Mt 12 Tábìlì Kọfí by Benoit Vauthier is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
IdẹOhun-èlò Ilé· 2024
Mt 12 Tábìlì Kọfí
Client: Benoit Vauthier
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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About Mt 12 Tábìlì Kọfí
Ayé wa tí ó sopọ̀ ń béèrè pé kí a gbé ní kíákíá àti ní ìmúdánilójú. Ìdí nìyìí tí ọrọ̀ gidi lónìí jẹ́ agbára láti fa ẹsẹ̀ lẹ́yìn, gba àkókò, kí a sì wà láàárín àwọn ohun ẹlẹ́wà tí a fi ìtọ́jú ṣe tí ó sì bọ̀wọ̀ fún àyíká. Tábìlì kọfí yìí tí ó ní ère òkè lórí rẹ̀ ń ru ewì àwọn òfin òfúrúfú tí kò lópin sókè, ó sì mú olùwòran wọ inú ipò ìrònú jínjín. Iṣẹ́ àkànṣe yìí ń ṣe aláàárín láàárín àpẹẹrẹ, iṣẹ́ ọnà àti iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ láti da ẹwà àti ìwúlò pọ̀. Igi tí a lò láti ṣe tábìlì yìí ti inú igbó tí a ń ṣàkóso ní ìtẹ̀síwájú wá, orí rẹ̀ sì jẹ́ gbígbẹ́ pátápátá pẹ̀lú ọwọ́.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Mt 12 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 Mt 12 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. Mt 12 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
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Bring all the power of the mountain in your living room !
Today's connected world requires to live fast and efficiently. The real luxury today is the ability to slow down, take time and be surrounded with beautiful things made with care and respectful of the environment.
This completely handcarved coffee table evokes the poetry of the endless horizons and plunges the spectator into a contemplative state which is the best way for him to take a break, breathe and reconnect with himself. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Materials are Walnut wood and powder coated metal
Dimensions are 100 x 100 x 42 cm without sculpture - Tags
- moutain table, mountain coffe table, carved mountains, woodart, woodcarving, artistic furniture, woodcraft furniture, mountain furniture
- Production Technology
- The table top is entirely made by hand in my workshop. As I carve the mountain part by hand, each table is therefore unique. I use carving tools such as carving discs, rasps, gouges, etc.
The leg is made by a metalworker.
Three coats of oil-based finish are applied on the top. - Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge on this project was ultimately to accept the idea of conceding a part of practicality for a more contemplative and poetic part. I like to say that on this table, there is a place to put your cup and a place to look at.
This table bridges the gap between art, craft and design. - Research
- There is a real challenge in carving large pieces of wood and believing that the table is made from a single piece of wood.
Illusion must be mastered in order to forget technique in favor of poetry.
Wood is a living material and all the woodworker skills are required to build a durable and sustainable product. - Inspiration
- Traditionally, the cabinetmaker covered a piece of furniture made by a carpenter with marquetry of noble and rare materials to give it value. Today, with globalization, these materials are losing their preciousness and uniqueness. The question was : "What value can I add to furniture today?" The answer came from looking at a beautiful landscape and figuring out how to bring it home. I began with wall sculptures of mountains and then desire to see it as central element on furniture.
- Project Duration
- The first carved landscape I carved was in 2015 when I came back to France after 5 years in Canada. The first Mountain table appears in 2017 with a small relief part and then the mountain ranges never stopped growing and they now take a central part on this deisgn.
- Operation Flow
- The goal is to have the impression that the mountain is litterally coming out of the table. The experience is not only visual, in fact, wood is a tactile material and the carved part is not fragile and can be touched without problem.
- Patents
- Model registered with the INPI under number 001084127
- Image Credits
- All credits (images, texts, etc.) goes to Benoit vauthier
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