Astavatha
This collection was developed for a design competition over an intense 25-day period, exploring stone as a primary structural and expressive material. Titled Astavatha. Meaning completeness, balance, and expansion. The series investigates how marble, quartzite, onyx, stainless steel, brass, and solid wood can be integrated through precise detailing and engineered joints rather than concealed frameworks
Astavatha
This collection was developed for a design competition over an intense 25-day period, exploring stone as a primary structural and expressive material. Titled Astavatha. Meaning completeness, balance, and expansion. The series investigates how marble, quartzite, onyx, stainless steel, brass, and solid wood can be integrated through precise detailing and engineered joints rather than concealed frameworks
Highlight(s)
Services
Concept Collection
Industry
Furniture
Client
Stone Collection
Highlight(s)
Services
Concept Collection
Industry
Furniture
Client
Stone Collection
Challenge(s)
The objective was to design a family of furniture pieces that push stone beyond surface treatment and into load-bearing, sculptural roles. Across nine objects ranging from cabinets and tables to seating and consoles. I focused on hybrid material systems, visible connection strategies, and tectonic clarity. Each piece was resolved through full construction drawings, dimensional logic, and joint design, prioritising buildability within a compressed timeframe
The objective was to design a family of furniture pieces that push stone beyond surface treatment and into load-bearing, sculptural roles. Across nine objects ranging from cabinets and tables to seating and consoles. I focused on hybrid material systems, visible connection strategies, and tectonic clarity. Each piece was resolved through full construction drawings, dimensional logic, and joint design, prioritising buildability within a compressed timeframe
Deliverie(s)
Every object was developed through rapid cycles of sketching, technical drafting, material research, and joint prototyping. I tested combinations of marble, quartzite, onyx, oak, stainless steel, and brass using magnetic connectors, epoxy bonds, countersunk plates, exposed pins, dowels, and inlay systems to articulate how dissimilar materials meet. The final proposals translate geological mass into precise, architectural furniture systems, balancing visual weight with structural intelligence
Every object was developed through rapid cycles of sketching, technical drafting, material research, and joint prototyping. I tested combinations of marble, quartzite, onyx, oak, stainless steel, and brass using magnetic connectors, epoxy bonds, countersunk plates, exposed pins, dowels, and inlay systems to articulate how dissimilar materials meet. The final proposals translate geological mass into precise, architectural furniture systems, balancing visual weight with structural intelligence
