Accordio Hale Holoholona by Yongwook Seong

Accordio Hale Holoholona by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Mālama Holoholona, Mea Pāʻani, Lako a me Huahana no nā Holoholona Competition Category.

KeleaweMālama Holoholona· 2021

Accordio Hale Holoholona

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Mālama Holoholona Category

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The Design

About Accordio Hale Holoholona

He hale holoholona lawe wāwae ʻo Accordio i hana ʻia me ke silikona. Pelu ke kino māmā e like me kahi ʻakodiona, no laila hiki ke lawe maʻalahi ʻia ka hale i ka wā o nā hana ma waho a me ka huakaʻi. Maʻalahi ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka ʻili silikona. ʻO ke kaomi ʻana i nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua e hoʻopili ai i ka hale a hiki i hoʻokahi hapaono o kona nui piha. Hāʻawi nā anana mākēneki hoʻoikaika ʻewalu i ke kūpaʻa hoʻolālā a paʻa pū lākou i ke ʻano pelu, e mālama ana i ke ʻano pālahalaha a likiliki. Kūpono kekahi uluna lole i loko o ka hale pelu no ka lawe maʻalahi ʻana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Accordio Hale Holoholona i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Accordio Hale Holoholona he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Accordio Hale Holoholona i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

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.