Accordio Casa para Mascotas by Yongwook Seong

Accordio Casa para Mascotas by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Coidado de Mascotas, Xoguetes, Subministros e Produtos para Animais Competition Category.

BronceCoidado de Mascotas· 2021

Accordio Casa para Mascotas

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Coidado de Mascotas Category

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The Design

About Accordio Casa para Mascotas

Accordio é unha casa portátil para mascotas feita de silicona. O seu corpo lixeiro pregase coma un acordeón, polo que a casa pode transportarse facilmente durante actividades ao aire libre e viaxes. A superficie de silicona é sinxela de limpar. Ao presionar ambos os lados, a casa comprímese ata unha sexta parte do seu tamaño total. Oito armazóns magnéticos reforzados proporcionan estabilidade estrutural e manteñen unida a forma pregada, conservándoa plana e compacta. Un coxín de tea encaixa no interior da casa pregada para facilitar o seu transporte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Accordio Casa para Mascotas gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Accordio Casa para Mascotas sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Accordio Casa para Mascotas satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Accordio is a design study about portable pet houses. The silicone pet house is light-weighted and collapsible as an accordion-like structure. It is easy to clean and carry during outdoor activities and travels.
Dimensions & Packaging: 714 mm (Height) x 593 mm (Length) x 705 mm (Depth)
*Sizes may vary.
Tags: Pet House, Collapsible Pet House, Accordion House
Production Technology: Accordio is made with silicone. Each magnetic frame (a total of 8) is reinforced for structural stability. Once collapsed, these frames adhere each other and keep it compact and portable.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was how to keep accordio in a flattened shape when it is collapsed. Several ways were explored such as snap buttons, strap and etc. Amongst them, magnetic frames were chosen to be an ideal solution as they could provide structural stability as well as visual clarity.
Research: Accordio is a design study about portable pet houses. The design explores the use of silicone for pet housing. The light-weighted and safe nature of silicone provides many potentials for a portable pet house.
Inspiration: Accordio was first inspired by my niece's silicone bowl plate. I was intrigued by its flexibility and portability. After some research, I found that silicone also has a fascinating collapsible feature, which was later adopted into a foldable house.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2020 in Calgary, Canada and finished in July 2020 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: This silicone house can be compressed in a 1/6 size by pushing both sides. A fabric cushion can be conveniently fit into the collapsed form for portability.