Sama Seria Mebli by Fulden Topaloglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award in Wzornictwo Mebli Competition Category.
SrebrnaMeble· 2020
Sama Seria Mebli
Client: Studio Kali
Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award Winner in Meble Category
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About Sama Seria Mebli
Sama to autentyczna seria mebli, która dzięki minimalistycznym, praktycznym formom i mocnemu efektowi wizualnemu zapewnia funkcjonalność, doznania emocjonalne i wyjątkowość. Inspiracja kulturowa zaczerpnięta z poezji wirujących kostiumów noszonych podczas ceremonii Sama jest reinterpretowana w jej projekcie poprzez grę geometrii stożkowej i technik gięcia metalu. Rzeźbiarska postawa serii łączy się z prostotą materiałów, form i technik produkcji, aby zaoferować funkcjonalność i korzyści estetyczne. Rezultatem jest nowoczesna seria mebli zapewniająca charakterystyczny akcent w pomieszczeniach mieszkalnych.
The Recognition
About the Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award
Sama Seria Mebli to laureat Srebrnej Nagrody A' Design Award, niezwykle prestiżowego wyróżnienia przyznawanego przepięknym, imponującym projektom z najwyższej półki. Laureaci Srebrnej Nagrody to niezwykle błyskotliwe i wyjątkowo twórcze dzieła, które ukazują wybitną wiedzę, talent i przenikliwość ich twórców. Sama Seria Mebli ma być wspaniałym, reprezentacyjnym dziełem, które jest niezwykle profesjonalne i głęboko innowacyjne. Ten projekt nagrodzony Srebrną Nagrodą A' Design Award to bardzo godny uwagi, podziwiany wynalazek, który przynosi korzyści i przesuwa granice sztuki, nauki, designu i technologii. Sama Seria Mebli to dzieło, któremu wielu zazdrości, które budzi pragnienia, wprowadza pozytywne uczucia oraz wzbudza zdumienie i zachwyt.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- Sama is an authentic furniture series, which provides functionality through simple, yet striking and sculptural forms. Formal integrity and sculptural posture attained by continuing the conic section geometry in the leg form and wooden table details is combined with natural textures of wood and metal to offer a harmonious and pleasant aesthetic experience. The series provides customization according to user needs through alternatives in veneers, colors and dimensions.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Sama Coat Stand: 42 cm x 39 cm x 174 cm
Sama Bar Stool: 48 cm x 36 cm x 70 cm
Sama Stool: 48 cm x 36 cm x 44 cm
Sama Coffee Table: 50 cm x 50 cm x 40 cm - Tags
- Furniture Series, Minimal, Sculptural, Modern, Cultural Inspiration, Simplicity
- Production Technology
- Sama series is produced through a combination of industrial and craft production processes. The legs are shaped through metal bending processes and welded to a metal base plate, whereas the solid wood parts are first laser cut and then shaped and veneered by local craftsmen. Electrostatic paint applied to steel tube legs, usage of birch plywood in wooden parts and the application of high caliber, thick, natural wood veneer ensures quality, durability and longevity.
- Design Challenge
- The major challenge of the project was related to metal production possibilities and technology that was accessible. The main obstacle that had to be overcome was finding a way to produce the bent metal legs in the exact dimensions and bending angles that were desired, using machine assisted craft techniques. This was overcome through many trials and errors through an ongoing experimentation with the local craftsmen.
- Research
- The aim was to transform the cultural inspiration found in the poetry of Sama ceremonies into a functional, modern and minimal furniture series with a unique expression. The conic geometry of the whirling costumes was interpreted in the leg form as 2 opening leg parts that follow the silhouette of a cone. By changing the base diameter and the height of the cone, many modelling trials and prototypes were made with the local craftsmen, in order to optimize the dimensions of the series, to make the furniture pieces balanced, comfortable and easy to use as well as to give the desired visual effect.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the poetry of whirling costumes worn in Sama ceremonies, the design plays with the geometry of conic sections and makes use of metal bending processes to reinterpret this cultural inspiration through minimal forms that provide a unique touch to living spaces. Produced by skilled wood and metal craftsmen, the collection stands at the intersection of craft production and modern design, aiming to unite craftsmanship traditions of the past and modern aesthetics of the present.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2018 in Istanbul and the furniture series were produced and launched in January 2019. Sama furniture series has been awarded Superior Design Award in Design Turkey 2019. They were exhibited in Design Week Turkey between November 14-17, 2019, at Halic International Convention & Exhibition Center, Istanbul.
- Operation Flow
- Sama series provides functionality, emotional experience and uniqueness through its minimal, practical forms and strong visual effect. The small surface of the coat stand serves as a convenient place to free hands when taking your coat off and the small stool can also be used as a side table. The simple minimal forms provide ease of use and cleaning as well as easy disassembly for renewal & recycling. Provides customization according to user needs and desires by veneer, color and dimension alternatives.
- Patents
- Patented. 2018 04481. Fulden Topaloglu. 2018. Turkey.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Avsar Gulener, Sama Collection, 2019.
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