Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu by Julian Piperov

Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu by Julian Piperov is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2022

Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu

by Julian Piperov

Client: Boris and Katya Israel

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu

Book Text: O le Vintage Remix o se mamanu i totonu o se fale mautotogi mo se fale fou e 130 mita sikuea le lautele i Sofia, Bulgaria. E lua kapoti Farani anamua ua tuu i le ogatotonu o le nofoaga e nonofo ma taumafataga ai, faatasi ai ma ni vaega faʼatagata uʼamea faʼapitoa se lua, o se pa faʼatasi ma se lauʼele faʼamalu, ma se fata teuoloa. O le eseesega i le va o le laupapa mafanafana anamua ma ana faʼailoga vaʼaia matagofie (intarsia) ma le uʼamea gaosiga pogisa, o loʼo taʼitaʼia ai le manatu autu. O vaega uʼamea uma e lua na faia mai i le laupepa 3 mm na tipiina i le leisa, ona gaugau lea i totonu o se fale faigaluega ma faʼapotopoto i le nofoaga moni. O le pa foʼi e fai ma puipui e faʼamalu ai le ulufale atu i potu tumaoti.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Vintage Remix Fale Mautotogi i totonu ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The acquisition of two vintage French cabinets from an antiquity store marks the beginning of this interior project for a new 130 m2 apartment. They are placed in the heart of the living/dining area and are juxtaposed to two custom-made sculptural steel pieces – bar/screen and bookshelf. The intent was to create a refreshing tension between old and new - warm aged wood with intricate intarsia and the industrial feel of the dark steel structures.
Dimensions & Packaging: The shelves for the Harmonica Shelving Unit are made of 16 mm MDF with stained oak veneer and are cantilevered from the steel structure by interlocking them between front and back steel plates by gravity only.
Tags: vintage, remix, custom, harmonica, contemporary
Production Technology: Both custom pieces: Harmonica Bar and Overhang and Harmonica Shelving Unit are produced by 3 mm laser cut steel plate. The separate steel bands are then folded in a steel workshop and assembled on site.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to create a working prototype and to find the wright producer of the custom steel structures. The limited length of the perforated steel bands that can be machine folded was another factor that affected the overall dimensions of the final product.
Inspiration: The current progressive trends of upcycling and re-use of old furniture in a contemporary setting serve as an inspiration for the design process.
Project Duration: The project was designed in 2016 and was executed in 2017-2018 in
Sofia, Bulgaria
Operation Flow: Harmonica Bar and Overhang is the heart of the kitchen and a focal point of the entry zone of the apartment. Both screen and bar – its graphite silhouette is reflected in the mirrored back of the tall glazed cabinet. The structure screens from the living area the access to the master bedroom and the concealed doors of the master bathroom and the powder room. The inhabitants constantly experience it's porous sculptural volume in their circulation and daily routine.
Team Members: Julian Piperov
Alexandra Doleva
Image Credits: Photos: Alexandra Doleva