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

FerroMobiliario· 2020

Ravaq Mesa

by Ali Sharifi Omid

Client: HAF design and construction department

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Ravaq Mesa

Ravaq pretende renovar a grandeza dos teitos de moqarnas cubertos de espellos a menor escala. Estas formas están radicadas nunha tradición de 1000 anos e a súa reconstrución moderna vincula o antigo co contemporáneo. Ravaq reflicte as cores que o rodean dende diferentes ángulos para corresponder ao lugar ao que vai máis fermosamente. O principal desafío de ravaq foi crear novas e innovadoras formas a partir dun patrón e motivo tradicional, de xeito que unha vez que te enfrontas a todo o patrón, a súa autenticidade lévache atrás no tempo mentres aínda o usas con mobles modernos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Ravaq Mesa gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Ravaq Mesa sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Ravaq Mesa é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

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