Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Tooj in Kev Kos Duab Zoo thiab Kev Teeb Tsa Duab Kos Competition Category.

ToojKev Kos Duab Zoo· 2022

Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Kev Kos Duab Zoo Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes

Rims thiab Spokes, raws li lub npe hais rau nws tus kheej, lub rooj kas fes cum showcase ua los ntawm rims thiab spokes ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab topped nrog chamfered iav pane ua rau ib tug zoo heev focal piece. Cov qauv tsim yog tshiab tsis tau yooj yim, elegant tsis tau haumxeeb. Nws haum rau txhua hom kev teeb tsa sab hauv vim nws cov xim chrome-pob tshab. Qhov siab ntawm lub rooj yog txhob txwm etched kom haum rau lub rooj zaum hauv pem teb. Zuag qhia tag nrho cov ingenuity thiab creativity ntawm cov khoom yog tshwj xeeb thiab tej zaum yuav tsuas yog ib tug zoo meej center piece rau txhua qhov chaw ntawm ib tug neeg twg.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Rims and Spokes Rooj Kas Fes ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

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