Fred ʻo Ke Kūpaʻa by Diana Sokolic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2013 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lole, ʻAʻahu a me Kāpili Competition Category.

KalaLole· 2013

Fred ʻo Ke Kūpaʻa

by Diana Sokolic

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lole Category

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The Design

About Fred ʻo Ke Kūpaʻa

Nui nā ʻano like ʻole ke kūpeʻe a me nā bangles: nā mea hoʻolālā, ke gula, ka palepale, maʻalahi a me ke kumukūʻai ... akā nani wale nō me ke ʻano, he mau lole maʻalahi wale nō a pau. ʻO Fred kekahi mea hou aʻe. ʻO kēia mau ʻāʻī i kā lākou maʻalahi e ola hou i nā hanohano o ka wā kahiko, akā ʻōpiopio. Hiki iā lākou ke hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma nā lima lekiō a ma kahi kapa polū a i ʻole i nā palaka huluhulu, a e hoʻohui mau i nā pā o ka papa i ka mea e kau ana iā lākou. Hoʻokahi kūpaʻa kēia mau kūleʻa no ka mea hele mai lākou e like me ke pālua. He māmā loa lākou i hana e ʻaʻa ai iā lākou. I ka hoʻohanaʻana iā lākou, e ʻike ʻia kekahi!

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Fred ʻo Ke Kūpaʻa 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 Fred ʻo Ke Kūpaʻa 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 Fred ʻo Ke Kūpaʻa 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: These bracelets are unique because they come as a pair. They are very light which makes their wearing comfortable
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension, Package and Technical properties: Cuffs are 13 cm long, 12 cm high and 6 cm wide. They come in pair and are packed in an orange - pink protective pouch tied with the orange bow.
Tags: cuffs, bracelets, accessories, fashion, plastic
Production Technology: Cuffs are made out of light white plastic used for billboards.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was finding the way to bend the material at home without professional machines and to find something that would look as a cuff link. But it also was a work with many gleeful errors.
Research: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs and finding the way to make something weareable out of the material ment for something else.
Inspiration: The inspiration: I often go to the theatre and like to dress for the occasion. I like to have something new and different every time I go. Once while I was thinking what to wear this time, there was a movie with Fred Astaire on the TV. I saw his sleek suit, his cuffs… and voila – the idea was born! I remembered cuffs and plastrons worn by men in the last century and decided to revive it in a modern way, this time as a part o woman garment.
Project Duration: The project started in March of 2012. in Zagreb and was finished in two weeks. During that time I was trying to find out the right dimension for comfortable wearing bracelets and the way to bend the plastic at home.
Operation Flow: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs.