SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard) by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design

SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard) by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Ibikoresho bya Siporo Competition Category.

IfezaIbikoresho bya Siporo· 2020

SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard)

by Mateusz Obarek - Gravite Design

Client: Su-2 Kiteboards

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Ibikoresho bya Siporo Category

37,697

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #99412

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard)

Book Text: Icyegeranyo cya SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection ni urukurikirane rw'ibibaho byo mu mazi (kiteboards) byakuye ishusho ku igishushanyo mbonera n'imigenzo bya Afurika. Iki cyegeranyo kigizwe n'ubwoko butanu bw'ibibaho, kandi buri bwoko bugenewe igikorwa gitandukanye, harimo ibibaho byo mu muyaga mworohereye (lightwind), ibyo kugaragaza ubuhanga (freestyle) n'ibibaho bishobora gutandukanywamo (split boards). Ibibaho bishobora gutandukanywamo bigizwe n'ibice bitatu. Buri kibaho gikorwa mu biti na karubone, kandi gifite ubugari bwa milimetero 450 n'uburebure buva kuri milimetero 1480 kugeza kuri 1550. Amashusho yanditse afite amabara meza yibutsa uduhangano n'ingabo bya kera. Ayo mashusho ashyirwaho hakoreshejwe icapisho rya digitale. Iki cyegeranyo cyakozwe muri Polonye hagati ya 2017 na 2019.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard) ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard) biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. SU-2 Kiteboards Etno Collection Primary Function: Ikibaho cyo mu mazi (Kiteboard) ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The new SU-2 kiteboards ETNO collection 2017/19 is a reference to the African roots. Colorful masks are flying shields in the hands of warriors. These are kiteboards for people overcoming their borders, wandering the land and sea, conquering the skies. SU-2 is the first kiteboard brand that reminiscent of African design and tradition in a modern way.
Dimensions & Packaging: 450 mm x 50 mm x 1480 mm to 1550 mm,
The collection consists of 5 types of boards. Each type is designed for different activities. The collections are made of lighwind, freestyle and split boards, composed of three elements. They are made of wood and carbon.
Tags: kiteboards, su2, gravite, obarek
Production Technology: Digital print design, wood and carbon board
Design Challenge: The challenge was to create an original collection of boards. The kitesurfers community is very hermetic, it can be compared to a tribe. Kitesurfing is a colorful sport. this is how the idea of creating boards inspired by African warriors arose each kitesurfer struggles with the watt and the sea, overcomes his weaknesses
Research: Analyzing the kitesurfing market, we came to the conclusion that the competition projects do not have a leading idea. They are based mainly on geometric abstract motives. Our thinking went in a different direction, each collection must have ideas based on the personality of the sport. We compared the users to warriors who overcome their weaknesses while practicing this sport. They fight the waves and the wind which gives them happiness
Inspiration: African Roots Inspired
Project Duration: The project started in 2017 and finished in Poland in 2019
Operation Flow: The Su2 brand has thirty years of experience in the production of boards. The company is a precursor who started producing boards in 1999. Many years of experience and an original approach to the design of boards have made the company one of the leaders in the manufacture of this equipment.
Team Members: Mateusz Obarek - Head of Design, Maciej Pokoński - Designer
Image Credits: photographer: Jakub Obarek /
designer: Mateusz Obarek / designer: Maciej Pokoński / constructor: Mariusz Karaźniewicz / model: Kasia Jaworska, Piotr Zabierzowski