Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table" by Radhika Dhumal

Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table" by Radhika Dhumal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

SileveraFenitjhara· 2021

Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table"

by Radhika Dhumal

Client: Radhika Dhumal

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

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The Design

About Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table"

Elytra e entsoe ka tsela e lumellang mosebedisi ho fihlella habonolo ho eketsa holim'a tafole ka lebaka la tlhaho ea eona e sa tsitsitseng. Bokaholimo ba tafole ea biomimetic, bo matla bo arotsoe ka likarolo tse 'ne tse sephara, ho kenyeletsoa le "hlooho" ea lehong; le "mmele" hammoho le mapheo a mabeli a kentsoeng ka likhalase a ka buloang ka nako e le 'ngoe ho atolosa sebaka sa tafole ho boloka likopi tse' maloa tsa tee, plantere kapa tse peli, mohlomong le bukana ea ho ngola mehopolo ea hau ho eona.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table" ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table" e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Elytra "space Saver Coffee Table" ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

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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