Popo Kāhui Oko Kai by Arezoo Abaspoor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Tunu, Rīhi, Inu me te Kuku Competition Category.

ParahiTaputapu Kīhini· 2020

Popo Kāhui Oko Kai

by Arezoo Abaspoor

Client: Sargol Shargh

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Kīhini Category

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The Design

About Popo Kāhui Oko Kai

Ko Popo he kohinga oko kai i hangaia mai i te kōhue kōiwi (bone china). Kei roto i tēnei huinga he oko hupa, he tīpata tī, he oko huka, he ipu miraka, he kapu me ngā ipu tote me te pepa. He mea whakamā ngā āhua, he mea ā-whakaaro anō hoki, i whakaawea mai i ngā kararehe pohewa e whai waewae iti ana e noho ana i runga i te tēpu. Mā te kōhue kōiwi e homai te atanga, te māmātanga me te kaha teitei ki ēnei taonga. Ko ngā mea katoa he mea hanga mā te ringihanga, mā te whakamahi i tētahi pania e rima tekau ōrau tōna kōiwi paura. He āhua porowhita ngā tinana, kāore hoki he koki tāweko. Kua tatauhia te pokapū taumaha kia ū pū ai ia taonga, ā, e whai ana ngā kakau i ngā mātāpono hangarau tangata (ergonomic).

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Popo Kāhui Oko Kai te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Popo Kāhui Oko Kai he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Popo Kāhui Oko Kai i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In the hectic world of today after spending a day working hard, Popo brings a smile and the most beautiful feelings to your homes, a minimalist, emotional and abstract design which is inspired by a fictional world, tiny creatures with small legs sitting on your table.
on the other hand, transparency and lightness properties along with the high strength of bone china have provided a proper condition to make Popo as a unique product.
Dimensions & Packaging: soup tureen : length 247 x width 240 x height 210 ,tea pot : length 220 x width 121 x height 215 , sugar pot , length 114 x width 105 x height 95 , creamer , length 137 x width 97 x height 70 , cup : Length 110 x width 87 x height 60 , saltshaker & pepper shaker : length 60 x width 55 x height 50
Packaging dimension is proportional to the arrangement of the services (6, 12, 18). the number of Items and dimension of the packaging changes by changing the design. after shrinking items are placed inside the foam one by one.
Tags: nature , emotional design , minimal design , animation , small hands & legs , bone china ,
Production Technology: The Popo is made from bone china. one of the most important features of these containers (plates) are transparency, lightness, and high strength. Popo items are produced by casting methods. T
the casting material is slurry(grout) of bone china, which is 50% bone powder of the cow. the origin mold is aluminum which is machined with CNC and the others are copied from the original one but with plaster.
Popo items plate , dish plate , bowl and cup are produced by Forming.
Design Challenge: there were two major challenges in the design of Popo, deformation in the edge of the cup that was caused during the cooking of the biscuit items, which was fixed by trial and error with the proper support. other challenge was the small legs & hands of this, which was considered as the item legs. in the initial layout, the stability of the items was on the legs, which changed due to the lack of it finally the legs and bottom of the items were level.
Research: popo's items were designed to optimize one of the old products. first, extensive research was carried out on the market as well as various design styles. after presenting various designs, popo was approved for making a prototype and participated in the Tehran household appliance exhibition and got acceptable feedback. finally, popo were entered the mass production phase with respect to customer satisfaction. all researches were conducted through the Internet, studying existing market examples, popular researches as well as articles in the Research and Development department of the company.
Inspiration: Nature and animals are always the source of inspiration. Inspired by them, we can say poetry, we can say story, we can create a dream world like the world of animations and toys, and all of them becomes a delightful feeling, the sensation that roots in our childhood world, the sensation which has been in our minds of the same era and has focused our attention on it.
in this project, the basis of the idea is to blend nature with happy and sweet world of animations, which is presented Popo to find
Project Duration: This project was exhibited at the International Household Appliances Exhibition (Tehran , Iran) in November 2014 and they strated the mass production in December 2015.
Operation Flow: all popo items have a spherical shape without negative angles, which makes it easy to make and without any errors. the function of the items is simple and with ergonomic principles. the center of gravity is calculated for all items, therefore are completely static. in teapots,sauce cups and cups the distance between the handle and the body is proportional to the standard dimensions. the Necessary grip is considered in the design of teapot handles, Sugar pots and tureens.
Image Credits: image#1 , Arezoo Abaspoor ,2018
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