Volta Mesa de Centro by Chih-Chieh Huang - NTHU

Volta Mesa de Centro by Chih-Chieh Huang - NTHU is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Mobiliario Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario· 2021

Volta Mesa de Centro

by Chih-Chieh Huang - NTHU

Client: Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang, National Tsing Hua University

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario Category

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The Design

About Volta Mesa de Centro

Volta é unha mesa de centro inspirada nas bóvedas de crucería dos teitos das catedrais. A estrutura está composta por nervuras arqueadas cruzadas e diagonais que conforman as liñas estruturais da peza. Placas de aceiro inoxidable curvadas están dispostas en escaguillo a un ángulo de 45 graos para soportar o taboleiro, e as patas evocan columnas estruturais arqueadas. O taboleiro está feito de vidro semirreflectinte, de xeito que a estrutura inferior permanece visible. Unha fonte de luz interna é reflectida e refractada polo vidro, proxectando luz e sombra na sala circundante.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Volta Mesa de Centro gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Volta Mesa de Centro sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Volta Mesa de Centro satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The designer uses a frame form composed of cross or diagonal arched ribs as a basis rule to explore the structural lines and shapes of the object. The design of the table legs refers to the structure’s arched structure column. The special arc-shaped steel plates are staggered at a 45-degree angle to form the support structure of the tabletop.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material/ Stainless Steel, Half-reflecting glass, light
Dimension/ 480mmW x 480mmD x 430mmH
Tags: coffee table, light installation, arched structure, structural design, illumination, interior
Production Technology: In the design making processes and manufacturing tasks, the first version uses metal sculpture approach to manually bend and weld steel bars to make the main structure. The second version is an improved version of the first version. Designer used CAD and CNC to cut steel plates to accurately fabricate the structure. In the structural design, special consideration is given to lightweight and visual performance, and the assembly details are also considered to ensure manufacturing feasibility
Design Challenge: This work interprets the visual appeal and beauty of the arched structure from a human perspective when look up at the space of the cathedral. Through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.
Research: Designer used CAD and CNC to cut steel plates to accurately fabricate the structure. In the structural design, special consideration is given to lightweight and visual performance, and the assembly details are also considered to ensure manufacturing feasibility.
Inspiration: Volta is an alternative coffee table design, inspired by the rib vault of the cathedral. This work hopes to interpret the visual appeal and beauty of the arched structure from a human perspective when look up at the space of the cathedral.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2012 in Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado, USA. And finished in April 2015 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2015 (IT), Taipei Fine Arts Museum 2015 (TW), and FORMOSA Sculpture Biennial 2017 (TW).
Operation Flow: The object uses a half-reflective glass as its table-top surface. In daily mode, it presents a special transparent color, allowing users to appreciate the both functional and beautiful structural lines under the table. In the night lighting mode, through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.
Patents: Copyrights by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Team Members: project investigator, director/ Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
design assistant/ Andy Liao
Image Credits: Main Image/ Photo by Wen-Shan Lin
Optional Image#1/ Photo by Wen-Shan Lin
Optional Image#2/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Optional Image#3/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Optional Image#4/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang