Volta Tábìlì Kọfí by Chih-Chieh Huang - NTHU is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
IdẹOhun-èlò Ilé· 2021
Volta Tábìlì Kọfí
Client: Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang, National Tsing Hua University
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Volta Tábìlì Kọfí
Volta jẹ́ tábìlì kọfí kan tí ó fa àwokọ́se rẹ̀ láti inú àwọn òpó tí ó rí bí egungun tí ń gbé ìjọ ilé ṣóòṣì ńlá (cathedral) ró. Férémù náà jẹ́ àkójọpọ̀ àwọn òpó tí ó rékọjá ara wọn àti àwọn tí ó tẹ̀ ní ọ̀nà àbọ̀-agbérin, tí ó ń ṣe àwọn ìlà ìgbékalẹ̀ ohun-èlò náà. Àwọn àwo irin (stainless steel) tí ó tẹ̀ ni a ṣètò ní igun ìwọ̀n 45, ní ọ̀nà tí ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan yàtọ̀ síra, láti fi gbé orí tábìlì náà, nígbà tí àwọn ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ sì rán ni létí àwọn òpó ìgbékalẹ̀ tí ó tẹ̀. Orí tábìlì náà jẹ́ dígí àbọ̀-fáríra (half-reflecting glass), tí ó jẹ́ kí ìgbékalẹ̀ tí ó wà ní ìsàlẹ̀ rẹ̀ ṣì hàn kedere. Ìmọ́lẹ̀ inú kan ń tàn àti ìtànṣán rẹ̀ sì ń yí padà nínú dígí náà, tí ó ń ṣe àwòrán ìmọ́lẹ̀ àti òjìji jáde sí àyíká yàrá náà.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Volta Tábìlì Kọfí jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Volta Tábìlì Kọfí yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Volta Tábìlì Kọfí ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The designer uses a frame form composed of cross or diagonal arched ribs as a basis rule to explore the structural lines and shapes of the object. The design of the table legs refers to the structure’s arched structure column. The special arc-shaped steel plates are staggered at a 45-degree angle to form the support structure of the tabletop.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Material/ Stainless Steel, Half-reflecting glass, light
Dimension/ 480mmW x 480mmD x 430mmH - Tags
- coffee table, light installation, arched structure, structural design, illumination, interior
- Production Technology
- In the design making processes and manufacturing tasks, the first version uses metal sculpture approach to manually bend and weld steel bars to make the main structure. The second version is an improved version of the first version. Designer used CAD and CNC to cut steel plates to accurately fabricate the structure. In the structural design, special consideration is given to lightweight and visual performance, and the assembly details are also considered to ensure manufacturing feasibility
- Design Challenge
- This work interprets the visual appeal and beauty of the arched structure from a human perspective when look up at the space of the cathedral. Through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.
- Research
- Designer used CAD and CNC to cut steel plates to accurately fabricate the structure. In the structural design, special consideration is given to lightweight and visual performance, and the assembly details are also considered to ensure manufacturing feasibility.
- Inspiration
- Volta is an alternative coffee table design, inspired by the rib vault of the cathedral. This work hopes to interpret the visual appeal and beauty of the arched structure from a human perspective when look up at the space of the cathedral.
- Project Duration
- The project started in June 2012 in Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado, USA. And finished in April 2015 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2015 (IT), Taipei Fine Arts Museum 2015 (TW), and FORMOSA Sculpture Biennial 2017 (TW).
- Operation Flow
- The object uses a half-reflective glass as its table-top surface. In daily mode, it presents a special transparent color, allowing users to appreciate the both functional and beautiful structural lines under the table. In the night lighting mode, through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.
- Patents
- Copyrights by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
- Team Members
- project investigator, director/ Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
design assistant/ Andy Liao - Image Credits
- Main Image/ Photo by Wen-Shan Lin
Optional Image#1/ Photo by Wen-Shan Lin
Optional Image#2/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Optional Image#3/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
Optional Image#4/ Photo by Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang
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