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Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Zavakanto sy Fampisehoana Zavakanto Competition Category.


VarahinaZavakanto· 2022

Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Zavakanto Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe

Rims sy Spokes, araka ny filazan'ny anarana azy, ny latabatra fisakafoana kafe vita amin'ny rims sy ny rantsan-tongotra amin'ny bisikileta voapetaka amin'ny takelaka fitaratra misy chamfered dia mahatonga ny toerana tena tsara. Ny endrika dia manavao nefa tsotra, kanto nefa miasa. Mifanaraka amin'ny karazan-javatra anatiny rehetra izy io noho ny rafitra loko mangarahara chrome. Ny haavon'ny latabatra dia niniana natao sokitra mba hifanaraka amin'ny fametrahana fipetrahana amin'ny tany milamina. Amin'ny ankapobeny dia tsy manam-paharoa ny faharanitan-tsaina sy ny fahaiza-mamorona ny vokatra ary mety ho singa afovoany tonga lafatra ho an'ny habaka rehetra ho an'ny mpanjifa rehetra.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Rims and Spokes Ny Latabatra Kafe dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

Behind the Design

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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

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