Ravaq Tafole by Ali Sharifi Omid is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

TšepeFenitjhara· 2020

Ravaq Tafole

by Ali Sharifi Omid

Client: HAF design and construction department

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara Category

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The Design

About Ravaq Tafole

Ravaq e ikemiselitse ho nchafatsa botle ba masela a moqarnas a koahetsoeng ka liipone ka tekanyo e nyane. Mefuta ena e thehiloe moetlong oa lilemo tse 1000 'me meetso ea tsona ea sejoale-joale e matahantse ea khale le ea mehleng ea kajeno. Ravaq e bonts'a mebala e potileng ho tloha likhutlong tse fapaneng ho ts'oana le sebaka seo e eang ho sona se setle haholo. Phephetso ea mantlha ea raq e ne e le ho theha mefuta e mecha le e ncha ho tsoa sebopeho sa setso le motif hore hang ha o tobane le sebopeho sohle, bonnete ba sona bo u khutlisetsa nakong ea ha u ntse u sebelisa thepa ea sejoale-joale.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Ravaq Tafole ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Ravaq Tafole e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Ravaq Tafole e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ravaq aims to renew the grandeur those moqarnas ceilings covered with mirrors in a smaller scale. These forms are rooted in a 1000 year tradition and their modern reconstruction ties the ancient with the contemporary. Ravaq reflects the surrounding colors from different angles to match the place that it goes to more beautifully.
Dimensions & Packaging: Hight:464 mm xDiameter: 586
weight:14 kg
Tags: Geometric design,Parametric design,Side table,Moqarnas,Persian motifs
Production Technology: The main idea in producing ravaq was a high quality and perfect production, so we have used CNC cutting a stainless steel and glass sheets to minimize human error. The main materials its production are stainless steel and color glasses.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this project was to create new and innovative forms from a traditional pattern and motif so that once you are faced by the whole pattern, its authenticity takes you back in time while you are still use that with modern furniture.
Research: Research on this project began by focusing on Persian architectural, geometrical patterns. Our aim was to use this two dimensional geometry and pattern to create three dimensional masses. Our main aesthetics priority was not to get trapped in repeating old fashioned forms and to create postmodern forms with new material.
Inspiration: Moqarnas is one of the mast important elements of Persian architecture. First it was used as columns’ to buttress domes and mosques ceilings. Then however, it became mainly a decorative element of the building these ceilings are usually covered with mosaic-style mirrors in order to maximize light reflection at any angle.
Project Duration: I have been researching on Iranian-Islamic geometric designs and patterns in the last year and have been trying to design some furniture
which is inspired by ancient Iranian architectural motifs. This and some other projects that I have done are the results of this endeavour. This project has been mass produced in Iran last December.
Operation Flow: Ravaq is a special side table which evokes a beautiful volume of architectural in the performance environment. The main mass of the stainless steel is a mirror that interacts with the space itself.
Patents: Haf
Image Credits: Designer: Ali Sharifi Omid / Illustrator: kaveh Nemati