Karamba Noho by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

HaoLako Hale· 2019

Karamba Noho

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Karamba Noho

Hoʻoulu ʻia e kahi kiʻiʻoniʻoni pōā e like me ka pahu waiwai o ke kāpena, kahi e hiki ai iā ia ke hūnā pono i kāna waiwai pio mai ka poʻe holo moku, i hoʻololi ʻia e like me kahi ʻāpana. Ma waho aʻe o ka drawer aia nā ʻāpana huna 2 e mālama ai i kāu waiwai. ʻO ke kino lāʻau, nā kaula moku e ʻoi aku ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ke ʻano, e like me kahi ʻāpana maoli o ka noho kāpena. I loko o kahi hoʻolālā o loko o kēia wā hiki ke lilo i leo maikaʻi loa i loko o ka lumi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Karamba Noho i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Karamba Noho he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Karamba Noho no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Spherical shape is nothing unusual. The unique feature here is the rope and the way how it is attached to the legs and piercing the body.This piece of furniture has double function. It can be used as a stool and also for a storage container. Drawer opens and closes with a clicking mechanism. The stool have little rotatable wheels hidden in its legs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions of the stool are 530 mm x 530 mm x 430 mm. Materials used: wood, ropes, furniture hardware
Tags: Stool, Karamba, Bulgaria, Magma, Graphics, Furniture, Design
Production Technology: Made of solid wood (or chipboard for cost saving version) it has colored ropes for decoration and to form the seat. The rope is attached to the legs by knots then it passes through the body and ends on top of it glued to the surface in the shape of spiral. There are four different ropes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to decide how to implement the ropes and knots in this furniture.
Research: Looking at pirate equipment, different kind of ropes and knots. Experimenting with the shape of the body and size of the legs.
Inspiration: Looking for unusual shape for a stool and in the same time to be functional. Inspired by movies the aim was to build something that looks like part of a ship equipment.
Project Duration: Project started 2 year ago and abandoned until bringing it back to life now. Total duration about 3 months.
Operation Flow: It's a storage container in the shape of stool with a drawer.
Team Members: Vasil Velchev
Image Credits: Vasil Velchev