Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina by Miles J Rice

Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina by Miles J Rice is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2020

Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina

by Miles J Rice

Client: Rice & Rice Fine Furniture

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina

Hoʻopili hou ka Augusta i ka papaʻaina maʻamau. Ke hōʻike nei i nā hanauna ma mua o mākou, e ulu aʻe ana ke hoʻolālā mai kahi kumu ʻike ʻole. Hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā wāwae pākaukau i kēia kuʻuna maʻamau, a piʻi i luna e paʻa i ka papa paʻi kiʻi pono ʻia i nā puke. Ua koho ʻia ka lāʻau walnut maʻEulopa no kona ʻano o ka naʻauao a me ka ulu ulu. Hoʻohana ʻia ka lāʻau ma nā mea hana lole e hana no kāna mau kūleʻa e hana pū me. Nā puʻupuʻu, nā pālaki, puʻulu ka makani a me nā hakahaka kūʻokoʻa e haʻi i ka moʻolelo o ke ola o ka lāʻau. ʻO ka ʻokoʻa o ka lāʻau ka mea i hiki i kēia moʻolelo ke noho i kahi ʻāpana o nā hoʻoilina hoʻoilina no ka ʻohana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Augusta Papa ʻaina ʻaina ʻaina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Augusta dining table is a new interpretation of one of the classic dining table designs. Its traditional purpose of bringing family and loved ones together remains clearly visible whilst this table reinvents the concept of a 4-legged table. The table legs emerge from the ground as if they are growing from the same invisible root to hold up the book-matched tabletop in European walnut hardwood.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2.0m (W) x 0.9m (D) x 0.75m (H)
Made from European walnut hardwood.
Tabletop planked and book-matched.
Tags: luxury, furniture, unique, design, dining table, craftsmanship
Production Technology: The starting point of the design process was the image of a solid core or root from which new life was growing upwards. The initial drawings were very figurative around this motif. The main design step was to minimalize the concept to the point where the upwards theme remains visible whilst creating a clear and suggestive table design.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge of this piece was on how to reinvent the design of the traditional 4-legged rectangular dining table and have it carry the sense of an invisible core that enables growth.
Research: The research for this table comprised of selecting a type of wood that emphasises the meaning and inspiration behind this piece. The key aspect for the Augusta dining table is the family building a strong unit, rooted in the same core. European walnut represents this well. The Rice & Rice family comes from England and Germany, the wood was chosen from a tree popular in both regions without having a distinct association with either. The walnut tree also symbolizes wisdom and growth. Rice & Rice Fine Furniture believe that the wisdom of the generations before us allows us to grow strong to withstand storms and difficulties in life.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the Augusta dining table was to celebrate a strong family bond. Through its name, the company Rice & Rice Fine Furniture honours this important bond and commitment. The business could not have been created if it wasn't for the support and inspiration of the family. The name Augusta carries a very significant meaning in the family.
Project Duration: Custom order: 3months lead time
Made in Germany.
Operation Flow: The table is crafted by Master carpenters in Germany to ensure the high quality of the book-matched tabletop and the hand-sculpted legs. Book-matching high-quality woods has traditionally been reserved for high-quality antiques often in form of veneer. The Augusta dining table is made of solid European walnut to showcase the beauty of the tree's markings, such as in the book-matched solid wood tabletop. The legs have been hand-sculpted also from European walnut wood.
Team Members: Miles J Rice
Image Credits: All images copyright: Miles J Rice