Elytra La Taula De Cafè D'estalvi D'espai by Radhika Dhumal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.
ArgentMobiliari· 2021
Elytra La Taula De Cafè D'estalvi D'espai
Client: Radhika Dhumal
A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobiliari Category
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About Elytra La Taula De Cafè D'estalvi D'espai
Elytra està dissenyat de manera que permet a l'usuari un fàcil accés per augmentar la superfície de la taula a causa de la seva naturalesa no estàtica. Les superfícies de la taula biomimètica i dinàmica es divideixen en quatre parts àmplies, inclòs un "cap" de fusta; i "cos" així com dues ales amb incrustacions de vidre que es poden obrir simultàniament per ampliar la superfície de la taula per emmagatzemar unes quantes tasses de te addicionals, una jardinera o dues i potser un quadern per dibuixar les teves idees.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Argent
Elytra La Taula De Cafè D'estalvi D'espai 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 Elytra La Taula De Cafè D'estalvi D'espai 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. Elytra La Taula De Cafè D'estalvi D'espai és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Elytra is designed in a way that allows the user easy access to increase the table top surface because of its non-static nature. The biomimetic, dynamic table’s surfaces are split into four broad parts, including a wooden ‘head’ and ‘body’ as well as two glass-inlay wings that can be opened out simultaneously to expand the table’s surface to store an extra few cups of tea, a planter or two, and perhaps a notebook to doodle your ideas on!
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 450mm x 750mm x 475mm
(Width increases to 1180mm on opening the wings) - Tags
- Elytra, Winged Table, MadLadRad, Coffee Table, Space saver, Beetle
- Production Technology
- A concept driven design started off with intense doodling and sketching. Once it was finalised on paper, scaled down mockups , with the help of 3mm thk laser cut mdf parts, were made to figure out the kinetic mechanism. It was followed by cnc cutting teak wood and getting an absolute precise and finished product.
- Inspiration
- In an unusually beautiful case of nature-inspired design, the Elytra table expands in size by spreading its wings! This coffee table is inspired from the kinesis and anatomy of the wings (elytra) of the beetle. Elytra’s design is dominated by rounded forms that give it a friendly, pet-like demeanor, and feature four legs that are positioned in a way that gives the Elytra its unique, animalistic stance.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 and finished in May 2019 in Ahmedabad, India. It was first displayed in the Aquarium (Display Gallery) of the National Institute of Design in July 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The winged table, in closed postion, has 2 prominent surfaces for use (the head and the wings). When the table top space isn't sufficient, the edge of the wing can be pulled apart. This movement causes the other winged top to open up simultaneously giving the table a grander feel and more usable space to keep your extra cups or newspapers etc. Now there are four useable table tops , the head, two wings and the body, as inspired by the anatomy of the beetle. As and when this extra space is not required, one side of the wing can be pushed back inside to allign parallelly with the table top below the wings, or the body of the table. This smooth beetle like transformation of opening and closing wings is the key characteristic of this winged table: Elytra.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
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