Bronze Furniture Design · 2015
Humming Tree Dining Table
- A' Design Award 2015 Bronze Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2015
- CLIENT: Heloise Rajkumari
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About Humming Tree Dining Table
Humming Tree is a dining table that also works as a floor vase. The central opening holds tall dry or fresh flowers, leaves and tree branches. The form is inspired by the arrow head shape of the Taro leaf, with its midrib, veins and clean blade. The leaf structure is split into two parts, a skin layer and a bone layer, and the leaf form appears where the two layers overlap. The table is made of polycarbonate and steel and measures 1400 by 950 by 750 millimetres. The see through design brings natural elements closer to diners in city homes.
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- Unique Properties
- Humming Tree is a fusion of dining table and floor vase to hold tall dry or fresh flowers, leaves and tree branches. City life has become mentally exhausting and contact with Nature has become less. The intent is to let the diners experience natural elements arranged in the vase and this will help in reducing stress and negative feelings as they dine. It is a see through design with leaf structure split into two distinct Skin and Bone components. The leaf form becomes apparent when they overlap.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Overall Dimension (l x b x h) : 1400 mm x 950 mm x 750 mm
Dining Area : 1100 mm x 950 mm - Tags
- Leaf inspired, veins and blade, Taro Leaf, Vase Table, cantilevered table, see through design
- Production Technology
- Polycarbonate, steel
- Operation Flow
- The dining table with collection/arrangement in the center spot is a strong stimulus to the diners since the scale is larger than conventional vases kept at the center of table. The human sized arrangement of natural dry/fresh flower, leaves and branches will help in restoring the mind and evoking positive thoughts.
- Research
- Benefits of experiencing Nature and natural elements were studied and also the leaf structure of Taro leaf was studied for better understanding while developing the form.
- Inspiration
- Humming Tree is inspired from arrow head shape Taro leaf structure. Taro leaf collects water at its center spot and has distinct midrib and veins structure with clean blade and this inspired me to develop the leaf form into two distinct layers overlapping above each other and elongate and deepen the centre spot till the floor to function as floor vase.
- Image Credits
- Image #1, #2,#3,#4,#5 : (3D modeling and Rendering) Heloise Rajkumari
Colors of Humming Tree Dining Table
Design Interview about Humming Tree Dining Table
The main idea is to bring the diners close to natural elements and help them to reduce negative feelings of exhausting city life. It is inspired from Taro Leaf structure and the design intent is to make a fusion of floor vase and dining table.
The main focus was developing the leaf form to serve two functions - Vase and Dining Table
I would like to commercialize it.
I designed this particular concept to bring in the concept of user experience in furniture design. I decided to pursuit an inspiration.
I intent to produce my work myself.
The exhausting city life and less contact of people with nature in urban area inspired me to design Humming Tree.
Urban families and restaurants
This design has unique form of leaf in three dimension and apart from that the human sized arrangement in the table makes it unique.
I named it Humming tree because the table will be used for arranging human sized tall branches of trees, leaves etc. mimicking a tree.
Solidworks, Keyshot and Ansys.
The 3 dimensional leaf form with veins supporting the table top and the fusion of two functions that is a floor vase and a dining table giving a new experience to diners.
Technology will play role during manufacturing the unique form.
The challenged was the stability of the table. In order to obtain stability, a little leg was added which remains hidden after assembly.
I wanted to see how good my design is by comparing with other designs.
Designing Humming Tree was a good experience. I have improved my structural analysis skills and also developing the a form from my inspiration source.