Olka Umufuko Utatomoye by Maryam Hosseini

Olka Umufuko Utatomoye by Maryam Hosseini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ibindi Bikoresho Competition Category.

BuronzeIbindi Bikoresho· 2024

Olka Umufuko Utatomoye

by Maryam Hosseini

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibindi Bikoresho Category

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The Design

About Olka Umufuko Utatomoye

Olka ni umufuko w'uruhu ukozwe mu ntoki kandi utatomoye wahumetswe n'imuka ry'Abanyirani ritagira usubira inyuma. Ugizwe n'ibice 54 bya modulaire by'uruhu rw'inka rwemewe bihuriweho. Uku kuruka kwakozwe binyuze mu ntobotobo zaciwe ku ruhu hakoreshejwe laser. Ingano zarwo ni 220 x 220 x 80 mm. Umukono w'umufuko ukozwe mu giti cy'umutunzi. Olka bivuga igihugu cy'inkomoko mu rurimi rw'Abaperesi, muri iki gihe urubyiruko n'abangavu bo muri Irani bareka igihugu cyabo kugira ngo bashireho ubuzima bwiza, kandi imuka rishobora guteza utubyimba mu bitekerezo byabo no mu mutima ndetse no ku mubiri wabo ariko buri cyatumye utubyimba gitanga uburyo bwo guhanga indabyo nshya nziza.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Olka Umufuko Utatomoye 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. Olka Umufuko Utatomoye 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. Olka Umufuko Utatomoye 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: Leather is a durable material, but usually the threads used to sew leather crafts, lose their quality sooner than leather, so creating the seamless leather bags can be effective in increasing its quality. Olka is non-stitched, the modular leather pieces are interlocked together, which increases the speed of production, and if needed for repair, the damaged piece can be easily replaced with a new one. It even gives the possibility to the user to order the bag in separate pieces and make her own.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimension of Olka is 220*220*80 millimeter.
Tags: Modular, non stitched, geometric, homeland, Olka, leather bag, interlocking modular components, lasercut, migration
Production Technology: The main bag consists of 72 cow genuine leather pieces that are first designed in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD, then cut by laser cut, and the pieces are interwoven together. This bag also has an inner bag that is handcrafted and it is also created from cow genuine leather and can be used separately as a minimal crossbody bag.
Design Challenge: The main challenge in creating this product was whether the final strength of the interlocked components would be equal to the stitching and whether the main bag could be delivered to the customer in the separated pieces, so that she could create the bag herself by interlocking them together.
Research: In the process of design and creation, research was done in the field of interlocking system, modular system, consumer behavior, DIY products and the migration rate of youth Iranian which finally resulted in the creation of this project.
Inspiration: According to reports of 2022, about 50% of Iranian students and entrepreneurs have desired to emigrate from their country and 62% have not decided to return back. Olka means homeland in Persian language and it was created by the inspiration of Iranian youth who immigrate with the aim of creating a better life. Migration brings mental, emotional and even physical pains, but pain is an opportunity for growth. In this case, every slit provides the basis for creating a new beautiful flower.
Project Duration: The design of this bag stated in September 2023 in Tehran, Iran and created in October 2023 in Tehran.
Operation Flow: This bag consists of modular leather pieces that are interlocked together. The consumer can order this bag in separate components and will make the bag according to its manual and it will have a great emotional connection and sense of belonging with the product.