Elytra Erdvę Taupantis Kavos Staliukas by Radhika Dhumal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Sidabrinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award in Baldų dizainas Competition Category.
SidabrinisBaldai· 2021
Elytra Erdvę Taupantis Kavos Staliukas
Client: Radhika Dhumal
Sidabrinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award Winner in Baldai Category
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About Elytra Erdvę Taupantis Kavos Staliukas
Elytra sukurta taip, kad vartotojas galėtų lengvai pasiekti stalviršio paviršių, nes jis nėra statiškas. Biomimetinis, dinamiškas stalo paviršius padalintas į keturias plačias dalis, įskaitant medinę "galvą"; ir "kūnas" taip pat du stiklo intarpai, kuriuos vienu metu galima atidaryti, kad būtų išplėstas stalo paviršius, kad būtų galima laikyti kelis papildomus puodelius arbatos, vazonėlį ar du, o gal ir užrašų knygelę savo idėjoms papuošti.
The Recognition
About the Sidabrinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award
Elytra Erdvę Taupantis Kavos Staliukas laimėjo Sidabrinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, nepaprastai prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą aukščiausios klasės, puikiems ir įspūdingiems dizainams. Sidabro laureatai yra itin puikūs ir labai kūrybingi darbai, rodantys jų kūrėjų išskirtinę kompetenciją, talentą ir įžvalgumą. Tikimasi, kad Elytra Erdvę Taupantis Kavos Staliukas bus nuostabus, pavyzdinis, labai profesionalus ir giliai novatoriškas kūrinys. Šis Sidabriniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas yra žymus, žavimas išradimas, padedantis plėsti meno, mokslo, dizaino ir technologijų ribas. Elytra Erdvę Taupantis Kavos Staliukas yra kūrinys, kuriam daugelis pavydi, žadinantis troškimus, teikiantis teigiamų jausmų ir sukeliantis nuostabą bei stebėjimąsi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Elytra is designed in a way that allows the user easy access to increase the table top surface because of its non-static nature. The biomimetic, dynamic table’s surfaces are split into four broad parts, including a wooden ‘head’ and ‘body’ as well as two glass-inlay wings that can be opened out simultaneously to expand the table’s surface to store an extra few cups of tea, a planter or two, and perhaps a notebook to doodle your ideas on!
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 450mm x 750mm x 475mm
(Width increases to 1180mm on opening the wings) - Tags
- Elytra, Winged Table, MadLadRad, Coffee Table, Space saver, Beetle
- Production Technology
- A concept driven design started off with intense doodling and sketching. Once it was finalised on paper, scaled down mockups , with the help of 3mm thk laser cut mdf parts, were made to figure out the kinetic mechanism. It was followed by cnc cutting teak wood and getting an absolute precise and finished product.
- Inspiration
- In an unusually beautiful case of nature-inspired design, the Elytra table expands in size by spreading its wings! This coffee table is inspired from the kinesis and anatomy of the wings (elytra) of the beetle. Elytra’s design is dominated by rounded forms that give it a friendly, pet-like demeanor, and feature four legs that are positioned in a way that gives the Elytra its unique, animalistic stance.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 and finished in May 2019 in Ahmedabad, India. It was first displayed in the Aquarium (Display Gallery) of the National Institute of Design in July 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The winged table, in closed postion, has 2 prominent surfaces for use (the head and the wings). When the table top space isn't sufficient, the edge of the wing can be pulled apart. This movement causes the other winged top to open up simultaneously giving the table a grander feel and more usable space to keep your extra cups or newspapers etc. Now there are four useable table tops , the head, two wings and the body, as inspired by the anatomy of the beetle. As and when this extra space is not required, one side of the wing can be pushed back inside to allign parallelly with the table top below the wings, or the body of the table. This smooth beetle like transformation of opening and closing wings is the key characteristic of this winged table: Elytra.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Arun Rameshan, Elytra, 2019
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