Ring पुस्तकफलकम् by Rama Akel is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः in गृहोपस्कर अभिकल्पना Competition Category.
रजतम्गृहोपस्करः· 2021
Ring पुस्तकफलकम्
by Rama Akel
Client: Kawn Designs
A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः Winner in गृहोपस्करः Category
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The Design
About Ring पुस्तकफलकम्
रिङ्ग् इति एकं पुस्तकफलकम् अस्ति यत् स्वर्णानुपातेन तथा च लियोनार्दो-द-विञ्चि-रचितेन विट्रुवियन्-पुरुषेण प्रेरितम्। एका लोहपत्रिका हस्तेन वर्तुलाकारे नमिता, दृढकाष्ठाधारे च संयोजिता। पित्तलदण्डाः आधारे समानान्तरे स्थापिताः, ते च तं चतुरस्रं रचयन्ति यः स्वर्णानुपातस्य रूपरेखां पूरयति। एते दण्डाः पञ्चसु फलकेषु त्रिषु छिद्रेभ्यः गच्छन्ति, अन्ये द्वे फलके तु नमितेषु दण्डेषु आश्रयन्ते। रिङ्ग् भित्तिम् प्रति स्थातुं शक्नोति अथवा कक्षस्य द्वे क्षेत्रे विभक्तुं शक्नोति। एषा रचना ज्ञानस्य रक्षकत्वेन कल्पिता अस्ति।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः
Ring पुस्तकफलकम् A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; अयम् अत्यसाधारणतया प्रतिष्ठितः सम्मानः सर्वोच्चश्रेणीयेभ्यः सुन्दरेभ्यः प्रभावशालिभ्यश्चाभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते। रजतविजेतारोऽतितेजस्विन्योऽत्यन्तं सृजनशीलाश्च कृतयः सन्ति, ताः स्वाभिकल्पकानाम् उत्कृष्टां विशेषज्ञतां प्रतिभां सूक्ष्मप्रज्ञां च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Ring पुस्तकफलकम् अद्भुतं प्रदर्शनीयं कार्यम् उल्लेखनीयतया व्यावसायिकं गम्भीरनवोन्मेषयुक्तं च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् अतीवोल्लेखनीयः प्रशंसित आविष्कारोऽस्ति, यो लाभं ददाति कलाया विज्ञानस्याभिकल्पस्य प्रौद्योगिक्याश्च सीमा विस्तारयति च। Ring पुस्तकफलकम् बहुभिरीर्ष्यमाणा सृष्टिरस्ति, या कामना उद्बोधयति, सकारात्मकभावान् आनयति, विस्मयस्य आश्चर्यस्य च स्फुलिङ्गान् प्रज्वालयति।
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Reminiscent of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, which remains a building block for modern civilization and beauty across all disciplines to this day. The bookshelf functions as a keeper of knowledge.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: (Diameter) 180, (D) 35, (H) 183 cm.
- Tags
- Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci, Ring, Bookshelf, Library, Golden Ratio, Shelving
- Production Technology
- A metal sheet manually bent into a perfect ring forming the main circle of the bookshelf structure, fixed on solid wooden base. The square background completing the Golden Ratio shape is done by brass rods, equally distributed and fixed to the wooden base. The rods go through holes in three of the five shelves of the unit. The other two shelves are held by bent rods that do not make it to the top of the square.
- Design Challenge
- The first challenge was to make sure the circular shape holds without having to add obvious support. This was solved by adding two slim perpendicular rings at both ends of the main frame set to the inside to keep the lightness of the ring. The second challenge was to seamlessly carry the wooden shelves without messing with the Da Vinci ratio. To overcome this issue we fixed the brass rods to the base and made them go through consistent holes in three of wooden shelves. The other two shelves were carried on bent rods that did not make it to the top of the square without compromising the overall ratio.
- Research
- As an architect I recognize the value of the Golden Ratio and its impact on the monumental architecture in the world. With this realization and appreciation, I wanted to create a reminder of this human achievement in our interiors. Could not think of a better presentation than a knowledge keeper unit.
- Inspiration
- Ring is inspired by the divine proportion (The Golden Ratio). It is a silhouette of Davinci's Vitruvian Man carrying out a rhythm orchestrated by the copper rods
- Project Duration
- The project started as. basic sketch on April 25th 2019 in Amman, Jordan. The manufacturing process took approximately three months. Ring was launched and presented in November 2019 in Downtown Design Week in Dubai.
- Operation Flow
- Ring is a statement piece that interacts with both the space and the user. It can be placed against a wall or beautifully separate two spaces in a subtle way. It adds beauty, function and value to the space by allowing the user to relate to the Vitruvian Man and its Divine Proportion.
- Patents
- none
- Team Members
- Rama Akel, Shamel Shoupash, Zain Alsubani and Koujan Sharkas
- Image Credits
- Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #1, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #2, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #3, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #4, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #5, 2020
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