UnBespoke Objek Meja by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee

UnBespoke Objek Meja by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Seni Rupa dan Instalasi Seni Competition Category.

PerakSeni Rupa· 2020

UnBespoke Objek Meja

by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee

Client: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Seni Rupa Category

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The Design

About UnBespoke Objek Meja

UnBespoke adalah objek meja modular yang dibuat dari batu kapur Indiana. Empat potongan batu bertriangulasi dirancang untuk menampung lilin tea light atau tanaman kecil. Potongan-potongan tersebut dapat disusun menjadi bentuk persegi, segitiga sama sisi, atau formasi lain sesuai pilihan pengguna. Desain ini berakar dari Haberdasher Puzzle, sebuah persoalan matematika yang menunjukkan cara memotong sebuah persegi menjadi beberapa bagian yang dapat membentuk segitiga sama sisi. Ketika potongan-potongan itu diputar, tepi bagian dalam persegi yang bergelombang muncul pada perimeter segitiga. Objek ini dimodelkan secara 3D dan dipotong dengan permesinan CNC.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

UnBespoke Objek Meja adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. UnBespoke Objek Meja diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. UnBespoke Objek Meja adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: UnBespoke is an investigation in to the use of a natural material, Indiana limestone, in the production of a contemporary design object and a modular table accessory. There are four triangulated stone pieces that are designed to hold tea light candles and/or small-scale plants. UnBespoke can be arranged in a variety of formation - from square to equilateral triangle or in any configurations as the user experiments with them.
Dimensions & Packaging: 230 mm (width) x 230 mm (length) x 50 mm (height)
Tags: limestone, tabletop object, tabletop accessory, object design, candle holder, planter
Production Technology: Limestone has been used as a building material for thousands of years because of its beauty and durability, especially for many classical architectures. Our design goal is to produce a contemporary design objects in various scales using limestone, and UnBespoke has given limestone a renewed legitimacy as a decorative design object. Unbespoke is designed with an advanced 3D modelling and fabricated by CNC technology.
Design Challenge: The small scale of the design was challenging for fabricating limestone. The fabrication facility that we utilized for CNC is not familiar with such a small scale object product, so we had to convince the facility to fabricate with a extra care.
Research: UnBespoke is a small scale object design that continues to investigate our rigorous research utilizing a local material, Indiana limestone, in a wide array of contemporary design applications. UnBespoke brings a whimsical use of the material in a human living environment as the users have options to arrange as they intend.
Inspiration: The design stems from a famous mathematical problem, the Haberdasher Puzzle, how to dissect a square into pieces that can then be reconstituted into an equilateral triangle. When the pieces are rotated from the square to the equilateral triangle, the undulated interior edges of the initial square are revealed on the perimeter of the triangle. The design is also inspired by the previous project that utilized overlapping circles as a design language with a different metallic material.
Project Duration: The design process of UnBespoke started in April 2019, and hatiKB fabricated first prototype models in August 2019. The work has been exhibited through New and Next Exhibition in January 2020 at the Museum of Evansville in IN, USA.
Operation Flow: The basic formation is either a square or an equilateral formation of the Haberdasher Puzzle from which the design of UnBespoke was derived, but the users can arrange four stone pieces in a variety of formation as they experiment with the pieces.
Team Members: Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design, Indiana University
Image Credits: Photos credit of Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee, and Anna Powell Teether Photography