Volta is an alternative table design, inspired by the rib vault of the cathedral. The designer uses a frame form composed of cross or diagonal arched ribs as a basis rule to explore the structural lines and shapes of the object. The design of the table legs refers to the structure’s arched structure column. In the night lighting mode, through the refraction and reflection between its inside light source and the half-reflective glass used on the desktop, the object can project the beauty of the arched building into the indoor environment in the form of light and shadow.

Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang (黃致傑) is an artist, designer, and educator, currently serves as an associate professor at the Center for General Education (CGE) at the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), where he actively leads the BioLogicDesign (BLD) Lab. He also maintains a joint appointment at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Institute of Art and Technology. His work focuses on biologically-inspired computing as a means to explore new aesthetics in the realm of generative graphic art and kinetic structural systems. His work have been showcased in museums, galleries, and festivals globally, including prestigious venues such as the ZKM, NYSCI, Kinetica Museum, Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, and notable events like the Milan Design Week and Dutch Design Week, among others. His research exploring topics in shape-changing interface, recursive growth computation, creative robotics, interactive art and kinetic structural system has been presented and published in top-tier conferences and journals, including Bridges (Mathematical Art Galleries), ACM SIGGRAPH/SIGGRAPH Asia, IEEE VIS, ACM CHI, ALIFE, ISEA, CAAD FUTURES, HCII, Leonardo, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ACM/Springer Mobile Networks & Applications, and others. He was received Aesthetica Art Prize (2022), MUSE Design Award (2022), ALIFE Art Award (2021), Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA (2020, 2022), Awards of Excellence by Communication Arts (2020), American Illustration Chosen Winner (2021), Semi Prize of Flower Design Award by Matsuyama Design Week (2018), 2rd SaloneSatellite Award by Salone del Mobile Milano (2015), featured in Elle Decor Italia's "Best of Design 2015," iF Design Award (2014), Red Dot Design Award (2013), DOMUS, FRAME magazine (2016), and A' Design Award (2020). Educationally, Scottie earned his Master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Architecture at the National Chiao Tung University before completing his Ph.D. in Architecture at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He spent time as a Visiting Researcher at the Digital Building Technologies (DBT) chair, Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) at the Department of Architecture (D-ARCH), ETH Zürich. In addition, he held residency positions at Grame - Centre National de Création Musicale in Lyon, France, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado, USA. Before joining NTHU, Scottie taught at National Dong Hwa University and Chung Hua University. he has commitment to the development of the digital arts is evidenced by his service on the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community committee. He coordinated and chaired the SIGGRAPH Asia art gallery in 2014 and 2016, highlighting his dedication to this evolving field.

Scottie Chih-Chieh Huang serves as an Assistant Professor in the “Arts, Literature and Design” dimension of Center for General Education and holds a joint appointment in the Interdisciplinary Program of Technology and Art at the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), where he direct NTHU BioLogicDesign. His design research investigates biologically-inspired computing for exploring novel aesthetics in generative art and kinetic structural system; his technical art and design has been featured at museums, galleries, and festivals throughout the world, including ZKM, NYSCI, Kinetica Museum, Erarta, Art at SAP, Avignon Festival Off, Milan Design Week, Dutch Design Week, Stockholm Furniture Fair, HAAF, DOX, Mapa Teatro, Prague Quadrennial, NTMoFA, TFAM, and others. From 2014 to 2017, he served as committee on ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community (DAC), a forum that promote dialogues between visual artists and the larger ACM SIGGRAPH community. he also has helped to coordinate and chaired the SIGGRAPH Asia art gallery event in 2014 and 2016. His research exploring topics in shape-changing, ALife, robotics, interactive installation and structural design has been presented at and published in top-tier conferences and journals, including SIGGRAPH, VIS, CHI, ALIFE, ISEA, CAAD FUTURES, HCII, Leonardo, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ACM/Springer Mobile Networks & Applications, and others. He was received Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA (2020), Awards of Excellence by Communication Arts (2020), Flower Design Award by Matsuyama Design Week (2018), 2rd SaloneSatellite Award by Salone del Mobile Milano (2015), featured in Elle Decor Italia's "Best of Design 2015," iF Design Award, and Red Dot Design Award.