Slice of Jupiter Tebulo ya Khofi by Alexia Mintsouli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fenicha Competition Category.
SilivaFenicha· 2020
Slice of Jupiter Tebulo ya Khofi
Client: Alex Mint Studio
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Fenicha Category
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About Slice of Jupiter Tebulo ya Khofi
Tebulo yozungulira, yopindulitsa, yopangidwa ndi luso la manja ya khofi. Mwala weniweni wa Nero Marquina Marble wakuda wochokera ku Spain ndi Mwala wonyezimira wa Verde Guatemala Marble wobiriwira wochokera ku India, ogawidwa ndi Tsamba la Chitsulo cha Golide. Ikhala pa maziko olimba a bronzi opukutidwa. Njira yopangira ndi manja, pamodzi ndi kusankha ndi kuphatikiza zinthu zonse, zimathandiza kuwonetsetsa kuti Slice of Jupiter iliyonse ndi yapadera kwenikweni komanso yoyambirira.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Slice of Jupiter Tebulo ya Khofi ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Slice of Jupiter Tebulo ya Khofi akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Slice of Jupiter Tebulo ya Khofi ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A round, sumptuous, hand-crafted coffee table,
combining the genuine black of Nero Marquina Marble from Spain and the mesmerizing green of Verde Guatemala Marble from India, divided by a Gold Metal Leaf. Resting on a solid brushed bronze base. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Slice of Jupiter is available in two sizes: diameter: 1000mm and height: 360mm, or diameter: 800mm and height: 300mm.
- Tags
- coffee table, contemporary furniture, marble table, product design, furniture design
- Production Technology
- Carefully selected raw marble, transfigures into a contemporary design piece, through a semi-handmade process.
- Design Challenge
- In terms of furniture design, the abundance of style variations and expressions, as well as the limitations posed by functionality and material attributes, staying true and literal to producing unique items, presents a significant challenge. Regarding Slice of Jupiter and 01, the collection of which it is part of, Alex Mint addressed this challenge by selecting the inherently unique marble as the primal raw material. Other material and color combinations, as well as the overall handmade process, further enhance uniqueness and originality.
- Research
- The research behind Slice of Jupiter was carried out more as a part of journey to a personal design identity. Years of professional architectural experience, meshed with sound technical and aesthetical understanding of marble were employed to adress material combination, geometry, furniture and product design. In fact, this is a dynamic process, conditioning and distinguishing my extended body of work. Regarding Slice of Jupiter, after forming a specific framework, applicable to a high-end, hand-crafted coffee table, selected supplementary materials and structural designs were tested, to identify optimum combinations. Findings were further confirmed by full scale models, which in turn ascertained the final product specifications.
- Inspiration
- Slice of Jupiter is a product of a personal bond to marble and the drive to experiment with its versatility, uniqueness and naturalness.
- Project Duration
- Collection "01", part of which is Slice of Jupiter, was designed between September and November 2017. Production followed shortly after, i.e. December 2017 and January 2018. Selected items, including Slice of Jupiter, have been exhibited at Maison & Objet (2018, Paris) and IMM (2019,Cologne), as well as Good Design Greece (2018, Athens). Slice of Jupiter has also been published in Elle Deco (Middle East), issue 22.
- Operation Flow
- The natural attributes of the primary raw material, i.e. marble, combined with the fine craftsmanship and the handmade process, ensure that each Slice of Jupiter is like no other. In that sense, users possess a truly unique piece of furniture.
- Team Members
- Alexia Mintsouli
- Image Credits
- Optional Image #3 Lelievre Paris, Optional Image #4 Lelievre Paris
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