UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee

UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Sumak Ruray Kamay Competition Category.

QullqiSumak Ruray· 2020

UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna

by Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee

Client: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Sumak Ruray Category

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The Design

About UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna

UnBespoke nisqaqa Indiana rumimanta ruwasqa mesapatapi modular imaymana kaqmi. Tawa quimsa esquinayuq rumi kaqkunaqa asnaq velachakunata icha huch'uy yurachakunata hap'inanpaq wakichisqam. Kay kaqkunataqa tawa esquinaman, kimsa kaqlla lado quimsa esquinaman, icha ruwaq runaq akllasqan hukniray formakunaman churay atikunmi. Kay wakichiyqa Haberdasher Puzzle nisqamantam paqarin, chay yupay ch'ampaymi rikuchin imayna hukhina tawa esquinamanta kimsa lado quimsa esquinaman rumi t'aqayta. Kaqkuna muyuchiptinqa, tawa esquinaq ukhunpi kumpu manñakunaqa kimsa esquinaq muyuriq patanpim rikhurimun. Kay kaqqa 3D nisqapi wakichisqa hinaspa CNC maquinawan t'aqasqam.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. UnBespoke Mesapatapi Imayna achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: UnBespoke is an investigation in to the use of a natural material, Indiana limestone, in the production of a contemporary design object and a modular table accessory. There are four triangulated stone pieces that are designed to hold tea light candles and/or small-scale plants. UnBespoke can be arranged in a variety of formation - from square to equilateral triangle or in any configurations as the user experiments with them.
Dimensions & Packaging: 230 mm (width) x 230 mm (length) x 50 mm (height)
Tags: limestone, tabletop object, tabletop accessory, object design, candle holder, planter
Production Technology: Limestone has been used as a building material for thousands of years because of its beauty and durability, especially for many classical architectures. Our design goal is to produce a contemporary design objects in various scales using limestone, and UnBespoke has given limestone a renewed legitimacy as a decorative design object. Unbespoke is designed with an advanced 3D modelling and fabricated by CNC technology.
Design Challenge: The small scale of the design was challenging for fabricating limestone. The fabrication facility that we utilized for CNC is not familiar with such a small scale object product, so we had to convince the facility to fabricate with a extra care.
Research: UnBespoke is a small scale object design that continues to investigate our rigorous research utilizing a local material, Indiana limestone, in a wide array of contemporary design applications. UnBespoke brings a whimsical use of the material in a human living environment as the users have options to arrange as they intend.
Inspiration: The design stems from a famous mathematical problem, the Haberdasher Puzzle, how to dissect a square into pieces that can then be reconstituted into an equilateral triangle. When the pieces are rotated from the square to the equilateral triangle, the undulated interior edges of the initial square are revealed on the perimeter of the triangle. The design is also inspired by the previous project that utilized overlapping circles as a design language with a different metallic material.
Project Duration: The design process of UnBespoke started in April 2019, and hatiKB fabricated first prototype models in August 2019. The work has been exhibited through New and Next Exhibition in January 2020 at the Museum of Evansville in IN, USA.
Operation Flow: The basic formation is either a square or an equilateral formation of the Haberdasher Puzzle from which the design of UnBespoke was derived, but the users can arrange four stone pieces in a variety of formation as they experiment with the pieces.
Team Members: Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design, Indiana University
Image Credits: Photos credit of Jeeyea Kim and Dorian Bybee, and Anna Powell Teether Photography