SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design

SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Hākinakina, Hauora Tinana me ngā Taputapu Ngahau Competition Category.

HiriwaTaputapu Hākinakina· 2020

SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite

by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design

Client: Su-2 Kiteboards

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Hākinakina Category

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The Design

About SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite

Book Text: Ko te Kohinga Etno o ngā Papa Aokite SU-2 he raupapa papa aokite i whakaawetia e te hoahoa me ngā tikanga o Awherika. E rima ngā momo papa kei roto i te kohinga, ā, kua whakaritea ia momo mō tētahi mahi rerekē, tae atu ki ngā papa hau māmā, papa freestyle me ngā papa wehe. He toru ngā wāhanga o ngā papa wehe. He rākau me te waro te hanganga o ia papa, ā, e 450 mm te whānui me te 1480 ki te 1550 mm te roa. He tauira tāhua karakara e whakamaharatia ai ngā kanohi taupoki me ngā whakangungu rākau tuku iho. Ka pāhotia ngā whakairoiro mā te tā matihiko. I whakawhanaketia te kohinga ki Pōrana i waenga i te tau 2017 me te 2019.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Papa Aokite he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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