Augusta Meja Makan by Miles J Rice is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perak in Reka Bentuk Perabot Competition Category.
PerakPerabot· 2020
Augusta Meja Makan
by Miles J Rice
Client: Rice & Rice Fine Furniture
A' Design Award Perak Winner in Perabot Category
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The Design
About Augusta Meja Makan
Augusta menafsirkan semula meja makan klasik. Mewakili generasi sebelum kita, reka bentuknya nampaknya tumbuh dari akar yang tidak kelihatan. Kaki meja berorientasi pada inti umum ini, meraih untuk mengangkat meja yang sesuai dengan buku. Kayu kenari Eropah padat dipilih kerana makna kebijaksanaan dan pertumbuhannya. Kayu yang biasanya dibuang oleh pembuat perabot digunakan untuk menghadapi cabarannya. Simpulan, celah, angin bergetar dan pusaran unik menceritakan kisah kehidupan pokok itu. Keunikan kayu memungkinkan kisah ini hidup dalam sekeping perabot pusaka keluarga.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Perak
Augusta Meja Makan ialah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengiktirafan yang sangat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk bertaraf tinggi, indah dan mengagumkan. Pemenang Perak ialah karya yang amat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan kepakaran, bakat dan ketajaman fikiran yang luar biasa pereka bentuknya. Augusta Meja Makan diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, contoh teladan, sangat profesional dan sangat inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini ialah ciptaan yang sangat ketara dan dikagumi yang memberi manfaat kepada dan memajukan batas seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi. Augusta Meja Makan ialah ciptaan yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif dan mencetuskan rasa hairan serta kagum.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Augusta dining table is a new interpretation of one of the classic dining table designs. Its traditional purpose of bringing family and loved ones together remains clearly visible whilst this table reinvents the concept of a 4-legged table. The table legs emerge from the ground as if they are growing from the same invisible root to hold up the book-matched tabletop in European walnut hardwood.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 2.0m (W) x 0.9m (D) x 0.75m (H)
Made from European walnut hardwood.
Tabletop planked and book-matched. - Tags
- luxury, furniture, unique, design, dining table, craftsmanship
- Production Technology
- The starting point of the design process was the image of a solid core or root from which new life was growing upwards. The initial drawings were very figurative around this motif. The main design step was to minimalize the concept to the point where the upwards theme remains visible whilst creating a clear and suggestive table design.
- Design Challenge
- The creative challenge of this piece was on how to reinvent the design of the traditional 4-legged rectangular dining table and have it carry the sense of an invisible core that enables growth.
- Research
- The research for this table comprised of selecting a type of wood that emphasises the meaning and inspiration behind this piece. The key aspect for the Augusta dining table is the family building a strong unit, rooted in the same core. European walnut represents this well. The Rice & Rice family comes from England and Germany, the wood was chosen from a tree popular in both regions without having a distinct association with either. The walnut tree also symbolizes wisdom and growth. Rice & Rice Fine Furniture believe that the wisdom of the generations before us allows us to grow strong to withstand storms and difficulties in life.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for the Augusta dining table was to celebrate a strong family bond. Through its name, the company Rice & Rice Fine Furniture honours this important bond and commitment. The business could not have been created if it wasn't for the support and inspiration of the family. The name Augusta carries a very significant meaning in the family.
- Project Duration
- Custom order: 3months lead time
Made in Germany. - Operation Flow
- The table is crafted by Master carpenters in Germany to ensure the high quality of the book-matched tabletop and the hand-sculpted legs. Book-matching high-quality woods has traditionally been reserved for high-quality antiques often in form of veneer. The Augusta dining table is made of solid European walnut to showcase the beauty of the tree's markings, such as in the book-matched solid wood tabletop. The legs have been hand-sculpted also from European walnut wood.
- Team Members
- Miles J Rice
- Image Credits
- All images copyright: Miles J Rice
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