Drawing inspiration straight from the trapezoidal facades of Kerala architecture, the coffee table reflects it strong hold of culture and form of Kerala architecture. Giving the coffee table the sleek and chic look enriches it modern flavour. Scandinavian design’s traditional look of having thin sections and tapering legs make this side table a perfect blend of modern and tradtional design piece.
The design of the coffee table was largely inspired by the trapezoidal structure of the facades of Kerala architecture. The angular sharp lines of the facades provided the basis of the design.
The whole intention was to keep things simple and bring the expression of facades to a rational furniture structure. Emphasizing more on the central jali motif gave a breakthrough in terms of visual balance of the table. The gold jali motif in a very subtle manner breaks the uniformity of the flat marble surface. The tapering legs and the gold leafing at the bottom transforms the wooden structure into a beautiful composition.
Explorations were sketched to derive the form of the motifs and integrate the joineries in the structure.
The following sketches communicate the whole process of a motif study and form exploration that led to the final structure of coffee table.
The following sketches communicate the whole process of a motif study and form exploration that led to the final structure of coffee table.
At the initial stage, the back motif of the arm chair was taken as the main design element. Because of its linear form, the motif was best suited as the top of a coffee table.
Exploring the material, the same exploration was transformed from solid wooden sections to a metal frame structure. 3mm metal plate with gold chrome job would make the piece an eye catcher.
Exploring the material, the same exploration was transformed from solid wooden sections to a metal frame structure. 3mm metal plate with gold chrome job would make the piece an eye catcher.
The design was given three material options. One being marble and wood, one was entirely wooden
and one entirely marble.
Using the combination of wood and marble breaks the homogeneity of the piece and breaks the visual weight, thus making it look light and subtle.
and one entirely marble.
Using the combination of wood and marble breaks the homogeneity of the piece and breaks the visual weight, thus making it look light and subtle.
