Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya by Nikolaos Karintzaidis

Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya by Nikolaos Karintzaidis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini in Ibikoresho by'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

PlatiniIbikoresho by'Ubwubatsi· 2024

Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya

by Nikolaos Karintzaidis

Client: Iris Ceramica Group

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini Winner in Ibikoresho by'Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya

Ibipande by'urukuta bya seramike bishobora guhagarara byonyine ariko kandi bikagira imiterere ikomeza kugaragara binyuze mu guhuza, uburyo butagira iherezo bwerekeza ku bishushanyo by'isilamu bikura butagira akagero. Guhuza byabyo byatanga imiterere ya geometrike binyuze mu kuzunguruka byoroshye by'ipande, kugira ngo hagerwaho urwego rwo hejuru rwo gutunganya nk'uko byifuzwa hamwe no gukoresha bike ibikoresho byo kubaka. Module iringaniza hagati ya geometrike na abstract kugira ngo ihuze n'ibidukikije bitandukanye n'imiterere y'ahantu, hamwe n'ikoreshwa kuva ku rugero ruto kugeza ku runini.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini

Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya ni igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini cyegukanywe, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo bidasanzwe by'ukuri, byiza kandi bitangaje. Ibihembo bya Platini ni ibitangaza byo guhanga, ni ubuhamya bw'aho ubwenge n'ubuhanzi bigarukira, kandi bigaragaza ubunyamwuga n'ubuhanga butagereranywa bw'ababihanze. Biteganyijwe ko ibi bishushanyo ari byo bizwi cyane, bishyiraho ikibaranga ubwiza bw'igihe, bigatanga umusanzu mu mibereho myiza y'abaturage kandi bigura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya igaragaza urwego rw'indashyikirwa, igatuma isi iba nziza kubera ibiranga byayo bifitiye akamaro abantu. Drift Ibipfunika by'Urukuta bya Seramike birwanya Bakteriya ni igihangano cyegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini, gikangura ibyifuzo, giha imbaraga, gishimisha kandi gitera ibyishimo bikomeye.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ceramic wall panels can stand on their own but also develop patterns of visual continuity through modulation, an open ended process referring to Islamic motifs expanding infinitely. Their combination generates geometric patterns by simple rotation of slab, in order to achieve maximum degree of customisation with minimum use of construction elements. Module balances between geometric and abstract to fit different environments and ambience, with applications ranging from small to large scale.
Dimensions & Packaging: Active Surfaces natural materials combine science and design to improve wellbeing in spaces people live in. Active Surfaces turn ceramic slabs into an ecoactive material with four superior properties which are antibacterial and antiviral, antipollution, antiodour and selfcleaning certified to ISO standards. These materials can degrade bacteria and viruses including SARS CoV2, polluting particles and molecules responsible for bad odours. Ecoactive surface is also more resistant to dirt making it easier to clean.
Tags: innovation, sustainability, ceramics, heritage, environment
Production Technology: DYS is a versatile on demand decoration service patented by Iris Ceramica, making possible to produce any kind of decoration on ceramic surfaces. The result is a unique customisation that turns ceramics into an authentic art form. Taking advantage of innovative printing possibilities, a dynamic dialogue with technology and progress is materialised combining abstract with geometric. Continuous ripples add plasticity to flat surfaces, reflecting continuity of printing process and technical features behind manufacture of ceramic slabs.
Design Challenge: Underscoring the relation among the conformation and the medium that is composed of, craft becomes a visual expression of the making activity as configuration seizes the memory of raw matter in the finished product. Converting impressions to physicality, place and memory are captured and preserved in space. Interplay of reflections and patterns reveals different textures in pools, spas and wellness centres. A visual reflection of people’s circulation in stations, shopping centres and public areas, flow is converted to spatial experience.
Research: With reference to traditional ceramics illustrating long history of building with earth, pottery lines highlight our common roots and deep connection with earth. Converting environment to artefact by combining natural and humanmade, project strengthens the correlation between material and final product through a conceptual process which underscores links among form and substance. Through visual and physical linkages, ceramic slabs design forges a strong link with what is made of, matter extracted from earth.
Inspiration: Inspired by natural landscape of Emirates the ceramic wall panels capture essence of place while bringing physical scenery in the manufactured. Linear pattern mimics sand ridges as curved and parabolic lines formed by interaction with wind engraving land are translated to fluid geometry, taking cues from landscape topographical contouring. Referring to unique local geography, desert dunes and terrain contours shaped by the wind illustrate how human trace intersects with the trace of time.
Project Duration: The project was completed in 2023.
Operation Flow: Encountering movement and plasticity, vibrations and pulses activate surfaces complementing ceramic slab texture and tactility. Employing metallic inks and tonal adjustments in combination with the wide range of Iris Ceramica slabs, users can add personality and distinctiveness in domestic habitat. Applied as cladding in building envelopes, geometric combinations form a dialogue with mutability of topography and urban environment.
Image Credits: Studio Niko Kapa