Amytis Cană by Zeynep Zumre and Mesut Zumre

Amytis Cană by Zeynep Zumre and Mesut Zumre is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Fier in Ustensile de Bucătărie Competition Category.

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Amytis Cană

by Zeynep Zumre and Mesut Zumre

Client: Zeynep Zümre

A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Ustensile de Bucătărie Category

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The Design

About Amytis Cană

Amytis este o cană din porțelan concepută pentru băuturi calde și reci. Forma evocă un ciorchine de struguri și își găsește inspirația în grădinile suspendate ale Babilonului. Suprafața rotunjită oferă o priză tactilă care sugerează senzația de a ține struguri în mână. Cana are o capacitate de 200 ml și este prezentată împreună cu o farfurie asortată, lucioasă. Producția începe cu o formă din ipsos, în care se toarnă argilă de porțelan. Urmează două arderi, o ardere de biscuit la 1050 de grade și o ardere de glazurare la 1230 de grade. Cana finită este ușor de curățat și poate fi spălată în mașina de spălat vase.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fier

Amytis Cană a câștigat A' Design Award de Fier, o recunoaștere prestigioasă acordată designurilor bune care îndeplinesc cerințele profesionale și industriale așteptate de la creații bine concepute. Câștigătorii Fierului demonstrează mare pricepere, înaltă specializare, înțelegere de specialitate și capacitate creativă din partea creatorilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Amytis Cană să fie o creație foarte apreciată, admirată și prețuită, practică și inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Fier integrează cele mai bune practici din industrie și are caracteristici tehnice competente îmbinate cu know-how și talent. Pentru acuratețea sa, Amytis Cană merită respect și este conceput pentru a aduce îmbunătățiri ale calității vieții care ajută la facerea lumii un loc mai bun.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Amytis is a cup design. It stands out with its design story. It gives the pleasure of holding a bunch of grapes in your hand with its grape cluster visual inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. A piece of grape and a sip of wine or coffee. It offers comfortable use with its ergonomic grip, easy-to-clean surface and stylish porcelain material.
Dimensions & Packaging: Handmade porcelain.

Material: Limoges Porcelain.

Package content: Includes one 200 ml glossy cup and one glossy serving plate.
Product Dimensions:
Cup: Volume: 200 ml Diameter: 80 mm Height: 55 mm
Plate: Diameter: 145 x 130 mm Height: 5 mm

Usage: Suitable for all kinds of hot and cold drinks. Machine washable.
Tags: handmade, fineporcelain, porcelaincup, handmadeporcelain
Production Technology: After shaping the Amytis model, a plaster mold is taken. A 3D printer is used to create the model. It is produced by pouring porcelain clay into plaster molds. It goes through two firings in order, the first is 1050 degrees biscuit firing and the second is 1230 degrees glaze firing, which gives it the beauty of porcelain.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was to turn the design into reality with ceramic material without spoiling its effect when it was fully formed. I had chosen fine porcelain as the material and this required a very difficult production process for the form. However, as a result of a year of R&D work, I had the opportunity to reach the perfect design with a new molding method. This was what I was looking for. No matter how difficult it was, the design chose its own material and it came true exactly as I imagined.
Research: When creating the design, the first priority was for it to be enjoyable to use. In addition, it had to be ergonomic and easy to clean. While thinking about all these, I started researching, thinking that a story would help. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon always interested me, and the in-depth readings I did strengthened me. I found the final touch I was looking for in its story.
Inspiration: I was inspired by the hanging gardens that Nebuchadnezzar had built for his wife Amytis. It was very important to me that the design be personally pleasing. So I was moved by the fact that Queen Amytis found her longing for green hills and gardens in the beauty of the grape clusters. I imagined her holding the grape cluster in her hand. Like taking a bite of a grape cluster in the palm of your hand.
Project Duration: The design began to take shape in 2017 and reached its best state in 2019.
Operation Flow: Amytis was designed as a coffee mug. But it varies according to the user's experience. This is its best feature because it is suitable for a wine or a small snack in time.
Patents: application number: 2021/003894
registration number: 2021 003894
applicant: Zeynep Zümre
Team Members: Zeynep Zümre
Mesut Zümre