Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako by Fulden Topaloglu

Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako by Fulden Topaloglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2020

Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako

by Fulden Topaloglu

Client: Studio Kali

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako

He moʻo pono lako pono ʻo Sama e hāʻawi ana i ka hana, ka ʻike naʻau a me ke kū hoʻokahi ma o kāna mau liʻiliʻi, ʻano hana a me ka hopena ʻike ikaika. ʻO ka hoʻoulu moʻomeheu i unuhi ʻia mai nā mele o nā ʻaihu ʻōwili e kau ʻia i nā hana ma Sama e unuhi hou ʻia i kāna hoʻolālā ʻana ma o kahi pāʻani o nā geometry conic a me nā hana kūnewa hao. Hoʻohui ʻia ke kūlana sculptural o ke kaʻina me ka maʻalahi i nā mea, nā ʻano a me nā ʻenehana hana, e hāʻawi i ka hana & amp; nā pono estetika. ʻO ka hopena he pūʻulu lako hou e hāʻawi nei i kahi ʻano ʻokoʻa i nā wahi noho.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako 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 Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako 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 Sama ʻo Nā Moʻo Mea Lako 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: Sama is an authentic furniture series, which provides functionality through simple, yet striking and sculptural forms. Formal integrity and sculptural posture attained by continuing the conic section geometry in the leg form and wooden table details is combined with natural textures of wood and metal to offer a harmonious and pleasant aesthetic experience. The series provides customization according to user needs through alternatives in veneers, colors and dimensions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sama Coat Stand: 42 cm x 39 cm x 174 cm
Sama Bar Stool: 48 cm x 36 cm x 70 cm
Sama Stool: 48 cm x 36 cm x 44 cm
Sama Coffee Table: 50 cm x 50 cm x 40 cm
Tags: Furniture Series, Minimal, Sculptural, Modern, Cultural Inspiration, Simplicity
Production Technology: Sama series is produced through a combination of industrial and craft production processes. The legs are shaped through metal bending processes and welded to a metal base plate, whereas the solid wood parts are first laser cut and then shaped and veneered by local craftsmen. Electrostatic paint applied to steel tube legs, usage of birch plywood in wooden parts and the application of high caliber, thick, natural wood veneer ensures quality, durability and longevity.
Design Challenge: The major challenge of the project was related to metal production possibilities and technology that was accessible. The main obstacle that had to be overcome was finding a way to produce the bent metal legs in the exact dimensions and bending angles that were desired, using machine assisted craft techniques. This was overcome through many trials and errors through an ongoing experimentation with the local craftsmen.
Research: The aim was to transform the cultural inspiration found in the poetry of Sama ceremonies into a functional, modern and minimal furniture series with a unique expression. The conic geometry of the whirling costumes was interpreted in the leg form as 2 opening leg parts that follow the silhouette of a cone. By changing the base diameter and the height of the cone, many modelling trials and prototypes were made with the local craftsmen, in order to optimize the dimensions of the series, to make the furniture pieces balanced, comfortable and easy to use as well as to give the desired visual effect.
Inspiration: Inspired by the poetry of whirling costumes worn in Sama ceremonies, the design plays with the geometry of conic sections and makes use of metal bending processes to reinterpret this cultural inspiration through minimal forms that provide a unique touch to living spaces. Produced by skilled wood and metal craftsmen, the collection stands at the intersection of craft production and modern design, aiming to unite craftsmanship traditions of the past and modern aesthetics of the present.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2018 in Istanbul and the furniture series were produced and launched in January 2019. Sama furniture series has been awarded Superior Design Award in Design Turkey 2019. They were exhibited in Design Week Turkey between November 14-17, 2019, at Halic International Convention & Exhibition Center, Istanbul.
Operation Flow: Sama series provides functionality, emotional experience and uniqueness through its minimal, practical forms and strong visual effect. The small surface of the coat stand serves as a convenient place to free hands when taking your coat off and the small stool can also be used as a side table. The simple minimal forms provide ease of use and cleaning as well as easy disassembly for renewal & recycling. Provides customization according to user needs and desires by veneer, color and dimension alternatives.
Patents: Patented. 2018 04481. Fulden Topaloglu. 2018. Turkey.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.