Humming Tree 餐桌 by Heloise Rajkumari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

铜家具· 2015

Humming Tree 餐桌

by Heloise Rajkumari

Client: Heloise Rajkumari

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Humming Tree 餐桌

"低吟之树"（Humming Tree）是一款兼具落地花器功能的餐桌。中央开口可插放高挑的干花或鲜花、枝叶与树枝。其造型灵感源自芋叶箭镞般的轮廓，保留了叶片的中脉、叶脉与洁净的叶面。叶片结构被拆分为两层——"表皮层"与"骨骼层"，叶形正是在两层交叠处显现。餐桌以聚碳酸酯与钢材制成，尺寸为1400 x 950 x 750毫米。通透的设计让城市家居中的用餐者与自然元素更为亲近。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Humming Tree 餐桌是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Humming Tree 餐桌将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Humming Tree 餐桌出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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
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.
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.
Image Credits: Image #1, #2,#3,#4,#5 : (3D modeling and Rendering) Heloise Rajkumari