Elytra Taula Bassa Ganhadora d'Espaci by Radhika Dhumal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Dissènh de Mobilièr Competition Category.
ArgentMobilièr· 2021
Elytra Taula Bassa Ganhadora d'Espaci
Client: Radhika Dhumal
A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobilièr Category
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The Design
About Elytra Taula Bassa Ganhadora d'Espaci
Elytra es concebuda d'una manièra que permet a l'utilizaire d'aumentar facilament la superfícia de la taula gràcias a sa natura non estatica. Las superfícies d'aquesta taula biomimetica e dinamica son divididas en quatre partidas principalas, incluent un "cap" e un "còs" de fusta atal coma doas alas amb incrustacions de veire que se pòdon dobrir simultaneament per espandir la superfícia de la taula e i plaçar qualques tassas de tè suplementàrias, una o doas plantièras, e benlèu un quasernet per i gribolejar vòstras idèas.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Argent
Elytra Taula Bassa Ganhadora d'Espaci a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Elytra Taula Bassa Ganhadora d'Espaci siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Elytra Taula Bassa Ganhadora d'Espaci es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.
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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