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Karamba Chopondapo by Vasil Velchev

Karamba Chopondapo by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.


ChitsuloFenicha· 2019

Karamba Chopondapo

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

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

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The Design

About Karamba Chopondapo

Motsogozedwa ndi filimu ya achifwamba chopondapochi chimawoneka ngati kaputeni's chuma chamtengo wapatali, komwe amatha kubisa bwino katundu wake kwa ogwira nawo ntchito, atabisala ngati mipando. Kupatula kabatiyo pali zipinda ziwiri zobisika kuti musunge chuma chanu. Thupi lamatabwa, zingwe za sitima zapamadzi zimapangitsa kuti ziwonekere kukhala zenizeni, ngati kanyumba ka kapitawo. Muzojambula zamakono zamkati izi zikhoza kukhala mawu abwino kwambiri m'chipindamo.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award

Karamba Chopondapo 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. Karamba Chopondapo 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. Karamba Chopondapo amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.

Behind the Design

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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

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