The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi by Reding Ho

The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi by Reding Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ubuciko Obuhle Competition Category.

InsimbiUbuciko Obuhle· 2022

The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi

by Reding Ho

Client: L'atelier Fantasia

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubuciko Obuhle Category

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The Design

About The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi

I-Notion iyithebula lekhofi eliphefumulelwe imifanekiso yemicabango engaqondakali. Isicu setafula lithombe lemabula, futhi imilenze yakhiwe amasferu angalingani ayimbozelwe abekwe abe izinsika. Amasferu abunjwe ngobuciko bokubaza kanti anikezwe umgudu wombala okhazimulayo. Izingaphandle ezingalingani zikhumbuza amabhamuza asemanzini abilayo futhi zibonisa ukukhanya ngamaza ashintshashintshayo kusukela kuwo wonke amagumbi okubuka. Ithebula lekhofi liphakeme ngo-75 cm futhi lisimo esiyindilinga esibanzi ngo-105 cm. Isimo esiyindilinga futhi esilinganisiwe sivumela lo msebenzi ukuthi uhlale phansi endaweni kanti futhi usebenza njengomsebenzi wobuciko ngaphakathi kwaleso sikhala.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. The Notion Ithebula Lekhofi iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Notion is inspired by abstract thought forms, and the irregular spheres are stacked into columns. Interpreting the rational design concept through the cold stone, this design conveys a warm touch via the colorful glossy lacquer material, expressing the primitive state of the senses. The colored spheres in the middle symbolize the perception and difference of things, expressing the strong style of artist Reding Ho.
Dimensions & Packaging: This coffee table is 75 cm in height and 105 cm in diameter. The coffee table legs are stacked in an irregular ball shape. The concave and convex glossy lacquer surface reflects and accommodates the texture and temperature of light.
Tags: coffee table, marble, customized design, organic shape, sphere
Production Technology: The table top is marble and the legs of the column are lacquered in glossy finish with sculptural craftsmanship and painted finish. The irregular surface of the sphere resembles a bubble of boiling water, creating a sense of visual flow under the refraction of light.
Design Challenge: After numerous discussions and abstract transformations, the biggest challenge was how to turn the abstract thoughts and feelings into reality. After several times of refinement and revision, and calculation of the weight supported structure, this work was completed.
Research: Studying the ideas of French post modernist philosopher Gilles Deleuze at the intersection of philosophy and art, he explores his diverse structuralism and metaphysics, intervening perception and logic in aesthetics, constructing and designing each work from the nature of things.
Inspiration: Thinking is the result of a rencontre, a chance and almost violent encounter, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once said. Thinking is like a thick, boiling soup, a chemical reaction between inner substances and outer feelings, floating on the boiling surface in semi liquefied bubbles that appear before our eyes as fluid forms and colors that collide, split, disintegrate, burst, and multiply.
Project Duration: This coffee table is finished and designed in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The main visual focus is on the irregular glossy spheres, which reflect different ripples from different light sources no matter what angle you look at. The round and balanced shape of the side table can fully integrate with the surrounding space, and the low profile but eye catching appearance becomes the artwork in the space.
Patents: Copyright belongs to L'atelier Fantasia.
Team Members: Reding Ho
Image Credits: L'atelier Fantasia