Attimo Xogo De Té by Mikhail Chistiakov is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ouro in Deseño de Utensilios para Forno, Vaixela, Cristalería e Utensilios de Cociña Competition Category.

OuroUtensilios de Cociña· 2021

Attimo Xogo De Té

by Mikhail Chistiakov

Client: Altavolo

A' Design Award de Ouro Winner in Utensilios de Cociña Category

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The Design

About Attimo Xogo De Té

O xogo de té Attimo (que significa "momento") está feito de porcelana de paredes finas de primeira clase. A metáfora da forma dos obxectos é un momento parado do tempo. A pedra do mango cae sobre a superficie lisa da porcelana e crea "círculos sobre a auga" correndo ao longo do obxecto. Entón, cada toque para o mango é un toque para o tempo conxelado. Esta complexa forma asimétrica dos elementos de servizo é especialmente difícil cando se implementa en porcelana. Non obstante, o uso da técnica de mango oco, corrección proactiva das deformacións de cocción, permitiu acadar unha xeometría ideal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ouro

Attimo Xogo De Té gañou o A' Design Award de Ouro, un recoñecemento inmensamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de primeira clase, marabillosos e sobresaíntes. Os gañadores Ouro son creacións sumamente innovadoras, visionarias e glamurosamente deslumbrantes que reflicten o xenio, a sabedoría e a destreza dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Attimo Xogo De Té sexa unha invención moi eloxiada, pioneira e monumental que ofrece un valor sen precedentes. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ouro é un proxecto espectacular e respectado que beneficia moito a arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía e fai avanzar os seus límites. Attimo Xogo De Té crea intensos sentimentos de desexo, esperta a paixón, anima a creatividade e fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This form was created in an attempt to capture the moment. The handle-stone "falls" on the porcelain and creates circles running across the surface of the object. This frozen picture gives rise to the illusion that the solid material becomes soft and pliable, the same as the original kaolin clay from which the objects were made.Thus, every time in the everyday use of the utilitarian items of the set, we touch the frozen moment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Teapot 150 x 95 x 165mm 633g 600ml. Sugar bowl 110 x 110 x 80mm 382g 300mll. Cup 72 x 72 x 85mm 210g 220ml
Tags: Tea set, Teapot, Cup, Sugar bowl, Tableware, Porcelain
Production Technology: Bone china. This material was chosen instead of traditional porcelain in order to gain more control over the stability of the shape during the firing process, as well as to reduce the wall thickness and reduce weight.
Design Challenge: The complex asymmetric shape of service items is difficult to implement in porcelain. It is especially difficult to achieve stable quality when creating a large number of products. However, the choice of bone china as the material, the use of the hollow handle technique, and the proactive correction of deformations during firing, made it possible to achieve an ideal geometry. Thus, the implementation of the points is fully consistent with the concept.
Research: An important step in the design research was to find a handle shape that would resemble a stone, but at the same time maintain a balance with technology and ease of use. We also searched for the ratio of the handle size and the wave amplitude on the surface, and its attenuation. The found shape corresponds to the general idea of the project, but at the same time resists deformation during firing.
Inspiration: The philosophy of the present moment.
The beauty of every moment.
Slow movement.
Project Duration: The project started in 2019 and finished in 2020 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Operation Flow: Unusual for traditional porcelain, the handle has a complex bionic shape with variable thickness. This makes the use of the set items very ergonomic, suitable for different people. At the same time, the handle is a good thermal insulator due to the fact that it is hollow inside.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Kazakov Petr
Image #2: Photographer Kazakov Petr
Image #3: Photographer Chistiakova Yuliia
Image #4: Photographer Chistiakov Mikhail
Image #5: Photographer Chistiakova Yuliia