SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Tabula Volitans by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Bona Athletica Competition Category.
ArgentumBona Athletica· 2020
SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Tabula Volitans
by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design
Client: Su-2 Kiteboards
Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Bona Athletica Category
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The Design
About SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Tabula Volitans
Copia SU-2 Kiteboards Etno seriem tabularum volitantium comprehendit, quae ex ratione ac traditione Africana inspiratae sunt. Copia quinque generibus tabularum constat, et quodque genus ad diversam actionem destinatum est, inter quas tabulae ventis levibus aptae, tabulae liberi exercitii et tabulae divisae. Tabulae divisae ex tribus elementis compositae sunt. Quaeque tabula ex ligno et carbone confecta est, latitudinem 450 mm et longitudinem inter 1480 et 1550 mm metitur. Formae coloratae impressae larvas et scuta traditionalia in memoriam revocant. Imagines impressione digitali applicantur. Copia in Polonia inter annos 2017 et 2019 elaborata est.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Tabula Volitans victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Tabula Volitans opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Tabula Volitans creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The new SU-2 kiteboards ETNO collection 2017/19 is a reference to the African roots. Colorful masks are flying shields in the hands of warriors. These are kiteboards for people overcoming their borders, wandering the land and sea, conquering the skies. SU-2 is the first kiteboard brand that reminiscent of African design and tradition in a modern way.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 450 mm x 50 mm x 1480 mm to 1550 mm,
The collection consists of 5 types of boards. Each type is designed for different activities. The collections are made of lighwind, freestyle and split boards, composed of three elements. They are made of wood and carbon. - Tags
- kiteboards, su2, gravite, obarek
- Production Technology
- Digital print design, wood and carbon board
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create an original collection of boards. The kitesurfers community is very hermetic, it can be compared to a tribe. Kitesurfing is a colorful sport. this is how the idea of creating boards inspired by African warriors arose each kitesurfer struggles with the watt and the sea, overcomes his weaknesses
- Research
- Analyzing the kitesurfing market, we came to the conclusion that the competition projects do not have a leading idea. They are based mainly on geometric abstract motives. Our thinking went in a different direction, each collection must have ideas based on the personality of the sport. We compared the users to warriors who overcome their weaknesses while practicing this sport. They fight the waves and the wind which gives them happiness
- Inspiration
- African Roots Inspired
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2017 and finished in Poland in 2019
- Operation Flow
- The Su2 brand has thirty years of experience in the production of boards. The company is a precursor who started producing boards in 1999. Many years of experience and an original approach to the design of boards have made the company one of the leaders in the manufacture of this equipment.
- Team Members
- Mateusz Obarek - Head of Design, Maciej Pokoński - Designer
- Image Credits
- photographer: Jakub Obarek /
designer: Mateusz Obarek / designer: Maciej Pokoński / constructor: Mariusz Karaźniewicz / model: Kasia Jaworska, Piotr Zabierzowski
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