуць быць ідэальным цэнтральным элементам для любой прасторы практычна любога кліента.

The Recognition

About the Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award

Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік — пераможца Бронзавай прэміі A' Design Award, высокапрэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца выдатным дызайнам, што вылучаюцца творчасцю, вынаходлівасцю і праніклівасцю. Бронзавыя пераможцы — гэта ўмелыя і ўражліва творчыя артэфакты, якія пацвярджаюць вялікі вопыт, уяўленне і знаходлівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы прадмет, надзвычай прафесійны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Бронзавую прэмію A' Design Award, уключае лепшыя практыкі ў мастацтве, навуцы, дызайне і тэхналогіях і выдатны ўвагай да дэталей. Rims and Spokes Часопісны Столік цудоўна задавальняе патрэбы, кранае жаданні, зачароўвае пачуцці і ўзбуджае цікаўнасць.

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