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UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee

UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Zavakanto sy Fampisehoana Zavakanto Competition Category.


VolafotsyZavakanto· 2020

UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra

by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee

Client: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University

A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Zavakanto Category

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The Design

About UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra

UnBespoke dia zavatra maodilary apetraka eo ambony latabatra vita amin'ny vato sokay avy any Indiana. Vato telozoro efatra no natao hitanana labozia tea light na zava-maniry kely. Azo alahatra ho efamira, ho telozoro mitovy lafiny, na amina bika hafa safidin'ny mpampiasa ireo vato ireo. Ny famolavolana dia avy amin'ny Haberdasher Puzzle, olana matematika izay mampiseho ny fomba fandidiana efamira ho vaky mamorona telozoro mitovy lafiny. Rehefa ahodina ireo vato ireo, ny sisiny anaty mikitroka amin'ny efamira dia miseho amin'ny sisin'ny telozoro. Ny zavatra dia namboarina amin'ny endrika 3D ary nodidiana tamin'ny milina CNC.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volafotsy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana UnBespoke Zavatra eo Ambony Latabatra dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.

Behind the Design

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

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.
Team Members
Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design, Indiana University
Image Credits
Photos credit of Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee, and Anna Powell Teether Photography

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