Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farshaxanka Wanaagsan iyo Rakibaadda Farshaxanka Competition Category.

NaxaasFarshaxan· 2022

Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Farshaxan Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha

Rims iyo Spokes, sida magaca laftiisa u hadlaayo, miiska bandhiga kafeega cum ee ka sameysan geesaha iyo af-hayeenka baaskiilka oo dusha laga saaray muraayad dhalada ah ayaa ka dhigaysa qayb aad u wanaagsan. Naqshadayntu waa mid cusub oo haddana fudud, xarrago leh haddana shaqaynaysa. Waxay ku habboon tahay dhammaan noocyada goobaha gudaha sababtoo ah nidaamka midabka chrome-transparent. Dhererka miiska ayaa si ula kac ah loogu xardhay si uu ugu habboonaado habaynta fadhiga dabaqa ee dabacsan. Guud ahaan xariifnimada iyo hal-abuurka alaabadu waa mid gaar ah waxaana laga yaabaa inay noqoto qaybta dhexe ee ugu fiican meel kasta oo ku saabsan macaamil kasta.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Rims and Spokes Miiska Qaxwaha si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The innovative idea of combining same kind of bicycle wheels helps to provide good strength and balance to the structure. The rims & spokes coffee table doesn’t attract rust due to the use of brass caps on each spoke of the wheel, which adds to the strength of the structure. The bicycle wheels are fixed as a singular structure with detachable glass provision making it easy to clean and maintain.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1340 mm x 700 mm x 460 mm
Tags: Coffee Table, Glass, Table, Table Design, Bicycle, Wheel, Design, Furniture, Furniture Design
Production Technology: Basic coffee tables, nowadays, are made with plywood, particle board and general fixtures used, are basic wooden joinery like box joint, basic butt joint and nuts & bolts. The rims & spokes coffee table is made using welding technique called ‘Arc welding’. The top two circular wheels are welded at the Centre and two half rims and two quarter rims are welded at two centers of the top wheels. For the stabilization and balancing of glass at the top is added “L” shaped steel pieces welded at 4 corners of each wheel with a hole on the top to attach Plastic Suction Cup to hold the glass on the top.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was the circular glass fixture on the top of the table. As the spokes of the wheels were not easy to balance the glass. It was then decided to use “L” shaped steel pieces which helped to elevate the glass at a level that balances it and gives stability being attached to the table.
Research: During November 2021, I started my research on materials for designing a piece of furniture that is sustainable. Through research different types of materials used in bicycle wheels was finalized. Then the steel wheels with brass caps on the spokes were chosen to help the structure from not rusting and also providing good strength to the structure.
Inspiration: The ideology of designing a coffee table from bicycle wheels is to make a creative design with focus on aesthetics, function and structure. The design is a classy coffee table with ample space to store things on it, easy to maintain and visually appealing.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2021 and was finished by January 2022 in Hyderabad, India.
Operation Flow: The most important aspect while designing the ‘rims & spokes coffee table’ is to make it user-friendly and maintenance-free. The coffee table with its ample space design can be accessed from any direction due to its circular pattern and helps to keep things comfortably spread across it.
Team Members: Habib Rashad
Image Credits: Habib Rashad