We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer YOCA Pvt. Ltd. about their original and creative Center table design work. YOCA Pvt. Ltd. is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original center table works.
YOCA Pvt. Ltd. ("YPL") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Unity Center table. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
YPL : In times of terrorism, war and hatred. Our inspiration was to create a table to express unity, through high design. Originating from Pakistan, the unity table emphasizes the idealism of unity, peace and equality by expressing these through beautiful craft and the lessons of traditional sufi music.
YPL : It took 3 weeks to design.
YPL : We decided to pursue an inspiration to express unity through high design.
YPL : We intend to produce the work ourselves.
YPL : Hand Etched world maps are prepared by our artisans. The Base is built by pressing curved veneers of Rose wood carefully aligning the wood grain. Once the top and the base are fused, a solid Brass ring in fitted to hold the two together.
YPL : Auto CAD, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max and drafting materials
YPL : Our challenge was to create a piece, which would appeal to luxury residential interiors or yacht interiors, yet tell a compelling story of unity and peace, being created by the hands of Pakistani designers and craftsman.
YPL : Research involved taking metaphorical, vernacular elements which stood for unity and peace and translating them to high design furniture, which could be seen in the best interior spaces within homes or yachts. Studying the formation of the Tabla sufi music instrument we derived the base design, and further developed it by layering multiple bent wood veneers to create a delicate undulation. Further taking the world map and abstracting it in a flat sphere, defined the entire world, married to peace (the base) by the use of a solid brass ring.
