Epi-Happy Tischwaren by George Drakakis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award in Silber in Küchengeschirrdesign Competition Category.

SilberKüchengeschirr· 2015

Epi-Happy Tischwaren

by George Drakakis

Client: Iconpoetry

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Küchengeschirr Category

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The Design

About Epi-Happy Tischwaren

Epi-Happy ist ein kleiner Tafelaufsatz für die Büroschreibtische und Esstische von morgen. Der inspirierende Hintergrund – eine Übersetzung ornamentaler Motive in den dreidimensionalen Raum – macht es zu einem klassischen und zugleich zeitgenössischen, stilvollen Objekt. Eine dreifache Wiederholung einer Grundeinheit schafft einen durchgehenden Aufbewahrungsbereich, der mehrere kleine Gegenstände aufbewahren oder präsentieren kann. Die Kontinuität des Raums ermöglicht es auch, als Kabelhalter zu fungieren, oder es kann sofort in ein Anti-Stress-Gerät verwandelt werden. Einfach einen Ball hineinwerfen und versuchen, ihn herumrollen zu lassen. In jeder Hinsicht ist Epi-Happy ein freundlicher Raumgestalter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Epi-Happy Tischwaren ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Epi-Happy Tischwaren wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Epi-Happy Tischwaren ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

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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.