Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan by Maryam Hosseini

Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan by Maryam Hosseini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Aksesori Fesyen dan Perjalanan Competition Category.

GangsaAksesori· 2024

Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan

by Maryam Hosseini

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Aksesori Category

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The Design

About Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan

Olka ialah beg kulit buatan tangan tanpa jahitan yang diilhamkan oleh penghijrahan tidak dapat ditarik balik orang Iran. Ia terdiri daripada 54 kepingan kulit lembu tulen modular yang saling berkunci antara satu sama lain. Tenunan ini dilakukan melalui celah yang dipotong pada kulit menggunakan laser. Dimensinya adalah 220 x 220 x 80 mm. Pemegang beg diperbuat daripada kayu walnut. Olka bermaksud tanah air dalam bahasa Parsi, pada masa kini remaja dan belia Iran meninggalkan tanah air mereka untuk mencipta kehidupan yang lebih baik, dan penghijrahan boleh menyebabkan keretakan dalam fikiran dan jiwa mereka malah tubuh mereka tetapi setiap keretakan menyediakan situasi untuk penciptaan bunga baharu yang indah.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Olka Beg Tanpa Jahitan memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Leather is a durable material, but usually the threads used to sew leather crafts, lose their quality sooner than leather, so creating the seamless leather bags can be effective in increasing its quality. Olka is non-stitched, the modular leather pieces are interlocked together, which increases the speed of production, and if needed for repair, the damaged piece can be easily replaced with a new one. It even gives the possibility to the user to order the bag in separate pieces and make her own.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimension of Olka is 220*220*80 millimeter.
Tags: Modular, non stitched, geometric, homeland, Olka, leather bag, interlocking modular components, lasercut, migration
Production Technology: The main bag consists of 72 cow genuine leather pieces that are first designed in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD, then cut by laser cut, and the pieces are interwoven together. This bag also has an inner bag that is handcrafted and it is also created from cow genuine leather and can be used separately as a minimal crossbody bag.
Design Challenge: The main challenge in creating this product was whether the final strength of the interlocked components would be equal to the stitching and whether the main bag could be delivered to the customer in the separated pieces, so that she could create the bag herself by interlocking them together.
Research: In the process of design and creation, research was done in the field of interlocking system, modular system, consumer behavior, DIY products and the migration rate of youth Iranian which finally resulted in the creation of this project.
Inspiration: According to reports of 2022, about 50% of Iranian students and entrepreneurs have desired to emigrate from their country and 62% have not decided to return back. Olka means homeland in Persian language and it was created by the inspiration of Iranian youth who immigrate with the aim of creating a better life. Migration brings mental, emotional and even physical pains, but pain is an opportunity for growth. In this case, every slit provides the basis for creating a new beautiful flower.
Project Duration: The design of this bag stated in September 2023 in Tehran, Iran and created in October 2023 in Tehran.
Operation Flow: This bag consists of modular leather pieces that are interlocked together. The consumer can order this bag in separate components and will make the bag according to its manual and it will have a great emotional connection and sense of belonging with the product.