Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo by Jihad Khairallah

Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo by Jihad Khairallah is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Imitako Competition Category.

BuronzeImitako· 2023

Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo

by Jihad Khairallah

Client: Jihad Khairallah Architects

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Imitako Category

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The Design

About Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo

Kozo nuburyo bwibiti bwakozwe kugirango ukore hamwe. Yaba igihangano gihuza ibara numucyo cyangwa akazu k'ibitabo aho utuye, ubwaguke bwagutse butanga buzagufasha kubihindura mubwoko bumwe. Umukoresha wa nyuma arashobora kwihitiramo no kwihererana ububiko bwibitabo kugirango abone ibyo akeneye nubuzima bwe. Utwugarizo nyamukuru hamwe n-igifuniko cyanyuma gishobora gukorwa mubintu bitandukanye bikarangira kandi birashobora gushyirwa ahantu hatandukanye umwanya uwariwo wose, kimwe kijya muburyo butandukanye bwibigega. Sisitemu iroroshye kwemerera umukoresha wa nyuma gukora ibara ryihariye ryamabara.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Kozo Akazu K'ibitabo ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Kozo is a wooden structure made for you to create with. Whether it’s an artistic piece that merges colour and light or a bookshelf in your living space, the expansive flexibility it offers will let you turn it into one of a kind.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height and Width dimensions are flexible since this is a modular system, the depth is 35 cm.
Tags: bookshelf, modular, furniture
Production Technology: the module system comes in different types of back panels that can be combined together depending on the size needed. Stainless steel brackets fixed to the back panel create the support that holds the shelves that are made of 4mm aluminum sheets. the brackets are covered by a 3cm x 3cm wooden sleeve that can have different finish (Natural wood or Colored finish). An end cup which can be made of different materials like Brass, Marble, Wood,....covers the end of the Bracket.
Inspiration: minimal and modular design were the key elements behind Kozo design.
I wanted the end user to have the possibility to interact with the design and be part of it, make it more personalized.
the possibility to create different composition by placing different types of modular shelves and integrating different material and colors, makes each Kozo bookshelf a unique piece.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2022 and was exhibited in Art Of Living in November 2022 in Abu Dhabi, and Menart Fair Brussels 2023
Operation Flow: Kozo has a flexible design composition; the end user can customize and personalize his bookshelf to meet his/her needs and lifestyle. the main brackets and end-cover can be made of different material and finish, and can be placed in different location at any time which allows the end user to create a unique color scheme and composition, same goes for the different types of shelves that can be placed in multiple location and as much as quantity as needed. making Kozo a unique bookshelf for every user. The end user has the ability to interact with the design.