Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Mínealaíne Competition Category.

Cré-umhaMínealaín· 2022

Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Mínealaín Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife

Rims and Spokes, mar a labhraíonn an t-ainm dó féin, is píosa fócasach den scoth é tábla taispeántais Caife cum déanta as rims agus spócaí rothair ar a bharr le pana gloine chamfered. Tá an dearadh nuálaíoch ach simplí, galánta fós feidhmiúil. Oireann sé gach cineál suímh taobh istigh mar gheall ar a scéim dathanna chrome-trédhearcach. Tá airde an bhoird eitseáilte d'aon ghnó chun freastal ar shuíochán urláir suaimhneach. Tríd is tríd tá seiftiúlacht agus cruthaitheacht an táirge uathúil agus d'fhéadfadh sé a bheith ina lárionad foirfe d'aon spás nach bhfuil ach custaiméir ar bith ag baint leis.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Rims and Spokes Tábla Caife riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

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