Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi by Thiago Mondini

Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi by Thiago Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Lumi ʻAuʻau a me Lako Maʻemaʻe Competition Category.

KalaLako Maʻemaʻe· 2023

Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi

by Thiago Mondini

Client: Thiago Mondini Arquitetura

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Maʻemaʻe Category

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The Design

About Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi

ʻO Equilibrio kahi pahu kiʻi kiʻi e ʻimi ana i ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ke ʻano maʻalahi o ka countertop a me kona leo ikaika. Hana ʻia e ka hui ʻana a me ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana i kekahi mau ʻāpana pōhaku i mea e hoʻokō ai i kahi ʻano pōʻai, ua hana ʻia ka paila maoli e kahi ʻāpana diagonal a me kahi kihi liʻiliʻi o ka ʻāpana o luna o ka ʻāpana. ʻO nā kākoʻo i manaʻo ʻia he asymmetrical, me kahi paipu puka e uhi ana i ka paipu ma kekahi ʻaoʻao a me kahi wāwae ʻili ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, akā hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia kēia ʻāpana me ka ʻole o nā kākoʻo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi 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 Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi 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 Equilibrio ʻo Ke Kinikini Kiʻi 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: This sculptural stone sink relies on the contrast between the countertop's delicate inclination and its robust volume. The sink is created by a diagonal section and a slight tilt of the upper portion of the piece. The supports are asymmetrical, with a hollow tube covering the pluming on one side and a skinny leg on the other.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1500 mm x 600 mm x 250 mm
Tags: bathroom, sink, lavatory, basin, sculpture, artistic, stone, quartzite
Production Technology: As already specified above, this piece was assembled from several stone fragments in order to create the curves without the need of a solid block of rock. This was the main technical challenge. The design is actually quite straightforward and is based on a diagonal cut of the countertop, the remaining portion being slightly tilted to the right angle to prevent water from spilling when it collides with the surface.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this activity was to reach simplicity and yet maintain ingenuity. Assuring the correct funcioning of the sink was also higly important, as it would be in display for one year and should have no problems operating.
Research: This sculptural stone sink relies on the contrast between the countertop's delicate inclination and its robust volume. Design-wise there was a search for apparent simplicity: to cut a countertop diagonally and push it down so the water can flow. This tilt is of mere 1cm and in the right angle to prevent water from spilling. The assymetrical supports enhance the perception of contrasts. In one side a hollow tube covers the plumbing, in the other side a skinny metal leg almost defies gravity.
Inspiration: This project's major objective was to explore contrasts. Since stone often has a very dense appearance, I investigated a design and technique to make it appear both weighty and delicate. The sink could have been cut from a single stone block or assembled from a number of small stone fragments. Due to financial considerations, the second option was preferred. A diagonal section and a slight tilt of the upper portion of the piece creates the actual basin.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2022 ad finished in August 2022, and is currently being exhibited at Mostra Artefacto Balneario Camboriu, Brazil, from August 2022 until June 2023.
Operation Flow: This is a sculptural object, meant to be, at the same time, artistic and functional. It could be produced in different sizes and the main characteristics are the subtle elements designed in a very heavy-looking piece.
Team Members: Thiago Mondini
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer ArqVerso
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