Karamba Setulo by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

TšepeFenitjhara· 2019

Karamba Setulo

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

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

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The Design

About Karamba Setulo

E susumetsoa ke filimi ea masholu setulo sena se shebahala joalo ka letlotlo la mokaptene, moo a ka patelang basebetsi thepa ea hae ka katleho, a ikhakantse joalo ka thepa ea ka tlung. Ntle le laifo ho na le likarolo tse 2 tse patiloeng ho boloka matlotlo a hau. 'Mele oa lehong, liropo tsa likepe li etsa hore ponahalo e be ea sebele, joalo ka karolo ea 'nete ea kamore ea motsamaisi. Ka moralo oa kahare oa sejoale-joale sena e ka ba polelo e ntle haholo ka phapusing.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Karamba Setulo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Karamba Setulo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Karamba Setulo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Spherical shape is nothing unusual. The unique feature here is the rope and the way how it is attached to the legs and piercing the body.This piece of furniture has double function. It can be used as a stool and also for a storage container. Drawer opens and closes with a clicking mechanism. The stool have little rotatable wheels hidden in its legs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions of the stool are 530 mm x 530 mm x 430 mm. Materials used: wood, ropes, furniture hardware
Tags: Stool, Karamba, Bulgaria, Magma, Graphics, Furniture, Design
Production Technology: Made of solid wood (or chipboard for cost saving version) it has colored ropes for decoration and to form the seat. The rope is attached to the legs by knots then it passes through the body and ends on top of it glued to the surface in the shape of spiral. There are four different ropes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to decide how to implement the ropes and knots in this furniture.
Research: Looking at pirate equipment, different kind of ropes and knots. Experimenting with the shape of the body and size of the legs.
Inspiration: Looking for unusual shape for a stool and in the same time to be functional. Inspired by movies the aim was to build something that looks like part of a ship equipment.
Project Duration: Project started 2 year ago and abandoned until bringing it back to life now. Total duration about 3 months.
Operation Flow: It's a storage container in the shape of stool with a drawer.
Team Members: Vasil Velchev
Image Credits: Vasil Velchev