Ossed ʻohi ʻohi by Julius Szabo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Mea Hana Mahiʻai, Lako Mahiʻai a me Mīkini Competition Category.

KeleaweLako Mahiʻai· 2022

Ossed ʻohi ʻohi

by Julius Szabo

Client: Julius Szabó

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lako Mahiʻai Category

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The Design

About Ossed ʻohi ʻohi

E like me kā Leonardo Da Vinci i ʻōlelo ai, ʻo ka maʻalahi ka maʻalahi. ʻO ka mea ʻohi i kapa ʻia ʻo Ossed, ʻokoʻa i ka ʻike maʻamau, e hōʻiliʻili i nā hua a i ʻole nā lau ʻauʻau i ʻupena palekana ma mua o ka hāʻule ʻana i ka lepo. Ma mua o ka hana kanaka, hoʻohana ia i ka mana o ke ʻano e like me ka umekaumaha, ka makani, ka ua, ka hau a me ka mahana o ka lā. Hiki i kēia ʻohi ʻohi ke ʻohi mau i nā hua pala i kēlā me kēia manawa. Mālama ʻia nā huaʻai mai nā pōʻino hāʻule wale nō, akā, mai nā ʻōpala, nā ʻōpala a me nā ilo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Ossed ʻohi ʻohi 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 Ossed ʻohi ʻohi 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 Ossed ʻohi ʻohi 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: The collector called Ossed, on the contrary to common perception, collects the fruits or autumn leaves before they fall on the ground. Instead of human effort it utilizes the power of nature: gravitation, wind, rain, freeze.
Dimensions & Packaging: Considering the tree crown diameter, three sizes were developed: S with diameter of 2,5 m; M with 4,5 m and L with 6,5 m diameter.
Tags: Collector, autumn leaves, fall, garden, fruit, palinka, spirits, ossed
Production Technology: Focusing on sustainability the usage of plastic materials was minimized for those cases, where organic materials could not be used as an alternative. The base was made of stainless-steel plate using laser cut and common machinery methods to achieve precision, however the wooden parts were hand-crafted from local hardwood.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of the development was to find the right materials that allow the adjustment of the collector to unique shape and size of every single tree. It was crucial to make a sustainable, durable and lightweight product.
Research: The development was led by strong motivation to help my parents with garden work, along this process 16 various concepts and prototypes were tested. Keeping in mind the environment of use, the colour selection takes into account the behaviour of the birds, preventing them to be entangled in the net. Since the Ossed enables to harvest the ripe fruit 24/7, there was a big demand on this kind of solution from individuals producing fruit spirits. It has long tradition in Central Europe coming from the Middle Ages.
Inspiration: As for the son of elderly parents, the main inspiration was to develop a tool that would minimize the increasingly demanding work in the garden for them. Not only the elder people living in a countryside find this device handy, but it can also help to keep clean the green balconies, that are becoming more popular even in big cities.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2019 and finished in May 2021 in Trstice, Slovakia.
Operation Flow: While developing Ossed the goal was to keep its usability as simple as possible without the need of using any tool. The installation is intuitive and the adjustments are achieved by hooks, drawstrings, bungee cords, hook & loop and rope tighteners.