Obon Tafole ya Kofi by Simone Bonanni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

SileveraFenitjhara· 2021

Obon Tafole ya Kofi

by Simone Bonanni

Client: Moooi

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara Category

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The Design

About Obon Tafole ya Kofi

Obon ke pokello ya ditafole tse tharo tsa kofi tse entsweng ka setshetshe (ceramic) ka setho se benyang se ka hodimo. Pokello ena e susumeditswe ke terracotta, thepa ya kgale e sa lekaneng. Tafole ka nngwe e entswe ka matsoho, kahoo sengwe le sengwe se ikgethile. Boholo bo boraro bo kenyeletsa tafole e le nngwe e sekwere se telele le ditafole tse pedi tse sekwere, tse fanang ka ditharollo tse fapaneng bakeng sa merero ya ka hare. Dibopeho di bonolo mme di sa lekana hanyane, mme bokaholimo ba mmele bo boreledi. Motheo o motenya o tlatswa ka thepa e sa sebetswang nakong ya tlhahiso ho eketsa botsitso. Setho se benyang se ka hodimo se bonolo ho hlwekiswa mme se hanyetsa ditshila.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Obon Tafole ya Kofi ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Obon Tafole ya Kofi e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Obon Tafole ya Kofi ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Obon is a collection of three tables designed for Moooi. The collection is inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. The Obon Table is handmade and therefore each piece is unique. It is made of ceramic with a glazed top.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: Ceramics, glazed top
thickness table top: 6 cm
shape: Rectangular, square (high and low)
Rectangular dimensions: width:92 cm - height:28 cm - depth:44 cm
Square Low dimensions: width:61 cm - height:28 cm - depth:61 cm
Square High dimensions: width:47 cm - height:37 cm - depth:46 cm
Tags: table, ceramic, handmade, terracotta, craftmanship, simonebonanni, moooi
Production Technology: The tables’ design is the result of a patient process of combining shapes and volumes. Their graphical purity blends into the structure of ceramics creating a unique mix of new and antique. The choice of terracotta came naturally with the drawings and outlines of the tables. From the beginning, the idea was to introduce a series of objects which appeared to be handmade and that could create a natural and gently imperfect tone. I wanted to make the object look beautiful for its spontaneity and genuineness, not for its complexity.
Design Challenge: The search for the right finish and the technical development of such large volumes in a material that is difficult to control represented a real challenge in terms of serial production and probably contained a good dose of innovation even for an experienced professional like Luigi. The problem was not only producing a perfect Obon Table, it was more about replicating them with the same quality, refining the technique day after day.
Research: We went through many samples of the material and tested more than twenty finishes both glazed, for the top, and natural for the edge and the base. Together with Luigi Bertapelle, an expert ceramicist in Veneto (Italy), we experimented with a new process of antiquing the surface of the terracotta. We worked on its tactile aspect with the inclusion of various thicknesses of chamotte, aiming to generate a perfect mix between the present and the past. It was fundamental to enclose such a graphically "educated" product in a special surface!
Inspiration: The tables are inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millenary archaeological finds all over the world. These precious discoveries are evidence of our timeless creativity and desire to leave a sign, admire and ritualize
Project Duration: The Obon tables were exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2018. The project started 6 months prior to that in a little town in the region of Veneto, called Nove which is very famous for its ceramic.
Operation Flow: The Obon tables are small versatile coffee tables which can live in many different environments and interior design projects due to their very simple and soft silhouettes. The thick base is filled during the production process with raw material to give it a higher stability and the top surface has a glazed finish to make it easy to clean and to preserve its genuine beauty forever.
Image Credits: Image #1: Brand Moooi, Obon, 2018