Keymotif Porte-Clés by Vassilis Mylonadis

Keymotif Porte-Clés by Vassilis Mylonadis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award de Fer in Design de Mobilier Competition Category.

FerMobilier· 2017

Keymotif Porte-Clés

by Vassilis Mylonadis

Client: Mydesign Mylonadis

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Mobilier Category

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The Design

About Keymotif Porte-Clés

Il est assez fascinant de pouvoir voir des aspects de l’histoire et du folklore d’un pays sous un angle différent. Cela a conduit à la création de Keymotif, un ensemble de porte-clés inspiré du motif trouvé sur les textiles produits par un métier à tisser traditionnel dans le nord de la Grèce. L'histoire se perpétue grâce à un porte-clés et prend un nouveau tournant.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Keymotif Porte-Clés 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. Keymotif Porte-Clés 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. Keymotif Porte-Clés 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: The idea that one's absence from home or office could be transformed into a colour footprint by removing a key holder from it's base was very intriguing to me.
Dimensions & Packaging: Keymotif base including 2 key holders 110 mm x 110 mm x 30 mm, Package(Stamped cardboard with rubber band) 120 mm x 140 mm x 33 mm
Tags: product design, key holder, decorative items, souvenir
Production Technology: Keymotif is made out of laser cut okoume wood and white plexiglass. Because of the different nature of the materials, there was a lot of fine tuning that took place in order to reach the desired result.
Design Challenge: The transition from the folklore past to the present situation made me to lean first to wood as a natural material which would be complemented with Plexiglas. Keeping in mind the factor of sturdiness and after several tests with different types of wood, okoume plywood seemed to be the finest solution. On the other hand Plexiglas due its technical abilities of bending seemed quite appropriate. That combined together, led us to the design of a well-balanced product with a profound reference to Greece's recent past.
Research: I was always intrigued by the technical skills of the users of the traditional looms in Greece and the fine and rich results they were able to deliver through a vast number of motifs created on textiles. My idea was to brake down these motifs into simplified forms that they would be able to live through objects of our everyday life.
Inspiration: In search for a new generation of souvenirs that would bring up hidden aspects of our history, I came up with Keymotif. It is a key holder which is inspired by the motif found on textiles produced by a traditional loom. The motif from a textile, is transformed into a 3D object, which is brought into our everyday lives through a key holder.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2016 in Athens and finished in December 2016 in Athens, and was exhibited in It's all, oh so souvenir to me, Parousies 2017, Athens Greece
Operation Flow: There is a set of 2 key holders and a wall mount unit. With the removal of the key holder from its base, a coloured footprint is created.