Restless Chopsticks Tableware by Marko Stanojevic

Restless Chopsticks Tableware by Marko Stanojevic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ in ການອອກແບບເຄື່ອງອົບ, ເຄື່ອງໂຕະ, ເຄື່ອງດື່ມ ແລະ ເຄື່ອງຄົວ Competition Category.

ທອງສຳລິດເຄື່ອງຄົວ· 2023

Restless Chopsticks Tableware

by Marko Stanojevic

Client: UMA Network Ltd

A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ Winner in ເຄື່ອງຄົວ Category

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About Restless Chopsticks Tableware

Uma ເປັນບໍລິສັດທຶນຮອນຮົງກົງທີ່ສຸມໃສ່ເສດຖະກິດສ້າງສັນ. ໄມ້ຖູ່ທີ່ບໍ່ສະບາຍໄດ້ຖືກອອກແບບເປັນວັດຖຸທີ່ລະນຶກ, ເປັນຕົວແທນຂອງມູນຄ່າຂອງບໍລິສັດໃນການລົງທຶນຊັບພະຍາກອນເພື່ອເຮັດການປ່ຽນແປງ. ໂລໂກ້ຂອງບໍລິສັດຄ້າຍກັບກໍາມະຈອນຢູ່ໃນເສັ້ນຮາບພຽງ, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ຖືກຝັງເຂົ້າໄປໃນໄມ້ຖູ່ທີ່ມີເສັ້ນຮາບພຽງ. ພາກສ່ວນດ້ານຫນ້າຂອງຟັກແມ່ນຍົກຂຶ້ນຢູ່ສະເຫມີແລະເກັບຮັກສາໄວ້ຫ່າງຈາກຫນ້າດິນຂອງຕາຕະລາງ, ເອົາອອກຄວາມຕ້ອງການສໍາລັບການພັກຜ່ອນຂອງ chopstick ໄດ້. Pulse ໄດ້ຖືກອອກແບບໃຫ້ຢູ່ຫ່າງກັນຢ່າງພຽງພໍສະເໝີ, ບໍ່ໃຫ້ຕຳກັນ, ແລະ ມີປະໂຫຍດຕໍ່ການເກັບອາຫານ, ລົງໄປຫາຈຸດນ້ອຍໆທີ່ຕ້ອງການທີ່ສຸດ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ

Restless Chopsticks Tableware ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ເຊິ່ງມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ຄວາມຫຼັກແຫຼມ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີທັກສະພຽງພໍ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ ທີ່ຢືນຢັນປະສົບການອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ ຈິນຕະນາການ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Restless Chopsticks Tableware ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດນີ້ນຳໃຊ້ວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນດ້ານສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ດີເລີດໃນການເອົາໃຈໃສ່ລາຍລະອຽດ. Restless Chopsticks Tableware ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຢ່າງດີເລີດ ສຳຜັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ດຶງດູດຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ ແລະ ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢາກເຫັນ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The body of a chopstick is divided into sections: one at top is held by hand and the other one at the tip comes in contact with food and mouth, with an overlooked neutral zone between them. This zone is where the design intervention took place - a ‘distancer’ shaped like the company logo (a Pulse on the flat line) was inserted, elevating the tip of the chopstick away from the surface however it dropped down, eliminating the need for a chopstick rest. This is done, regarding the positioning and size, so that the chopsticks remain functional and do not collide when in use.
Dimensions & Packaging: The product is 260mm long, with 7.5mm width at the back end and 3.5 at the front. The Pulse segment itself is 25mm long and 13.5mm wide between the maximum-distance points. This makes the front end always elevated from the surface by a minimum of 5.5mm.
Tags: Tableware, chopsticks, utensils, tradition, narrative design, memento object
Production Technology: The product is made of titanium with bi-color titanium coating (dark gray and gold), all food-grade. Surface is polished in two steps allowing for two finishes.
Design Challenge: It was a challenge to transform an ordinary object, a pair of chopsticks, into a future-proofing tradition and contemporized heritage. Their beautiful simplicity is only disturbed by the fact that a third object is actually needed in the etiquette of how they are used - a chopstick rest. This contradiction of “clean two that actually need a third” to work properly made the design direction clear: find a way for the purpose that the chopstick rest is for to be fulfilled, but without the rest.
Research: Remaining true to East Asian heritage, the Pulse (life) segment is titanium coated in golden color with polished surface finish, while the straight parts (flat line) of the chopstick are titanium coated in matte dark gray with brushed finish to create contrast between the two. Each polishing and titanium-gold coating of the Pulse is on purpose done in a low controlled manner against highly controlled and repetitive-mass-production feel of the brushed, dark-gray flat line parts of the object. Allowing shiny, golden randomness to happen is in tune to the actual beauty of randomness of a real life. Finally, on a very concrete level, it makes each chopstick piece unique and special.
Inspiration: UMA is a Hong Kong venture capital company focused on creative economies. The task was to design a multi-facetted communication object representing the company's values (invest resources to make a change), but also to be able to function independently in a retail environment. A set of chopsticks, iconic and recognizable, culturally relevant, was a chosen as a topic. UMA logo, a Pulse on the flat line, was embedded into a flat-lined chopstick becoming its' functional, aesthetical and communication core, all in one stroke.
Project Duration: Hong Kong SAR, China
Operation Flow: Chopsticks with no rest :)
Patents: UMA Network Limited
Image Credits: UMA Network Limited