Augusta Taula De Menjador by Miles J Rice

Augusta Taula De Menjador by Miles J Rice is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

ArgentMobiliari· 2020

Augusta Taula De Menjador

by Miles J Rice

Client: Rice & Rice Fine Furniture

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Augusta Taula De Menjador

L'Augusta reinterpreta la taula de menjador clàssica. Representant les generacions anteriors, el disseny sembla créixer a partir d’una arrel invisible. Les potes de la taula s’orienten cap a aquest nucli comú i s’uneixen fins a sostenir el taulell encaixat amb llibres. La fusta sòlida de noguera europea es va seleccionar pel seu significat de saviesa i creixement. La fusta que solen descartar els fabricants de mobles s’utilitza per als seus reptes per treballar. Els nus, les esquerdes, el vent que trontola i els remolins únics expliquen la història de la vida de l’arbre. La singularitat de la fusta permet que aquesta història es visqui en un moble familiar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Augusta Taula De Menjador és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Augusta Taula De Menjador sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Augusta Taula De Menjador és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Augusta dining table is a new interpretation of one of the classic dining table designs. Its traditional purpose of bringing family and loved ones together remains clearly visible whilst this table reinvents the concept of a 4-legged table. The table legs emerge from the ground as if they are growing from the same invisible root to hold up the book-matched tabletop in European walnut hardwood.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2.0m (W) x 0.9m (D) x 0.75m (H)
Made from European walnut hardwood.
Tabletop planked and book-matched.
Tags: luxury, furniture, unique, design, dining table, craftsmanship
Production Technology: The starting point of the design process was the image of a solid core or root from which new life was growing upwards. The initial drawings were very figurative around this motif. The main design step was to minimalize the concept to the point where the upwards theme remains visible whilst creating a clear and suggestive table design.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge of this piece was on how to reinvent the design of the traditional 4-legged rectangular dining table and have it carry the sense of an invisible core that enables growth.
Research: The research for this table comprised of selecting a type of wood that emphasises the meaning and inspiration behind this piece. The key aspect for the Augusta dining table is the family building a strong unit, rooted in the same core. European walnut represents this well. The Rice & Rice family comes from England and Germany, the wood was chosen from a tree popular in both regions without having a distinct association with either. The walnut tree also symbolizes wisdom and growth. Rice & Rice Fine Furniture believe that the wisdom of the generations before us allows us to grow strong to withstand storms and difficulties in life.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the Augusta dining table was to celebrate a strong family bond. Through its name, the company Rice & Rice Fine Furniture honours this important bond and commitment. The business could not have been created if it wasn't for the support and inspiration of the family. The name Augusta carries a very significant meaning in the family.
Project Duration: Custom order: 3months lead time
Made in Germany.
Operation Flow: The table is crafted by Master carpenters in Germany to ensure the high quality of the book-matched tabletop and the hand-sculpted legs. Book-matching high-quality woods has traditionally been reserved for high-quality antiques often in form of veneer. The Augusta dining table is made of solid European walnut to showcase the beauty of the tree's markings, such as in the book-matched solid wood tabletop. The legs have been hand-sculpted also from European walnut wood.
Team Members: Miles J Rice
Image Credits: All images copyright: Miles J Rice