Karamba Taγawsa by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Uzzal in Afeṣṣel n Iferrasen Competition Category.

UzzalIferrasen· 2019

Karamba Taγawsa

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Uzzal Winner in Iferrasen Category

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The Design

About Karamba Taγawsa

Yekka-d seg tesmekta n usaru n yimγuren, taγawsa-agi tettban-d am usandǝq n leεqar n uqebṭan, anda yezmer ad yeffer akken iwata aɣrud-is seg yiseggaden, yettwaseffer am yiwen n weḥric n yiɣuraf. Γef usider, llan sin (2) n yideggan yeffren i uḥraz n leεqar-ik. Lǧesm-is n weccer d yijebbaden n lbabuṛ ttawin-d tirza tideṣṣant ugar, am yiwen n weḥric n tidet n tegzirt n uqebṭan. Deg usuneɣ agaman n daxel amiran, ayagi yezmer ad yili d tasertit tameqqrant deg texxamt.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Uzzal

Karamba Taγawsa d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Uzzal, tagmat i yisnulfa yelhan i yemmalen ayen i d-ttrajun yimdanen seg yisnulfa yelhan. Imerbaḥen n Uzzal ttbanen d tmusni, tmahilt d tazmert n yimahilen-nsen. Karamba Taγawsa ad yili d asnulfu yettwaɛezzen, yelhan, amaynut. Isnulfa-a ttwaɛezzen imi ɛawnen deg tudert, rran ddunit ugar n lxir.

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