Fred Taulima by Diana Sokolic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2013 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Laei Competition Category.

ArioLaei· 2013

Fred Taulima

by Diana Sokolic

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Laei Category

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The Design

About Fred Taulima

E tele ituaiga tuʻaiga taulima ma faʻailoga: tagata faʻatonu, auro, palasitika, taugofie ma taugata ... ae matagofie e pei ona i ai, e masani lava ona na o ni taulima. O Fred o se mea sili atu. O nei manoa i lo latou faigofie faafaigofieina le tamalii taua o taimi tuai, ae o nei ona po nei. E mafai ona fai i luga o ni lima e aunoa ma se suti lanu moana poʻo se ofu mafanafana uliuli, ma o le a latou faʻaopopo pea le paʻi o vasega i le tagata o loʻo ia ofuina. O nei taulima e tulaga ese aua e omai faʻatasi. E matua mama lava e mafua ai le ofuina. E ala i le ofuina, o se tasi o le a matamuli matauina!

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Fred Taulima, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Fred Taulima e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Fred Taulima o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These bracelets are unique because they come as a pair. They are very light which makes their wearing comfortable
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension, Package and Technical properties: Cuffs are 13 cm long, 12 cm high and 6 cm wide. They come in pair and are packed in an orange - pink protective pouch tied with the orange bow.
Tags: cuffs, bracelets, accessories, fashion, plastic
Production Technology: Cuffs are made out of light white plastic used for billboards.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was finding the way to bend the material at home without professional machines and to find something that would look as a cuff link. But it also was a work with many gleeful errors.
Research: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs and finding the way to make something weareable out of the material ment for something else.
Inspiration: The inspiration: I often go to the theatre and like to dress for the occasion. I like to have something new and different every time I go. Once while I was thinking what to wear this time, there was a movie with Fred Astaire on the TV. I saw his sleek suit, his cuffs… and voila – the idea was born! I remembered cuffs and plastrons worn by men in the last century and decided to revive it in a modern way, this time as a part o woman garment.
Project Duration: The project started in March of 2012. in Zagreb and was finished in two weeks. During that time I was trying to find out the right dimension for comfortable wearing bracelets and the way to bend the plastic at home.
Operation Flow: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs.