Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī na Ivan Levak and Iva Grgic

ʻO Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī na Ivan Levak and Iva Grgic he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2025 A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Lako Hale.

KeleaweLako Hale· 2025

Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī

na Ivan Levak and Iva Grgic

Mea Kūʻai: Iva.n Design Studio

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Lako Hale

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Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī

Ma ka nui ʻana o nā mea e kāuea ma luna ona, pela nō e paʻa ai; ʻo ia ka manaʻo nui no kēia mea. Pinepine loa nā pākeke kuka i pilikia me ka paʻa; hiki i nā lākeke, nā kuka, nā kueka a pela aku ke hoʻohiʻolo i ka pākeke. No Axel, i ka hoʻolālā ʻana, ua hoʻohana nā mea hoʻolālā i ka ikaika kaomi honua he hoa koa, e kōkua i ka poʻe hoʻohana e mālama i ka pākeke kiʻekiʻe ma ke alo o kona piko waena. He huahana maikaʻi loa ʻo Axel. Ua kūkulu ʻia me nā ʻāpana ʻelua wale nō; he hui kila a me he wāwae lāʻau nui. Ua hoʻonui ʻia i ke kolu. Maʻalahi ke hoʻoponopono no ka mea, ua hana lima ʻia.

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E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī 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 Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī 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 Axel Pākeke Kuka Kū Ponoʻī i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

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Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: 'The more items you hang on it, the more stable it gets' - is the main statement regarding this item. Coat hangers very often have stability issues; jackets, coats, sweaters etc. are leaning the hanger. In Axel's case, while designing, we used gravity as an ally - to help us keep the tall hanger centered using its mid axis. Axel is a high quality product. Made only by two elements; a steel joint and a massive wood leg. Multiplied by three. Easy to repair since it's hand built.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: The hanger is 170 cm tall, and the base is 44cm wide, weights 4kg and comes in a flat box which is 173cm x 9cm x 4cm.
Nā Lepili: furniture, storage, hanger, wardrobe, clothes, interior, hallway, lobby
ʻEnehana Hana: Made of 3mm steel and solid 4x2cm oak wood. Minimalized and reduced to be as light as possible, which makes it also very easy to handle and move it around the house. Axel has only two main elements that by multiplication, connected by 18 screws in total, becomes a heavy duty (15 items including coats, jackets, sweaters) holder. Very easy and quick to assemble by one person and a single #3 hex key.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: Regarding the challenges we faced while designing, the most complex was to find balance between solid stability and making the hanger as narrow as possible so it can easily fit into small hallways and rooms.
Noiʻi: Since both of us, Iva and I, have master degrees in industrial design, after a few sketches we started doing 1:1 models in wood, cardboard, metal and plywood. Everything we could find inside and around the house during the Pandemic. While doing the design index research, we come across that a lot of existing hangers have only three 'horns' to handle the load. And they are usually pointing towards the outer rim of the vertical composition... So we decided to turn these features the other way. Pointing the 'horns' towards the inside and using the central, metal construction for extra loading spaces (making hooks for coats in the process of CNC laser cutting). Also using the middle axis for better static stability.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: While being a student and living a modern nomadic life, there were a lot of addresses. Constant moving from one apartment to another. A lot of temporary furniture, usually from Ikea, was left in those 'homes'. We all have our favorite piece of furniture that we love to take with us when moving to a new home. Axel represents a human size item that can easily be disassembled into a flat, narrow card box and easily carried away by hands or on a bicycle. A true piece of lightweight solid furniture.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: The project started in Zagreb, during the Covid Era. First sketches were made in 2021 and the final prototype had a premiere in Milan during Salone Del Mobile 2023.
Kaʻina Hana: This object can be operated by one or both hands. Once unboxed, the transformation from its flat pack 2D state to the final 3D composition can be easily done with 6 metal joints for the metal core and the additional6 screws to connect the central metal joint with the wooden legs. The interaction with this object isat least two times daily. Depending on how much its user takes on and off its wardrobe.
Nā Lālā Hui: Ivan Levak, Iva Grgic
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Photo by Marija Gasparija