Amytis Igikombe by Zeynep Zumre and Mesut Zumre is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Ibikoresho by'Igikoni Competition Category.
IcyumaIbikoresho by'Igikoni· 2025
Amytis Igikombe
by Zeynep Zumre and Mesut Zumre
Client: Zeynep Zümre
Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Ibikoresho by'Igikoni Category
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About Amytis Igikombe
Amytis ni igikombe cy'ivu (porcelaine) cyakozwe kugira ngo gikoreshwe mu kunywa ibinyobwa bishyushye n'ibikonje. Imiterere yacyo yibutsa umukungugu w'inzabibu kandi ihabwa imbaraga zo guhanga ubwenge n'imirima yamanitswe ya Babuloni. Ubuso bwacyo bugoramye butanga uburyo bwiza bwo kugifata mu ntoki, buhuza n'uko umuntu yakwifata inzabibu mu ntoki. Igikombe gifite ubushobozi bwo kwakira litiro 200 (ml), kandi kigaragazwa hamwe n'isahani ihuye nacyo isa neza kandi ibengeje. Igikorwa cyo kugikora gitangirira ku gikoresho cy'ipupa ryakozwe muri gips, aho ivu ry'ibumba ryicishwa mo. Hakurikiraho gushya kabiri: ishushya rya mbere rikorwa kuri dogere selisiyusi 1050, ndetse n'ishushya rya kabiri ryo gushyiraho urwego rw'ubwiza (glaze) rikorwa kuri dogere selisiyusi 1230. Igikombe cyarangiye kororoshye gusukura kandi gishobora gusukurwa mu mashini.
The Recognition
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma
Amytis Igikombe ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Amytis Igikombe biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Amytis Igikombe yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.
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
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