Olka Sac Sens Costura by Maryam Hosseini

Olka Sac Sens Costura by Maryam Hosseini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronze in Accessòri Competition Category.

BronzeAccessòri· 2024

Olka Sac Sens Costura

by Maryam Hosseini

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Accessòri Category

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The Design

About Olka Sac Sens Costura

Olka es un sac de cuir sens costura fabricat a la man, inspirat per la migracion iranica irreversibla. Es compausat de 54 pèças modularas de cuir de beu veritable que s'entreblocan ensems. Aqueste teissatge es realizat a travèrs de fendas talhadas dins lo cuir amb laser. Sas dimensions son de 220 x 220 x 80 mm. L'ansa del sac es facha de fusta de noguièr. Olka significa patria en lenga persa, aquestos jorns los adolescents e los joves iranians quitan lor patria per crear una vida melhora, e la migracion pòt far de crecas dins lor esperit e lor arma, mèma dins lor còs, mas cada creca provesís una situacion per la creacion d'una flor novèla e bèla.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Olka Sac Sens Costura a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Olka Sac Sens Costura siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Olka Sac Sens Costura satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Leather is a durable material, but usually the threads used to sew leather crafts, lose their quality sooner than leather, so creating the seamless leather bags can be effective in increasing its quality. Olka is non-stitched, the modular leather pieces are interlocked together, which increases the speed of production, and if needed for repair, the damaged piece can be easily replaced with a new one. It even gives the possibility to the user to order the bag in separate pieces and make her own.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimension of Olka is 220*220*80 millimeter.
Tags: Modular, non stitched, geometric, homeland, Olka, leather bag, interlocking modular components, lasercut, migration
Production Technology: The main bag consists of 72 cow genuine leather pieces that are first designed in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD, then cut by laser cut, and the pieces are interwoven together. This bag also has an inner bag that is handcrafted and it is also created from cow genuine leather and can be used separately as a minimal crossbody bag.
Design Challenge: The main challenge in creating this product was whether the final strength of the interlocked components would be equal to the stitching and whether the main bag could be delivered to the customer in the separated pieces, so that she could create the bag herself by interlocking them together.
Research: In the process of design and creation, research was done in the field of interlocking system, modular system, consumer behavior, DIY products and the migration rate of youth Iranian which finally resulted in the creation of this project.
Inspiration: According to reports of 2022, about 50% of Iranian students and entrepreneurs have desired to emigrate from their country and 62% have not decided to return back. Olka means homeland in Persian language and it was created by the inspiration of Iranian youth who immigrate with the aim of creating a better life. Migration brings mental, emotional and even physical pains, but pain is an opportunity for growth. In this case, every slit provides the basis for creating a new beautiful flower.
Project Duration: The design of this bag stated in September 2023 in Tehran, Iran and created in October 2023 in Tehran.
Operation Flow: This bag consists of modular leather pieces that are interlocked together. The consumer can order this bag in separate components and will make the bag according to its manual and it will have a great emotional connection and sense of belonging with the product.