Volta ڪافي ٽيبل by Chih-Chieh Huang - NTHU is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award برونز انعام in فرنيچر ڊيزائن Competition Category.
برونزفرنيچر· 2021
Volta ڪافي ٽيبل
Client: Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang, National Tsing Hua University
A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in فرنيچر Category
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About Volta ڪافي ٽيبل
والٽا ھڪ ڪافي ٽيبل آھي، جيڪا گرجا گھرن (cathedral) جي ڇت جي رِب والٹس (rib vaults) کان متاثر ٿي ٺاھي وئي آھي. فريم اُڀرندڙ (crossed) ۽ ترچھين (diagonal) آرچ ڏار وارين رِبن سان مرکب آھي، جي ان ٽڪر جون ساختياتي لائينون شڪل ٿيون بڻائين ٿيون. مُڙيل اسٽينليس اسٽيل جون پليٽون 45 درجي جي زاويي تي درجيوار (staggered) رکيل آھن، جي ٽيبل ٽاپ کي سھارو ڏين ٿيون، ۽ ٽيبل جا پاؤ آرچ ٿيل ساختياتي ٿنبن (columns) جي ياد ڏياريندڙ آھن. ٽيبل ٽاپ اڌ-عڪاسي ڪندڙ (half-reflecting) شيشي مان ٺھيل آھي، ته جيئن ھيٺان جي ساخت ظاھر رھي. اندروني روشني جو منبع شيشي مان منعڪس (reflect) ۽ منڪسر (refract) ٿئي ٿو، جيڪو آس پاس جي ڪمري ۾ روشني ۽ پاڇو پيش ڪري ٿو.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award برونز انعام
Volta ڪافي ٽيبل A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Volta ڪافي ٽيبل کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Volta ڪافي ٽيبل ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The designer uses a frame form composed of cross or diagonal arched ribs as a basis rule to explore the structural lines and shapes of the object. The design of the table legs refers to the structure’s arched structure column. The special arc-shaped steel plates are staggered at a 45-degree angle to form the support structure of the tabletop.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Material/ Stainless Steel, Half-reflecting glass, light
Dimension/ 480mmW x 480mmD x 430mmH - Tags
- coffee table, light installation, arched structure, structural design, illumination, interior
- Production Technology
- In the design making processes and manufacturing tasks, the first version uses metal sculpture approach to manually bend and weld steel bars to make the main structure. The second version is an improved version of the first version. Designer used CAD and CNC to cut steel plates to accurately fabricate the structure. In the structural design, special consideration is given to lightweight and visual performance, and the assembly details are also considered to ensure manufacturing feasibility
- Design Challenge
- This work interprets the visual appeal and beauty of the arched structure from a human perspective when look up at the space of the cathedral. Through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.
- Research
- Designer used CAD and CNC to cut steel plates to accurately fabricate the structure. In the structural design, special consideration is given to lightweight and visual performance, and the assembly details are also considered to ensure manufacturing feasibility.
- Inspiration
- Volta is an alternative coffee table design, inspired by the rib vault of the cathedral. This work hopes to interpret the visual appeal and beauty of the arched structure from a human perspective when look up at the space of the cathedral.
- Project Duration
- The project started in June 2012 in Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado, USA. And finished in April 2015 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2015 (IT), Taipei Fine Arts Museum 2015 (TW), and FORMOSA Sculpture Biennial 2017 (TW).
- Operation Flow
- The object uses a half-reflective glass as its table-top surface. In daily mode, it presents a special transparent color, allowing users to appreciate the both functional and beautiful structural lines under the table. In the night lighting mode, through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.
- Patents
- Copyrights by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
- Team Members
- project investigator, director/ Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
design assistant/ Andy Liao - Image Credits
- Main Image/ Photo by Wen-Shan Lin
Optional Image#1/ Photo by Wen-Shan Lin
Optional Image#2/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Optional Image#3/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Optional Image#4/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
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