SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Kiteboard by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Sølv in Sportsudstyr, Fitness og Fritidsudstyr Design Competition Category.
SølvSportsudstyr· 2020
SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Kiteboard
by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design
Client: Su-2 Kiteboards
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Sportsudstyr Category
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About SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Kiteboard
SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection er en serie af kiteboards inspireret af afrikansk design og tradition. Kollektionen består af fem boardtyper, og hver type er beregnet til en forskellig aktivitet, herunder lightwind, freestyle og split boards. Split boards er sammensat af tre elementer. Hvert board er lavet af træ og kulfiber og måler 450 mm i bredden og mellem 1480 og 1550 mm i længden. Farverige trykte mønstre minder om traditionelle masker og skjolde. Grafikken påføres ved hjælp af digitalt tryk. Kollektionen blev udviklet i Polen mellem 2017 og 2019.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Kiteboard er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Kiteboard forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Kiteboard er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The new SU-2 kiteboards ETNO collection 2017/19 is a reference to the African roots. Colorful masks are flying shields in the hands of warriors. These are kiteboards for people overcoming their borders, wandering the land and sea, conquering the skies. SU-2 is the first kiteboard brand that reminiscent of African design and tradition in a modern way.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 450 mm x 50 mm x 1480 mm to 1550 mm,
The collection consists of 5 types of boards. Each type is designed for different activities. The collections are made of lighwind, freestyle and split boards, composed of three elements. They are made of wood and carbon. - Tags
- kiteboards, su2, gravite, obarek
- Production Technology
- Digital print design, wood and carbon board
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create an original collection of boards. The kitesurfers community is very hermetic, it can be compared to a tribe. Kitesurfing is a colorful sport. this is how the idea of creating boards inspired by African warriors arose each kitesurfer struggles with the watt and the sea, overcomes his weaknesses
- Research
- Analyzing the kitesurfing market, we came to the conclusion that the competition projects do not have a leading idea. They are based mainly on geometric abstract motives. Our thinking went in a different direction, each collection must have ideas based on the personality of the sport. We compared the users to warriors who overcome their weaknesses while practicing this sport. They fight the waves and the wind which gives them happiness
- Inspiration
- African Roots Inspired
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2017 and finished in Poland in 2019
- Operation Flow
- The Su2 brand has thirty years of experience in the production of boards. The company is a precursor who started producing boards in 1999. Many years of experience and an original approach to the design of boards have made the company one of the leaders in the manufacture of this equipment.
- Team Members
- Mateusz Obarek - Head of Design, Maciej Pokoński - Designer
- Image Credits
- photographer: Jakub Obarek /
designer: Mateusz Obarek / designer: Maciej Pokoński / constructor: Mariusz Karaźniewicz / model: Kasia Jaworska, Piotr Zabierzowski
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