Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana by Vassilis Mylonadis

Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana by Vassilis Mylonadis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Tiyarina Kamay Competition Category.

FierruTiyarina· 2017

Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana

by Vassilis Mylonadis

Client: Mydesign Mylonadis

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Tiyarina Category

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The Design

About Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana

Ancha sumaqmi huk suyupa ñawpaq kawsayninta willakuyninkunatataq huk qhawaywan rikunapaq. Chaymi Sousmotif nisqa ukyuna churanakuna huñu ruwakurqan, mayqinchus Grecia suyupa Chinchay suyu nisqapi ñawpaq awanawan ruwasqa awaykunapi tarikuq siq'ikunamanta kallpachasqa. Ñawpaq kawsay kawsachkanmi kay ukyuna churanapi, musuq puriytapas qallarichispa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Sousmotif Ukyuna Churana yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The idea that one coaster could be multiplied into two and also combine the two different materials or not into various combinations according to the user's aesthetics was very intriguing to me.
Dimensions & Packaging: Coaster 110 mm x 110 mm x 3 mm, Package(Stamped cardboard with rubber band) 120 mm x 120 mm x 16 mm
Tags: product design, coaster, decorative items, souvenir, tradition
Production Technology: Sousmotif is made out of laser cut okoume wood and white plexiglass.
Because of the different nature of the materials, there was a lot of fine tuning that took place in order to reach the desired result.
Design Challenge: The transition from the folklore past to the present situation made me to lean first to wood as a natural material which would be complemented with Plexiglas. Keeping in mind the factor of sturdiness and after several tests with different types of wood, okoume plywood seemed to be the finest solution. The wish to get the user to create hers or his personal touch according to how they will combine or not these different materials and shapes led us to the design of a well-balanced product with a profound reference to Greece's recent past.
Research: I was always intrigued by the technical skills of the users of the traditional looms in Greece and the fine and rich results they were able to deliver through a vast number of motifs created on textiles. My idea was to brake down these motifs into simplified forms that they would be able to live through objects of our everyday life.
Inspiration: In search for a new generation of souvenirs that would bring up hidden aspects of our history, I came up with Soumotif. It is a coaster which is inspired by the motif found on textiles produced by a traditional loom in Northern Greece. The motif from a textile, is transformed into a 3D object, which is brought into our everyday lives through a coaster.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2016 in Athens and finished in July 2016 in Athens, and was exhibited in It's all, oh so souvenir to me Vol. 4, Thessaloniki Greece
Operation Flow: Each set consists of 4 coasters which by being able to be multiplied give us 8 coasters in total. When a coaster is placed on a surface, a negative or a positive footprint of the motif is created on it.