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Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă by Kazoo Design Studio

Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă by Kazoo Design Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Fier in Design de Obiecte Casnice Competition Category.


FierObiecte Casnice· 2026

Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă

by Kazoo Design Studio

Client: Kazoo Design Studio

A' Design Award de Fier Winner in Obiecte Casnice Category

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The Design

About Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă

Banana Na Na este o sculptură decorativă din porțelan în formă de banană, aflată în poziție verticală. Forma explorează cât de mult poate fi modificată o siluetă familiară, rămânând totuși recognoscibilă. Forma generală în U conferă un sentiment de echilibru, în timp ce nervurile întrerupte și răsucite adaugă un sentiment de ritm. Nervurile funcționează totodată ca picioare de susținere, deoarece piesa nu are o bază plată. Banana Na Na a fost modelată digital și imprimată tridimensional ca prototip, apoi turnată în porțelan cu ajutorul unei matrițe din ipsos alcătuite din patru părți. Lățimea este de 19 cm, adâncimea de 4,3 cm, iar înălțimea de 8 cm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fier

Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă 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 Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă 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, Banana Na Na Sculptură Decorativă 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
This controversial banana sculptural piece is a bold reinterpretation of a home decor object. Two key ideas shaped its design. Firstly the objective was to explore how much an object's form can be altered while still retaining its recognizability and secondly how to reimagine a banana in an upright standing position, defying its natural tendency to rest on its side.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width: 19 cm x Depth: 4.3 cm x Height: 8 cm
Tags
banana, contemporary, pop art, home decor
Production Technology
The product was digitally designed using 3d modelling software and the prototype was 3d printed. A four part plaster mold was made from the prototype using traditional mold-making techniques. Porcelain was picked as the material of choice for its complementary role in the object's final look.
Design Challenge
The object does not have a flat base, but instead the ridges coming in from its sides play the role of supporting feet. Getting the object to sit correctly without rocking on a tabletop and not be back or front heavy was the biggest challenge that had to be overcome. A few different variations were made before finalizing the design that fulfilled the above criteria.
Research
This object was an attempt of turning a portmanteau (merging of two words) into a physical object. The name of this object derives from the words banana and the chorus "na na na na na" sung in Opus' 1984 song "Live is Life". The objective was to make the banana look like it would turn from its' resting position (laying flat on its' side) to a standing position in order to dance. The banana edges have been changed from smooth continuous ones to wavy dashed ones in order to add a sense of rhythmical motion.
Inspiration
Among all fruits, the banana has one of the most instantly recognizable silhouettes. It has repeatedly surfaced in pop art, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and installations cementing its role not only as an iconic form but also, at times, as a playful or provocative cultural symbol.

The name of the object is derived from the combination of banana and the repetitive na na na na na chorus in Opus' 1984 song Live is Life.
Project Duration
This project started in August 2025 and was completed within one month in Istanbul, Turkey.
Operation Flow
The overall U-shaped form of the object gives it a sense of balance, while the dashed and twisted ridges add a sense of rhythm to its character.
Team Members
Designer: Konstantinos Paradeisopoulos
Designer: Zeynep Onder Paradeisopoulos
Image Credits
All photos belong to Kazoo Design Studio.

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