Kromme Tebulo ya Khofi by Robert Wakeland is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.
SilivaFenicha· 2025
Kromme Tebulo ya Khofi
Client: Nice Form
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category
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The Design
About Kromme Tebulo ya Khofi
Wolimbikitsidwa ndi mawonekedwe achilengedwe a mafunde a m'nyanja, Tebulo ya Kromme imagwiritsa ntchito mzere umodzi wa veneer kuyimira kuyenda kosalekeza kwa nyanja. Yopangidwa yonse ndi matabwa olimba a walnut, zigawo za veneer zimaphatikizidwa pogwiritsa ntchito zidutswa zopyapyala zophatikizidwa pamodzi kupanga kopindika ngati chosema. Zothandizira zochepa zopangidwa ndi aluminium zimawonjezedwa kuti zikhale zolimba. Pamwamba pa galasi limapereka mawonekedwe omveka bwino a njere za matabwa pansi. Tebulo ya Kromme ndi chiwonetsero cha chosema kwa iwo omwe akufuna chipangizo chapakhomo chomwe chili chokongoletsa komanso chogwira ntchito.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Kromme Tebulo ya Khofi ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Kromme Tebulo ya Khofi akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Kromme Tebulo ya Khofi ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Crafted entirely out of solid walnut veneer, the Kromme Table uses a very simple curvature to allow for a glass top. The veneer sections are laminated using 1/16” pieces molded together to form a sculpture like curve. Minimal supports crafted from aluminum are added for strength. The glass top provides a clear view of the wood grain beneath. The design is inspired by ocean waves, using one long strip of veneer to symbolize the continuous flow of the sea. A sculptural statement for those who want a piece of furniture that is both stylish and functional.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 444.5 mm x Depth 1333.5mm x Height 355.6mm
- Tags
- Sculptural Furniture, Coffee Table, Bent Lamination, Curved wood, Solid Walnut Veneer
- Production Technology
- Due to the nature of how veneers are cut with a knife, not a blade, it produces almost no waste as opposed to a thicker saw producing about 40% sawdust. While the visible layers of the piece are straight grain walnut, the interior uses the less desirable sections you typically get from true veneer. Such as sap wood. Those were placed into the center layers which ended up creating very minimal waste.
Attention to detain when creating the form was the key to a successful and accurate production. The form used to create the molds was fixed to a flat surface using dovetail sliding joinery. It served as a perfect track and avoided any movement while clamping. - Design Challenge
- How to build this long flowing structure out of a single strip of wood was the main challenge. Steam bending was another option that was explored. However, you need to cut strips at a thicker weight to still maintain sustainability to some extent. And ripping 90 inch strips 4 times per section proved to produce too much waste. Thats's when bent lamination of thinner veneers was decided upon for construction.
- Research
- The initial concept of this design was inspired by ocean waves. I wanted to create a piece of functional and beautiful furniture that was constructed in a unique way. Hence the long single strips of veneer used to laminate the structure. You don’t often see bent lamination executed in this complexity. Which was part of the motivation behind this method of construction. Sure, joinery could have been used. However the result would not be the long flowing grain often seen in nature. One of the details that was important to maintain.
- Inspiration
- The goal was to create a table that was unique in both construction, form and inspired by nature. It was also important from a design point of view to be very simple, hence staying with one fluid piece of veneer for the construction. A finished piece that was just as bold as it is simple.
- Project Duration
- This project was started in July 2023 in New York City. It was executed and finished in upstate New York in August of 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The result is a sculptural piece of furniture that is as much of a conversation starter as it is functional.
- Patents
- © 2024 Nice Form LLC. All Rights Reserved.
- Team Members
- Robert Wakeland
- Image Credits
- All images and videos are created by Nice Form LLC.
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