Ossed Kolektor by Julius Szabo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Piranti Tetanèn, Peralatan Tani lan Mesin Competition Category.

PerungguPeralatan Tetanèn· 2022

Ossed Kolektor

by Julius Szabo

Client: Julius Szabó

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Peralatan Tetanèn Category

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The Design

About Ossed Kolektor

Minangka Leonardo Da Vinci ngandika, kesederhanaan minangka kecanggihan utama. Penagih sing diarani Ossed, beda karo persepsi umum, ngumpulake woh-wohan utawa godhong musim gugur minangka jaring pengaman sadurunge tiba ing lemah. Tinimbang gaweyan manungsa nggunakake daya alam kayata gravitasi, angin, udan, beku lan anget saka srengenge. Kolektor iki ngidini panen woh sing wis mateng terus-terusan ing saben cuaca. Woh-wohan dilindhungi ora mung saka karusakan musim gugur, nanging uga saka jamur, kewan omo lan cacing.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Ossed Kolektor menang A' Design Award Perunggu, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain sing luar biasa sing dicirikake dening kreativitas, kapinteran lan kaweruh sing landhep. Pemenang Perunggu iku artefak sing trampil banget lan kreatif banget sing mbuktekake pengalaman sing jembar, imajinasi lan kapinteran para desainer. Ossed Kolektor dikarepake dadi barang sing dihargai banget, dikagumi lan ditresnani, profesional lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perunggu iki ngemot praktik sing paling apik ing seni, sains, desain lan teknologi, lan apik banget ing perhatiane marang rincian. Ossed Kolektor nyukupi kabutuhan kanthi apik, nutul kekarepan, ngaya rasa lan narik rasa pengin weruh.

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.