Ring Selifu Ìwé by Rama Akel is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ilé· 2021
Ring Selifu Ìwé
by Rama Akel
Client: Kawn Designs
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Ring Selifu Ìwé
Ring jẹ́ selifu ìwé tí a ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ rẹ̀ láti ara ìpín wúrà (golden ratio) àti láti ara Ọkùnrin Vitruvian ti Leonardo da Vinci. A fi ọwọ́ tẹ ìwé irin kan sí àyíká, a sì so ó mọ́ ìdìpọ̀ igi tí ó lágbára. A gbé àwọn ọ̀pá idẹ (brass) sí ojú ìdìpọ̀ ní ìjìnnà tí ó dọ́gba, wọ́n sì ń dá àwòrán onígun mẹ́rin tí ó parí ìlà ìpín wúrà. Àwọn ọ̀pá náà ń kọjá nínú àwọn ihò tí ó wà nínú mẹ́ta lára àwọn selifu márùn-ún, nígbà tí àwọn selifu méjì tókù dúró lórí àwọn ọ̀pá tí a tẹ. Ring lè dúró lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ ògiri tàbí kí ó pín agbègbè méjì nínú yàrá sí ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀. A ṣe àpẹẹrẹ yìí gẹ́gẹ́ bí olùtọ́jú ìmọ̀.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Ring Selifu Ìwé jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Ring Selifu Ìwé yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Ring Selifu Ìwé jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Reminiscent of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, which remains a building block for modern civilization and beauty across all disciplines to this day. The bookshelf functions as a keeper of knowledge.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: (Diameter) 180, (D) 35, (H) 183 cm.
- Tags
- Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci, Ring, Bookshelf, Library, Golden Ratio, Shelving
- Production Technology
- A metal sheet manually bent into a perfect ring forming the main circle of the bookshelf structure, fixed on solid wooden base. The square background completing the Golden Ratio shape is done by brass rods, equally distributed and fixed to the wooden base. The rods go through holes in three of the five shelves of the unit. The other two shelves are held by bent rods that do not make it to the top of the square.
- Design Challenge
- The first challenge was to make sure the circular shape holds without having to add obvious support. This was solved by adding two slim perpendicular rings at both ends of the main frame set to the inside to keep the lightness of the ring. The second challenge was to seamlessly carry the wooden shelves without messing with the Da Vinci ratio. To overcome this issue we fixed the brass rods to the base and made them go through consistent holes in three of wooden shelves. The other two shelves were carried on bent rods that did not make it to the top of the square without compromising the overall ratio.
- Research
- As an architect I recognize the value of the Golden Ratio and its impact on the monumental architecture in the world. With this realization and appreciation, I wanted to create a reminder of this human achievement in our interiors. Could not think of a better presentation than a knowledge keeper unit.
- Inspiration
- Ring is inspired by the divine proportion (The Golden Ratio). It is a silhouette of Davinci's Vitruvian Man carrying out a rhythm orchestrated by the copper rods
- Project Duration
- The project started as. basic sketch on April 25th 2019 in Amman, Jordan. The manufacturing process took approximately three months. Ring was launched and presented in November 2019 in Downtown Design Week in Dubai.
- Operation Flow
- Ring is a statement piece that interacts with both the space and the user. It can be placed against a wall or beautifully separate two spaces in a subtle way. It adds beauty, function and value to the space by allowing the user to relate to the Vitruvian Man and its Divine Proportion.
- Patents
- none
- Team Members
- Rama Akel, Shamel Shoupash, Zain Alsubani and Koujan Sharkas
- Image Credits
- Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #1, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #2, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #3, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #4, 2020
Shamel Shoupash/ Visualizer , Image #5, 2020
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