Epi-Happy Ngwa Tebụl by George Drakakis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwá Ịme Achịcha, Ngwá Tebụl, Ngwá Ịṅụ Ihe na Ngwá Esi Nri Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaNgwá Kichin· 2015

Epi-Happy Ngwa Tebụl

by George Drakakis

Client: Iconpoetry

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwá Kichin Category

28,157
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #35756

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Epi-Happy Ngwa Tebụl

Epi-Happy bụ obere ihe ịchọ mma etiti maka tebụl ọfịs na tebụl nri nke ọdịnihu. Ndabere mkpali ya -ntụgharị n'oghere akụkụ atọ nke ụdị ịchọ mma- na-eme ka ọ bụrụ ihe kpochapụrụ akpochapụ ma bụrụkwa ihe ọgbara ọhụrụ mara mma. Mkpọghachi ugboro atọ nke otu ihe bụ isi na-ekepụta mpaghara nchekwa na-aga n'ihu nke nwere ike ịchekwa ma ọ bụ gosipụta ọtụtụ obere ihe. Ịga n'ihu nke oghere na-enyekwara ya aka ka ọ rụọ ọrụ dị ka ihe njide eriri, ma ọ bụ enwere ike ịgbanwe ya ozugbo ka ọ bụrụ ngwaọrụ mgbochi nchekasị. Naanị tụba bọọlụ ma gbalịa ịkpụgharị ya gburugburu. N'akụkụ ọ bụla, Epi-Happy bụ onye bi n'oghere enyi na enyi.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Epi-Happy Ngwa Tebụl meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Epi-Happy Ngwa Tebụl ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Epi-Happy Ngwa Tebụl bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Epi-Happy is a small centerpiece for a dinner table or an office desk. The inspirational background -a translation in three dimensional space of ornamental motifs- make it a classic yet a contemporary stylish object with smooth lines and a funny playful mood. A triple repetition of a basic unit creates a continuous storage area that can store or display several small objects, varying from small fruits and ornaments to keys and usb devices. Epi-Happy is a friendly space occupant. The empty space in the center of the centerpiece has the advantage of being used in addition to an already-existing centerpiece, be it a vase of flowers, a candle holder or anything that fits in. Of course you can just throw a ball in it and try to roll it round and round. This way Epi-Happy can act as an anti-stress device for adults or became a game to practice dexterity for minors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width mm x Depth mm x Height mm = 180 x 180 x 56mm
Tags: tableware, decorative, office desk, centerpiece, centrepiece
Production Technology: The Basic Unit will be slip-cast (produced from liquid clay in plaster mold) and will be produced in White Ceramic material. The cast piece will be removed from the mold, then trimmed neatly and allowed to dry. This produces a greenware piece which is then dried and glazed before firing the units into a kiln. If possible, during the drying process, the units will be connected to form the final shape, else, the units will be connected to each other with Alnico V or Ceramic cylindrical shaped magnets. The pole pieces will be recessed in the edges of each Unit.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to create a complex continuous surface using a single element with a simple form that’s easy to reproduce.
Research: This design is a study on the slip-casting ceramic fabrication method used for manufacturing complex continuous three-dimensional geometrical defined forms that can be materialized easily once they are made of a repeatable basic unit.
Inspiration: This design is heavily influenced by the works of M.C. Escher on one-sided surfaces, firstly discovered by A.F. Mobius and inspired from two-dimensional repeatable decorative patterns and the hidden mathematical theorem underneath them. Decoration and ornament pattern has been evident in civilizations since the beginning of recorded history mostly as surface modulations. Despite the fact of the apparent lack of ornaments of 20th century modern architecture and applied arts, Epi-Happy is here to remind that these kind of patterns are a tremendous source of inspiration: Geometrically speaking Epi-Happy (hence the name) is the trace of the trajectory of an epicycloid in three-dimensional space.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2013 in Thessaloniki and finished in January 2014.
Operation Flow: Three Units assembled in place with magnetic force, or pre-assembled during manufacturing process, form a continuous storage space for domestic or office usage. The Basic Unit can have alternative side endings, so dividing the continuous space in half or thirds is also possible.
Image Credits: Image #1: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #2: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #3: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #4: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #5: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.