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Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Výtvarné umění Competition Category.


BronzVýtvarné umění· 2022

Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Výtvarné umění Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek

Ráfky a paprsky, jak už název sám za sebe mluví, vitrínový stolek Coffee cum vyrobený z ráfků a paprsků jízdního kola zakončený zkosenou skleněnou tabulí je vynikajícím ústředním prvkem. Design je inovativní a přitom jednoduchý, elegantní a přitom funkční. Díky svému chromově transparentnímu barevnému provedení se hodí do všech typů interiérových nastavení. Výška stolu je záměrně vyleptaná, aby vyhovovala uvolněnému uspořádání podlahového sezení. Celkově je vynalézavost a kreativita produktu jedinečná a může být dokonalým středobodem jakéhokoli prostoru téměř každého zákazníka.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. Rims and Spokes Konferenční Stolek nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

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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

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