Ossed Collector by Julius Szabo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Cuab Yeej Ua Liaj Ua Teb, Khoom Siv Ua Teb thiab Tshuab Ua Teb Competition Category.

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Ossed Collector

by Julius Szabo

Client: Julius Szabó

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Khoom Siv Ua Liaj Ua Teb Category

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The Design

About Ossed Collector

Raws li Leonardo Da Vinci tau hais, kev yooj yim yog qhov kawg sophistication. Tus neeg sau hu ua Ossed, ntawm qhov tsis sib xws rau kev nkag siab zoo, sau cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo lossis nplooj caij nplooj zeeg ua qhov chaw nyab xeeb ua ntej lawv poob rau hauv av. Hloov chaw ntawm tib neeg kev siv zog nws siv lub zog ntawm qhov xwm txheej xws li gravitation, cua, nag, khov thiab sov so ntawm tshav ntuj. Qhov no collector enables mus sau cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo siav tsis tu ncua nyob rau hauv txhua txhua huab cua. Cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog tiv thaiv tsis tau tsuas yog los ntawm lub caij nplooj zeeg puas, tab sis kuj los ntawm pwm, kab thiab kab worms.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Ossed Collector yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Ossed Collector xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Ossed Collector ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The collector called Ossed, on the contrary to common perception, collects the fruits or autumn leaves before they fall on the ground. Instead of human effort it utilizes the power of nature: gravitation, wind, rain, freeze.
Dimensions & Packaging: Considering the tree crown diameter, three sizes were developed: S with diameter of 2,5 m; M with 4,5 m and L with 6,5 m diameter.
Tags: Collector, autumn leaves, fall, garden, fruit, palinka, spirits, ossed
Production Technology: Focusing on sustainability the usage of plastic materials was minimized for those cases, where organic materials could not be used as an alternative. The base was made of stainless-steel plate using laser cut and common machinery methods to achieve precision, however the wooden parts were hand-crafted from local hardwood.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of the development was to find the right materials that allow the adjustment of the collector to unique shape and size of every single tree. It was crucial to make a sustainable, durable and lightweight product.
Research: The development was led by strong motivation to help my parents with garden work, along this process 16 various concepts and prototypes were tested. Keeping in mind the environment of use, the colour selection takes into account the behaviour of the birds, preventing them to be entangled in the net. Since the Ossed enables to harvest the ripe fruit 24/7, there was a big demand on this kind of solution from individuals producing fruit spirits. It has long tradition in Central Europe coming from the Middle Ages.
Inspiration: As for the son of elderly parents, the main inspiration was to develop a tool that would minimize the increasingly demanding work in the garden for them. Not only the elder people living in a countryside find this device handy, but it can also help to keep clean the green balconies, that are becoming more popular even in big cities.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2019 and finished in May 2021 in Trstice, Slovakia.
Operation Flow: While developing Ossed the goal was to keep its usability as simple as possible without the need of using any tool. The installation is intuitive and the adjustments are achieved by hooks, drawstrings, bungee cords, hook & loop and rope tighteners.