Argento Belle Arti · 2020
UnBespoke Oggetto da tavolo
by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee
- A' Design Award d'Argento 2020 in Belle Arti
- CLIENT: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 29,732
- Verification code B0087C7F9E · Verify this award
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About UnBespoke Oggetto da tavolo
UnBespoke è un oggetto da tavolo modulare realizzato in calcare dell'Indiana. Quattro elementi lapidei triangolati sono progettati per accogliere candele tea light o piccole piante. Gli elementi possono essere disposti a formare un quadrato, un triangolo equilatero o altre configurazioni scelte dall'utente. Il progetto trae origine dall'Haberdasher Puzzle, un problema matematico che dimostra come suddividere un quadrato in parti capaci di comporre un triangolo equilatero. Quando gli elementi vengono ruotati, i bordi interni ondulati del quadrato compaiono lungo il perimetro del triangolo. L'oggetto è stato modellato in 3D e realizzato mediante taglio a controllo numerico CNC.
About the A' Design Award d'Argento
UnBespoke Oggetto da tavolo ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che UnBespoke Oggetto da tavolo sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. UnBespoke Oggetto da tavolo è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.
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- 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.
- Image Credits
- Photos credit of Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee, and Anna Powell Teether Photography
