Popo Tafelguod Set by Arezoo Abaspoor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Bakark, Tafelark, Drinkark en Keukenark Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsKeukenark· 2020

Popo Tafelguod Set

by Arezoo Abaspoor

Client: Sargol Shargh

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Keukenark Category

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The Design

About Popo Tafelguod Set

Popo is in tafelguodkolleksje makke fan beenporslein. De set omfettet in soeptureen, in teepot, in sûkerpot, in molkepanne, kopkes en sâlt- en piperbustellen. De foarmen binne minimalistysk en abstrakt, ynspirearre troch tinkbyldige wêzens mei lytse poaten dy't op in tafel rêste. Beenporslein jout de stikken trochsichtigens, lichtens en hege sterkte. Alle items binne foarme troch kastiing, mei help fan in slurry dy't foar fyftich persint út beenpoeier bestiet. De lichems binne bolfoarmich en frij fan negative hoeken. It swiertepunt is berekkene sadat elk stik stabyl stiet, en de hânsettings folgje ergonomyske prinsipes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Popo Tafelguod Set 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 Popo Tafelguod Set 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. Popo Tafelguod Set 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: In the hectic world of today after spending a day working hard, Popo brings a smile and the most beautiful feelings to your homes, a minimalist, emotional and abstract design which is inspired by a fictional world, tiny creatures with small legs sitting on your table.
on the other hand, transparency and lightness properties along with the high strength of bone china have provided a proper condition to make Popo as a unique product.
Dimensions & Packaging: soup tureen : length 247 x width 240 x height 210 ,tea pot : length 220 x width 121 x height 215 , sugar pot , length 114 x width 105 x height 95 , creamer , length 137 x width 97 x height 70 , cup : Length 110 x width 87 x height 60 , saltshaker & pepper shaker : length 60 x width 55 x height 50
Packaging dimension is proportional to the arrangement of the services (6, 12, 18). the number of Items and dimension of the packaging changes by changing the design. after shrinking items are placed inside the foam one by one.
Tags: nature , emotional design , minimal design , animation , small hands & legs , bone china ,
Production Technology: The Popo is made from bone china. one of the most important features of these containers (plates) are transparency, lightness, and high strength. Popo items are produced by casting methods. T
the casting material is slurry(grout) of bone china, which is 50% bone powder of the cow. the origin mold is aluminum which is machined with CNC and the others are copied from the original one but with plaster.
Popo items plate , dish plate , bowl and cup are produced by Forming.
Design Challenge: there were two major challenges in the design of Popo, deformation in the edge of the cup that was caused during the cooking of the biscuit items, which was fixed by trial and error with the proper support. other challenge was the small legs & hands of this, which was considered as the item legs. in the initial layout, the stability of the items was on the legs, which changed due to the lack of it finally the legs and bottom of the items were level.
Research: popo's items were designed to optimize one of the old products. first, extensive research was carried out on the market as well as various design styles. after presenting various designs, popo was approved for making a prototype and participated in the Tehran household appliance exhibition and got acceptable feedback. finally, popo were entered the mass production phase with respect to customer satisfaction. all researches were conducted through the Internet, studying existing market examples, popular researches as well as articles in the Research and Development department of the company.
Inspiration: Nature and animals are always the source of inspiration. Inspired by them, we can say poetry, we can say story, we can create a dream world like the world of animations and toys, and all of them becomes a delightful feeling, the sensation that roots in our childhood world, the sensation which has been in our minds of the same era and has focused our attention on it.
in this project, the basis of the idea is to blend nature with happy and sweet world of animations, which is presented Popo to find
Project Duration: This project was exhibited at the International Household Appliances Exhibition (Tehran , Iran) in November 2014 and they strated the mass production in December 2015.
Operation Flow: all popo items have a spherical shape without negative angles, which makes it easy to make and without any errors. the function of the items is simple and with ergonomic principles. the center of gravity is calculated for all items, therefore are completely static. in teapots,sauce cups and cups the distance between the handle and the body is proportional to the standard dimensions. the Necessary grip is considered in the design of teapot handles, Sugar pots and tureens.
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