Arctic
The Arctic is a coffee table with dynamic waves at the bottom which generate a visual illusion that the still table appears as moving. In Chinese Five Elements, black corresponds to Water element hence the table is painted in black as well as emphasising the visual illusion of the waves. In the designer’s concept, aesthetics equals to functionality. Thus, the strips are responsible to functionality with the supporting frames whilst the waves can be also used practically: the top corners can be used as CD stands and the waves can be used as magazine stands.
Arctic Coffee table by Wai Ho Cheung was recognized as an exceptional illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Award. Arctic Coffee table earned the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design in 2017. The A' Furniture Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design competition which recognizes superior design of chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets, shelves, desks, wardrobes and more.
