Fred Macochtli by Diana Sokolic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2013 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Tlaquentiztli, Tilmahtli ihuan Tlaquemitl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

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Fred Macochtli

by Diana Sokolic

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Tlaquentiztli Category

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The Design

About Fred Macochtli

Miec nepapan macochtli oncah: tlachihchiuhqueh, teocuitlatl, plástico, ahmo patiyoh ihuan patiyoh... auh noihqui cualnezqui, nochi zan iceltzin macochtli mochihuah. Fred oc cenca huehca. Inīn macehualmeh ipan in neliz quiyolcuepah in cualtiliztli huehcauh cahuitl, yece yancuicah. Huel moquetzazqueh ipan xipehualmaitl nozo ipan seda tilmahtli nozo ipan tliltic cotontilmahtli, auh nochi cahuitl quinamictizqueh ce tlaneltiliztli in aquin quimachozqueh. Inīn macochtli zan cel pampa ontlamantli huallahqueh. Cenca pachticah, ica inon huel cuali moquetzah. Ica quimachozqueh, huel ittilozqueh!

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Fred Macochtli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Fred Macochtli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Fred Macochtli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These bracelets are unique because they come as a pair. They are very light which makes their wearing comfortable
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension, Package and Technical properties: Cuffs are 13 cm long, 12 cm high and 6 cm wide. They come in pair and are packed in an orange - pink protective pouch tied with the orange bow.
Tags: cuffs, bracelets, accessories, fashion, plastic
Production Technology: Cuffs are made out of light white plastic used for billboards.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was finding the way to bend the material at home without professional machines and to find something that would look as a cuff link. But it also was a work with many gleeful errors.
Research: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs and finding the way to make something weareable out of the material ment for something else.
Inspiration: The inspiration: I often go to the theatre and like to dress for the occasion. I like to have something new and different every time I go. Once while I was thinking what to wear this time, there was a movie with Fred Astaire on the TV. I saw his sleek suit, his cuffs… and voila – the idea was born! I remembered cuffs and plastrons worn by men in the last century and decided to revive it in a modern way, this time as a part o woman garment.
Project Duration: The project started in March of 2012. in Zagreb and was finished in two weeks. During that time I was trying to find out the right dimension for comfortable wearing bracelets and the way to bend the plastic at home.
Operation Flow: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs.