Nagrada Makana by Igor Dydykin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Pāpaʻi, Kiʻaha Lanakila a me Hoʻokūkū Competition Category.

KalaHoʻomaikaʻi· 2021

Nagrada Makana

by Igor Dydykin

Client: Dydykin

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Hoʻomaikaʻi Category

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The Design

About Nagrada Makana

Hoʻomaopopo ʻia kēia hoʻolālā e hāʻawi i ka normalization o ke ola i ka wā o ka noho kaʻawale ʻana, a e hana i kahi makana kūikawā no ka poʻe lanakila o nā hoʻokūkū pūnaewele. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā o ka makana i ka hoʻololi ʻana o kahi Pawn i Mōʻīwahine, i mea e ʻike ai i ka holomua o ka mea pāʻani ma ka chess. Loaʻa ka makana i ʻelua kiʻi palahalaha, ʻo ka Mōʻīwahine a me ka Pawn, i hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o kekahi i kekahi ma muli o nā kīʻaha liʻiliʻi e hana i hoʻokahi kīʻaha. Paʻa ka hoʻolālā makana i ke kila kila a maʻalahi no ka lawe ʻana i ka mea lanakila ma ka leka uila.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Nagrada Makana i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Nagrada Makana he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Nagrada Makana e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Nagrada represents the transformation of a Pawn into a Queen, as a recognition of the player’s high skill in chess. The award consists of two flat figures - the Queen and the Pawn, which are inserted into each other due to narrow slots forming a single cup. This method allows to create different thematic cups and deliver them in a standard mail packaging.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 280mm
Length 90mm
Width 90mm / 6mm (assembled / unassembled)
Weight 0.57 kg.
Tags: Cup, Award, Queen, Chess, Competitions, Steel, Stainless steel, Figure, Statue, Pawn, Online competition
Production Technology: The stainless steel is used in the award manufacturing. Waterjet cutting gives the cup its intended shape. Then manual grinding and polishing is applied. If necessary, engraving with text and image can be done. The Nagrada takes on its final appearance after electrochemical polishing and manual finishing of surfaces.
Design Challenge: For online tournaments, where players can be hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart, where there is no way to personally receive the award from the organizers of the event, it was necessary to create a decent award convenient for transportation and sending the winner by mail.
Research: To create an object that facilitates, motivates and supports the person’s desire for self-development, especially now in the conditions of lockdown and self-isolation, it was found that chess, as a sport and science, can be played both offline and online formats. The various competition awards were studied as a physical manifestation of the success.
Inspiration: It is nice not only to win the tournament, but also to receive the desired prize. We decided to contribute to the normalization of life during isolation, and to create a special award for the winners of online tournaments.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2020 and ended in May 2020 in Tolyatti
Operation Flow: The Nagrada is made of stainless steel, has significant weight, it is easily disassembled for ease of delivery worldwide. The surface of the award can be customized to fit the needed style. It can be fully or partially covered with colour, graphics and inscriptions.
Team Members: Art Director Igor Dydykin
Project Manager Lyudmila Sapalova
Мodel-maker Sergey Grekov
Product Photographer Anzelika Dydykina
Image Credits: DYDYKIN Studio