Karamba Stool by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Competition Category.

IgweNgwá Ụlọ· 2019

Karamba Stool

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Karamba Stool

Ihe nkiri pirate sitere n'ike mmụọ nsọ a dị ka igbe akụ nke onye isi ụgbọ mmiri, ebe ọ nwere ike zoo ngwongwo ya nke ọma n'aka ndị ọrụ ụgbọ mmiri, na-eme ka ọ dị ka otu arịa ụlọ. E wezụga drawer ahụ enwere oghere abụọ zoro ezo iji chekwaa akụ gị. Ahụ osisi, ụdọ ụgbọ mmiri na-eme ka ọdịdị ahụ bụrụ ihe ezi uche dị na ya, dị ka akụkụ ụlọ nke onye isi ụgbọ mmiri. N'ime ime ime nke oge a nke a nwere ike ịbụ ezigbo ụda n'ime ụlọ ahụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Karamba Stool meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Karamba Stool ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Karamba Stool maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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