Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang by Radhika Dhumal

Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang by Radhika Dhumal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Parabot Competition Category.

PerakParabot· 2021

Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang

by Radhika Dhumal

Client: Radhika Dhumal

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang

Elytra diancang jo caro nan mamudahkan pangguno untuak maluaskan lueh permukaan meja karano sifatnyo nan indak statik. Meja biomimetik dinamis ko punyo permukaan nan tabagi jadi ampek bagian utamo, tamasuak 'kapalo' jo 'badan' dari kayu sarato duo sayok barintian kaco nan dapek dibukak sakatiko untuak mampalaiak lueh permukaan meja, supayo bisa manyimpan barapa cangkir teh tambahan, satu duo pot tanaman, jo mungkin sabuku catatan untuak mancorat-corat ideo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Elytra Meja Kopi Panghemat Ruang adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.

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