Epi-Happy سُفرہ سامان by George Drakakis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award نقرئی انعام in بیک ویئر، ٹیبل ویئر، ڈرنک ویئر ءِ کک ویئر ڈیزائن Competition Category.
نقرہکچن ویئر· 2015
Epi-Happy سُفرہ سامان
Client: Iconpoetry
A' Design Award نقرئی انعام Winner in کچن ویئر Category
Verified Award Winner
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About Epi-Happy سُفرہ سامان
ایپی-ہیپی آیندہ ئی دفتری میزاں و شامی سفرہ واستہ یک کوچکیں مرکزی زینت انت۔ الہامبخش پسمنظر - زینتی نقشاں ئی سہبُعدی جاہگ ئا ترجمہ - ائے یک کلاسیک بلے معاصر سبک ئی چیز کنت۔ یک بنیادی واحد ئی سےگونہ تکرار یک پیوستہ ذخیرہ ئی جاہگ جوڑ کنت کہ چہ کوچکیں چیزاں ذخیرہ یا نمائش بیت۔ جاہگ ئی پیوستگی ائے یک کیبل ہولڈر ئے مانند کار کنگ ئا کُمک کنت، یا ائے فوری یک تناؤ کمکنوک آلہ ئا بدل بیگ بیت۔ فقط یک گیند بزن و ائے گرد زنگ ئی کوشش کن۔ ہر پہلو ئا، ایپی-ہیپی یک دوستانہ جاہگگیرۏک انت۔
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award نقرئی انعام
Epi-Happy سُفرہ سامان A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، غیر معمولی حد ءَ معزز اعتراف کہ اعلیٰ ترین درجہ ءِ، شاندار ءُ متاثر کنوکیں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ نقرہ ءِ ورگ آ باز روشن ءُ انتہائی تخلیقی کار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ شاندار مہارت، صلاحیت ءُ ذہانت ءَ ظاہر کننت۔ Epi-Happy سُفرہ سامان چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک شاندار نمائشی کار بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ گہرے جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءَ برتگ، یک انتہائی قابل ذکر، ساراہگ بوتگیں ایجاد انت کہ فائدہ دنت ءُ فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ حداں ودی کنت۔ Epi-Happy سُفرہ سامان یک ہمے تخلیق انت کہ آیانی سرا باز مردم حسد کننت، کہ خواہشاں جاگینیت، مثبت جذبہ آرنت ءُ حیرت ءُ تعجب ءِ چنگاری ءَ بالنت۔
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Epi-Happy is a small centerpiece for a dinner table or an office desk. The inspirational background -a translation in three dimensional space of ornamental motifs- make it a classic yet a contemporary stylish object with smooth lines and a funny playful mood. A triple repetition of a basic unit creates a continuous storage area that can store or display several small objects, varying from small fruits and ornaments to keys and usb devices. Epi-Happy is a friendly space occupant. The empty space in the center of the centerpiece has the advantage of being used in addition to an already-existing centerpiece, be it a vase of flowers, a candle holder or anything that fits in. Of course you can just throw a ball in it and try to roll it round and round. This way Epi-Happy can act as an anti-stress device for adults or became a game to practice dexterity for minors.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width mm x Depth mm x Height mm = 180 x 180 x 56mm
- Tags
- tableware, decorative, office desk, centerpiece, centrepiece
- Production Technology
- The Basic Unit will be slip-cast (produced from liquid clay in plaster mold) and will be produced in White Ceramic material. The cast piece will be removed from the mold, then trimmed neatly and allowed to dry. This produces a greenware piece which is then dried and glazed before firing the units into a kiln. If possible, during the drying process, the units will be connected to form the final shape, else, the units will be connected to each other with Alnico V or Ceramic cylindrical shaped magnets. The pole pieces will be recessed in the edges of each Unit.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a complex continuous surface using a single element with a simple form that’s easy to reproduce.
- Research
- This design is a study on the slip-casting ceramic fabrication method used for manufacturing complex continuous three-dimensional geometrical defined forms that can be materialized easily once they are made of a repeatable basic unit.
- Inspiration
- This design is heavily influenced by the works of M.C. Escher on one-sided surfaces, firstly discovered by A.F. Mobius and inspired from two-dimensional repeatable decorative patterns and the hidden mathematical theorem underneath them. Decoration and ornament pattern has been evident in civilizations since the beginning of recorded history mostly as surface modulations. Despite the fact of the apparent lack of ornaments of 20th century modern architecture and applied arts, Epi-Happy is here to remind that these kind of patterns are a tremendous source of inspiration: Geometrically speaking Epi-Happy (hence the name) is the trace of the trajectory of an epicycloid in three-dimensional space.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2013 in Thessaloniki and finished in January 2014.
- Operation Flow
- Three Units assembled in place with magnetic force, or pre-assembled during manufacturing process, form a continuous storage space for domestic or office usage. The Basic Unit can have alternative side endings, so dividing the continuous space in half or thirds is also possible.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #2: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #3: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #4: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #5: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
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