Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny de Belles Arts i Instal·lacions Artístiques Competition Category.

BronzeBelles Arts· 2022

Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Belles Arts Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè

Llantes i radis, com el nom parla per si mateix, una taula d'aparador de cafè feta amb llantes i radis d'una bicicleta rematada amb un panell de vidre xamfranat constitueix una excel·lent peça focal. El disseny és innovador però senzill, elegant i funcional. S'adapta a tot tipus d'ajustaments interiors gràcies al seu esquema de color transparent cromat. L'alçada de la taula està gravada deliberadament per adaptar-se a una configuració relaxada de seients al terra. En general, l'enginy i la creativitat del producte són únics i poden ser la peça central perfecta per a qualsevol espai de gairebé qualsevol client.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Rims and Spokes La Taula De Cafè satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

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