Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Nkà Mma na Nkwụnye Nkà Competition Category.

BronzNkà Mma· 2022

Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Nkà Mma Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị

Rims na Spokes, dị ka aha ahụ na-ekwu maka onwe ya, tebụl ihe ngosi kọfị cum nke emere site na rims na okwu igwe kwụ otu ebe na pane iko chamfered na-eme ka ọ bụrụ akụkụ dị mma. Nhazi ahụ dị ọhụrụ ma dị mfe, mara mma ma na-arụ ọrụ. Ọ dabara ụdị ntọala ime ụlọ niile n'ihi atụmatụ agba ya chrome-transparent. A na-ama ụma dezie ịdị elu nke okpokoro ahụ ka ọ dabara maka ịtọ ntọala oche ezumike n'ala. N'ozuzu, nkà na mmepụta ihe nke ngwaahịa ahụ pụrụ iche ma nwee ike ịbụ ebe etiti zuru oke maka oghere ọ bụla nke ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ onye ahịa ọ bụla.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Rims and Spokes Tebụl Kọfị na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

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