Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi by Rashad Habib

Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi by Rashad Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Bonono bo Botle le Diketso tsa Bonono Competition Category.

BoronseBonono bo Botle· 2022

Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi

by Rashad Habib

Client: Habib Rashad

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Bonono bo Botle Category

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The Design

About Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi

Li-Rims and Spokes, joalo ka ha lebitso le ipuella, tafole ea Coffee cum showcase e entsoeng ka lirimo le lipokonto tsa baesekele e tlositsoeng ka pane ea khalase e hahelletsoeng e etsa karolo e ntle haholo. Moqapi o na le mekhoa e mecha empa e bonolo, e ntle empa e sebetsa. E lumellana le mefuta eohle ea litlhophiso tsa kahare ka lebaka la moralo oa eona oa 'mala o hlakileng oa chrome. Bophahamo ba tafole bo hlophisitsoe ka boomo ho lumellana le setaele sa litulo tse phutholohileng. Ka kakaretso bohlale le boqapi ba sehlahisoa bo ikhethile 'me e kanna ea ba setsi se phethahetseng bakeng sa sebaka sefe kapa sefe sa moreki ofe kapa ofe.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Rims and Spokes Tafole Ea Kofi e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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