Ravaq La Mesa by Ali Sharifi Omid is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

HierroMobiliario· 2020

Ravaq La Mesa

by Ali Sharifi Omid

Client: HAF design and construction department

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Ravaq La Mesa

Ravaq tiene como objetivo renovar la grandiosidad de esos techos moqarnas cubiertos de espejos a menor escala. Estas formas tienen sus raíces en una tradición de 1000 años y su reconstrucción moderna vincula lo antiguo con lo contemporáneo. Ravaq refleja los colores circundantes desde diferentes ángulos para que coincida con el lugar al que va más bellamente. El principal desafío de ravaq fue crear formas nuevas e innovadoras a partir de un patrón y un motivo tradicionales para que una vez que se enfrente a todo el patrón, su autenticidad lo lleve atrás en el tiempo mientras todavía lo usa con muebles modernos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Ravaq La Mesa ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Ravaq La Mesa sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Ravaq La Mesa es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ravaq aims to renew the grandeur those moqarnas ceilings covered with mirrors in a smaller scale. These forms are rooted in a 1000 year tradition and their modern reconstruction ties the ancient with the contemporary. Ravaq reflects the surrounding colors from different angles to match the place that it goes to more beautifully.
Dimensions & Packaging: Hight:464 mm xDiameter: 586
weight:14 kg
Tags: Geometric design,Parametric design,Side table,Moqarnas,Persian motifs
Production Technology: The main idea in producing ravaq was a high quality and perfect production, so we have used CNC cutting a stainless steel and glass sheets to minimize human error. The main materials its production are stainless steel and color glasses.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this project was to create new and innovative forms from a traditional pattern and motif so that once you are faced by the whole pattern, its authenticity takes you back in time while you are still use that with modern furniture.
Research: Research on this project began by focusing on Persian architectural, geometrical patterns. Our aim was to use this two dimensional geometry and pattern to create three dimensional masses. Our main aesthetics priority was not to get trapped in repeating old fashioned forms and to create postmodern forms with new material.
Inspiration: Moqarnas is one of the mast important elements of Persian architecture. First it was used as columns’ to buttress domes and mosques ceilings. Then however, it became mainly a decorative element of the building these ceilings are usually covered with mosaic-style mirrors in order to maximize light reflection at any angle.
Project Duration: I have been researching on Iranian-Islamic geometric designs and patterns in the last year and have been trying to design some furniture
which is inspired by ancient Iranian architectural motifs. This and some other projects that I have done are the results of this endeavour. This project has been mass produced in Iran last December.
Operation Flow: Ravaq is a special side table which evokes a beautiful volume of architectural in the performance environment. The main mass of the stainless steel is a mirror that interacts with the space itself.
Patents: Haf
Image Credits: Designer: Ali Sharifi Omid / Illustrator: kaveh Nemati