Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel by Maryam Hosseini

Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel by Maryam Hosseini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Moade- en Reisaksessoires Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsAksessoire· 2024

Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel

by Maryam Hosseini

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Aksessoire Category

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The Design

About Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel

Olka is in hânmakke leare tas sûnder stiksel, ynspirearre troch Iraanske ûnwerroplike migraasje. It bestiet út 54 modulêre echte koeleare stikken dy't yn elkoar grien binne. It weven bart troch spleten dy't mei laser yn it leare snien binne. De ôfmjittings binne 220 x 220 x 80 mm. De handgreep fan de tas is makke fan walneutehout. Olka betsjut heitelân yn it Perzysk, hjoed-de-dei ferliette Iraanske tieners en jongerein har heitelân om in better libben te meitsjen, en migraasje kin skuorren meitsje yn har geast en siel sels har lichem, mar elke skuorre soarget foar in situaasje foar it ûntstean fan in nije moaie blom.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Olka Tas Sûnder Stiksel foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

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.