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Olka Нешытая Сумка by Maryam Hosseini

Olka Нешытая Сумка by Maryam Hosseini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн модных аксесуараў і аксесуараў для падарожжаў Competition Category.


БронзаАксесуар· 2024

Olka Нешытая Сумка

by Maryam Hosseini

Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Аксесуар Category

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The Design

About Olka Нешытая Сумка

Olka - гэта нешытая скураная сумка ручной работы, натхнёная незваротнай іранскай міграцыяй. Яна складаецца з 54 модульных кавалкаў натуральнай каровай скуры, злучаных паміж сабой. Пляценне адбываецца праз разрэзы, зробленыя на скуры лазерам. Яе памеры складаюць 220 х 220 х 80 мм. Ручка сумкі выраблена з арэхавага дрэва. Olka азначае радзіма на персідскай мове, у гэтыя дні іранскія падлеткі і моладзь пакідаюць сваю радзіму, каб стварыць лепшае жыццё, і міграцыя можа пакідаць расколіны ў іх розуме і душы, нават у іх целе, але кожная расколіна стварае магчымасць для нараджэння новай прыгожай кветкі.

The Recognition

About the Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award

Olka Нешытая Сумка — пераможца Бронзавай прэміі A' Design Award, высокапрэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца выдатным дызайнам, што вылучаюцца творчасцю, вынаходлівасцю і праніклівасцю. Бронзавыя пераможцы — гэта ўмелыя і ўражліва творчыя артэфакты, якія пацвярджаюць вялікі вопыт, уяўленне і знаходлівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Olka Нешытая Сумка — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы прадмет, надзвычай прафесійны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Бронзавую прэмію A' Design Award, уключае лепшыя практыкі ў мастацтве, навуцы, дызайне і тэхналогіях і выдатны ўвагай да дэталей. Olka Нешытая Сумка цудоўна задавальняе патрэбы, кранае жаданні, зачароўвае пачуцці і ўзбуджае цікаўнасць.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Leather is a durable material, but usually the threads used to sew leather crafts, lose their quality sooner than leather, so creating the seamless leather bags can be effective in increasing its quality. Olka is non-stitched, the modular leather pieces are interlocked together, which increases the speed of production, and if needed for repair, the damaged piece can be easily replaced with a new one. It even gives the possibility to the user to order the bag in separate pieces and make her own.
Dimensions & Packaging
The dimension of Olka is 220*220*80 millimeter.
Tags
Modular, non stitched, geometric, homeland, Olka, leather bag, interlocking modular components, lasercut, migration
Production Technology
The main bag consists of 72 cow genuine leather pieces that are first designed in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD, then cut by laser cut, and the pieces are interwoven together. This bag also has an inner bag that is handcrafted and it is also created from cow genuine leather and can be used separately as a minimal crossbody bag.
Design Challenge
The main challenge in creating this product was whether the final strength of the interlocked components would be equal to the stitching and whether the main bag could be delivered to the customer in the separated pieces, so that she could create the bag herself by interlocking them together.
Research
In the process of design and creation, research was done in the field of interlocking system, modular system, consumer behavior, DIY products and the migration rate of youth Iranian which finally resulted in the creation of this project.
Inspiration
According to reports of 2022, about 50% of Iranian students and entrepreneurs have desired to emigrate from their country and 62% have not decided to return back. Olka means homeland in Persian language and it was created by the inspiration of Iranian youth who immigrate with the aim of creating a better life. Migration brings mental, emotional and even physical pains, but pain is an opportunity for growth. In this case, every slit provides the basis for creating a new beautiful flower.
Project Duration
The design of this bag stated in September 2023 in Tehran, Iran and created in October 2023 in Tehran.
Operation Flow
This bag consists of modular leather pieces that are interlocked together. The consumer can order this bag in separate components and will make the bag according to its manual and it will have a great emotional connection and sense of belonging with the product.

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