Karamba Icpalli by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Caltlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliCaltlapechtli· 2019

Karamba Icpalli

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Caltlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Karamba Icpalli

Inin icpalli motenehuilli ipan ce piratas cinetlahtoli, moixmatia iuhquin capitán itlazohtlapetlacalli, campa hueliti motlati itlazohtli aocmo quitazqueh itlachiuhcahuan, moixmatiz iuhquin caltlamantli. Achtopa ce tlatlacohuilli, ome tlatlatilcaltzitzintin oncah para ticpiyaz motlazohtlahualiztli. Cuahuitl inacayo, acalli mecatl quichihuah cualli tlaittaliztli, iuhquin nelli capitán icaltzacuanco tlamantli. Ipan ce yancuic calacoyan tlachihualiztli, inin hueliz mochihuaz ce cualli nezcayotl ipan calli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Karamba Icpalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Karamba Icpalli ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Karamba Icpalli quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Spherical shape is nothing unusual. The unique feature here is the rope and the way how it is attached to the legs and piercing the body.This piece of furniture has double function. It can be used as a stool and also for a storage container. Drawer opens and closes with a clicking mechanism. The stool have little rotatable wheels hidden in its legs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions of the stool are 530 mm x 530 mm x 430 mm. Materials used: wood, ropes, furniture hardware
Tags: Stool, Karamba, Bulgaria, Magma, Graphics, Furniture, Design
Production Technology: Made of solid wood (or chipboard for cost saving version) it has colored ropes for decoration and to form the seat. The rope is attached to the legs by knots then it passes through the body and ends on top of it glued to the surface in the shape of spiral. There are four different ropes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to decide how to implement the ropes and knots in this furniture.
Research: Looking at pirate equipment, different kind of ropes and knots. Experimenting with the shape of the body and size of the legs.
Inspiration: Looking for unusual shape for a stool and in the same time to be functional. Inspired by movies the aim was to build something that looks like part of a ship equipment.
Project Duration: Project started 2 year ago and abandoned until bringing it back to life now. Total duration about 3 months.
Operation Flow: It's a storage container in the shape of stool with a drawer.
Team Members: Vasil Velchev
Image Credits: Vasil Velchev