Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques by Artur Tikhonenko

Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques by Artur Tikhonenko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Fer in Articles Ménagers Competition Category.

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Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques

by Artur Tikhonenko

Client: Trido Ltd

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Articles Ménagers Category

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The Design

About Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques

Trido est un ensemble de blocs de construction magnétiques permettant de créer des objets décoratifs. L'ensemble s'inspire de la géométrie des solides de Platon et met en œuvre des formes de tétraèdre, d'octaèdre et de demi-tétraèdre. Un système magnétique breveté permet à chaque face de chaque pièce de se connecter à une autre, en s'alignant le long des arêtes sans jamais se repousser. Des milliers de formes peuvent ainsi être assemblées : une sculpture, un vase, un masque ou encore un support. Les pièces sont réalisées en plastique ABS et les aimants sont dissimulés dans un logement interne. Six palettes de couleurs sont proposées.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Trido Blocs de construction magnétiques est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Trido is a set of magnetic building blocks, based on the geometry of Platonic solids - the shapes of tetrahedron and octahedron.
Thanks to a unique ingenious magnet system, each side of each shape connects to each other aligning along the edges and with no repealing, which allows limitless construction possibilities.
Trido has a harmoniously balanced palette in nuances and contrasts.
Trido is a distinctive inspirational tool.
Dimensions & Packaging: Color palettes: Jungle, Flamingo, Laguna, Sky, Honey, Greyscale.
Each piece size: Tetrahedron 50mm x 40mm x 40mm, Octahedron 50mm x 50mm x 70mm, Half-Tetrahedron 50mm x 40mm x 20mm
Tags: Trido, art, decor, magnetic blocks, sculpture, pyramidal, triangle geometry, home decor
Production Technology: Trido has a patented magnetic system, which gives strong connection between shapes without repealing. That unique system allows a limitless versatility for assembling, and also makes it very pleasant and simple to assemble new designs. The shapes aligne themselves along the edges. The pieces are made of ABS plastic, while the magnets are safely hidden inside in a special inner "nest". Trido magnetic system is protected by the patents in the USA, European countries, China, Japan, Korea.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part was to develop the magnetic inner system for different shapes. A lot of prototyping and testing were applied to find the right solution for the functional and appearance quality, along with the balance of technical issues of production.
Research: Artur Tikhonenko, the creator of Trido, was very interested in the sculpture and plaster casting and origami technology. He originally wanted to create magnetic biological shapes, but after making some prototypes, he came up with the idea of breaking through the biological series. After experimenting with different shapes, Artur found that only when tetrahedrons and octahedrons are combined in a specific way can they stick to each other without gaps.
Inspiration: The inspiration came from the sculpture and plaster casting and origami technology. The idea was to make an infinitely transforming piece of décor that could be rebuilt into different shapes, and different styles: a sculpture, a vase, a holder etc. "Playing" with a transformable piece of décor awakes an artist soul and inspires to create. Different mood - different sculpture, new style - new piece of decor - that is how Trido magnetic art works.
Project Duration: The development of first prototypes started in the mid of 2017. In 2020: the first sales started in Europe and China. In 2022: The Red Dot Award "Best of the Best" was won.
Operation Flow: Trido magnetic blocks can be assembled in thousands of beautiful decor pieces, i.e. a sculpture, a vase, a mask, a holder and whatever comes on mind. It is very easy to build of Trido magnetic pieces, because shapes are very well magnetized and neither side repels the other.
Patents: All Patents are granted and belong to Trido Ltd, UK:
Belarus, Korea, USA, China, Japan, Belgium , Austria, Switzerland /Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg , Netherlands , Norway, Sweden.

All Trademarks are granted or under consideration and belong to Trido Ltd: United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Benelux (Belgium,Netherlands, Luxemburg), Belarus, Canada, China (Class 28), China, Germany, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Russia, Sweden, USA
Team Members: Artur Tikhonenko - inventor, creative director and Tatiana Ivachko - designer, brand manager
Image Credits: Images 1,2,3,4,5: photographer Artur Tikhonenko