Elytra ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱯᱷᱤ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ by Radhika Dhumal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2021
Elytra ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱯᱷᱤ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ
Client: Radhika Dhumal
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Elytra ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱯᱷᱤ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ
Elytra ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱡ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱪᱩᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱥᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱤᱵᱽᱡᱤᱭᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ, ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱟᱹᱣᱤᱡ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱱᱭᱟᱹ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ "ᱵᱚᱦᱚᱜ" ᱟᱨ "ᱦᱚᱲᱢᱚ" ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱥᱤᱥᱟᱹᱢ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱯᱟᱹᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱡᱷᱤᱡᱽ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱯ, ᱢᱤᱫᱼᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱽᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱚᱞ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱳᱴᱵᱩᱠ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Elytra ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱯᱷᱤ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Elytra ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱯᱷᱤ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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