Diana Chikwama by Diana Sokolic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2013 Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zowonjezera za Fashoni ndi Zaulendo Competition Category.

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Diana Chikwama

by Diana Sokolic

Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award Winner in Chowonjezera Category

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The Design

About Diana Chikwama

Chikwama chimagwira ntchito nthawi zonse: kuyikamo zinthu (monga momwe zitha kuyikidwamo) ndikuwoneka bwino koma osati kwenikweni munjira imeneyi. Ndizosiyana ndi matumba ena chifukwa chosakanikirana ndi zinthu zomwe zimapangidwira kupanga: plexiglas ndi thumba la nsalu. Chikwama ndichopanga mwaluso kwambiri, chosavuta komanso choyera koma chimagwira ntchito. Pomanga, imapembedza Bauhaus, momwe dziko limawonera ndi ambuye ake koma ndi yamakono. Chifukwa cha kukopa, ndichopepuka kwambiri ndipo mawonekedwe ake onyezimira amakopa chidwi.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award

Diana Chikwama ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino omwe amakwaniritsa zofunika za akatswiri ndi za makampani zomwe zimayembekezeka kuchokera ku zolengedwa zopangidwa bwino. Opambana a Chitsulo amaonetsa luso lalikulu, ukatswiri wapamwamba, kumvetsetsa kwa akatswiri ndi mphamvu yolenga ya opanga awo. Diana Chikwama akuyembekezeka kukhala cholengedwa choyamikiridwa kwambiri, chosirira ndi chokondedwa chomwe ndi chothandiza ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a makampani ndipo ali ndi makhalidwe a ukadaulo oyenerera olumikizidwa ndi chidziwitso ndi luso. Diana Chikwama amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The bag has always two functions: to put things inside - as much as it could be stued into and to look nice but not essentialy in that order.This bag meets both requests.
It is unique and different from the other bags because of the combination of materials used for making it: plexiglas with textile bag attached. The bag is very architectural, simple and clean in its form but the function is not forgotten.
Dimensions & Packaging: The black bag presented here is 50 cm long, 20 cm high and 3 cm wide. It is just one of the bags from the collection. All the bags in the collection are made the same way, but they differ in shape, size and color. Each bag is packed in an orange - pink protective pouch which is closed with the orange bow.
Tags: fahion, bag, plexiglas, women, accessoires
Production Technology: The bag is made out of two plexiglas plates and the textile bag attached between the plates at their inner side. Use of plexiglas makes the bag light and the inner textile bag makes it possible to put more things in it than one would expect.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of the activity was the technical one. Being a “one-man band” requires contacts with many experts in different fields of work in order to find the right solution.
Research: The research consisted of several steps:
1. Ergonomic - creating the right dimension of the handle and its position for comfortable carrying the bag
2. Technical - selecting materials used for the inner bag and finding the way to connect the bag to the plexi.
3. Artistic - Designing different types of bags any varying its colors
Inspiration: I have a very clear vision of what I want so I often design things and jewelry I wear as well as the space I live in.
One day I bought beautiful shoes and couldn’t find the matching bag. Since I am making lumino-kinetic objects as well as necklaces out of plexiglas, it was my logical choice of the material for the bags. I like plexi, its bright colors and shiny surface. The idea was born in a second but the realization has lasted because of the technical issues.
Project Duration: I have started with the realization in November of 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia, and it have finished it at the beginning of February 2013.
Operation Flow: This bag is very simple to use: the attached textile bag has a zipper so it can be easily opened and closed - by the owner , but at the same time it is safe from thieves. There is no other interaction or transformation. You carry it and you are noticed and you like it!