Epi-Happy Vyombo vya Mezani by George Drakakis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Vyombo vya Kuokea, Mezani, Kunywa na Kupikia Competition Category.
FedhaVyombo vya Jikoni· 2015
Epi-Happy Vyombo vya Mezani
Client: Iconpoetry
Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Vyombo vya Jikoni Category
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The Design
About Epi-Happy Vyombo vya Mezani
Epi-Happy ni pambo dogo la katikati kwa madawati ya ofisini na meza za chakula za siku zijazo. Asili yake ya kuhamasisha -tafsiri katika nafasi ya vipimo vitatu ya mifano ya mapambo- inakifanya kiwe kitu cha kawaida lakini cha kisasa cha mtindo. Kurudia mara tatu kwa kipande msingi huunda eneo la kuhifadhi endelevu ambalo linaweza kuhifadhi au kuonyesha vitu vidogo kadhaa. Uendelevu wa nafasi pia unakisaidia kutumika kama kishikilio cha waya, au kinaweza kubadilishwa mara moja kuwa kifaa cha kupunguza msongo pia. Tu tupa mpira na ujaribu kuuzungusha. Katika kila upande, Epi-Happy ni kitu kirafiki cha nafasi.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award
Epi-Happy Vyombo vya Mezani ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Epi-Happy Vyombo vya Mezani inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Epi-Happy Vyombo vya Mezani ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Epi-Happy is a small centerpiece for a dinner table or an office desk. The inspirational background -a translation in three dimensional space of ornamental motifs- make it a classic yet a contemporary stylish object with smooth lines and a funny playful mood. A triple repetition of a basic unit creates a continuous storage area that can store or display several small objects, varying from small fruits and ornaments to keys and usb devices. Epi-Happy is a friendly space occupant. The empty space in the center of the centerpiece has the advantage of being used in addition to an already-existing centerpiece, be it a vase of flowers, a candle holder or anything that fits in. Of course you can just throw a ball in it and try to roll it round and round. This way Epi-Happy can act as an anti-stress device for adults or became a game to practice dexterity for minors.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width mm x Depth mm x Height mm = 180 x 180 x 56mm
- Tags
- tableware, decorative, office desk, centerpiece, centrepiece
- Production Technology
- The Basic Unit will be slip-cast (produced from liquid clay in plaster mold) and will be produced in White Ceramic material. The cast piece will be removed from the mold, then trimmed neatly and allowed to dry. This produces a greenware piece which is then dried and glazed before firing the units into a kiln. If possible, during the drying process, the units will be connected to form the final shape, else, the units will be connected to each other with Alnico V or Ceramic cylindrical shaped magnets. The pole pieces will be recessed in the edges of each Unit.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to create a complex continuous surface using a single element with a simple form that’s easy to reproduce.
- Research
- This design is a study on the slip-casting ceramic fabrication method used for manufacturing complex continuous three-dimensional geometrical defined forms that can be materialized easily once they are made of a repeatable basic unit.
- Inspiration
- This design is heavily influenced by the works of M.C. Escher on one-sided surfaces, firstly discovered by A.F. Mobius and inspired from two-dimensional repeatable decorative patterns and the hidden mathematical theorem underneath them. Decoration and ornament pattern has been evident in civilizations since the beginning of recorded history mostly as surface modulations. Despite the fact of the apparent lack of ornaments of 20th century modern architecture and applied arts, Epi-Happy is here to remind that these kind of patterns are a tremendous source of inspiration: Geometrically speaking Epi-Happy (hence the name) is the trace of the trajectory of an epicycloid in three-dimensional space.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2013 in Thessaloniki and finished in January 2014.
- Operation Flow
- Three Units assembled in place with magnetic force, or pre-assembled during manufacturing process, form a continuous storage space for domestic or office usage. The Basic Unit can have alternative side endings, so dividing the continuous space in half or thirds is also possible.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #2: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #3: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #4: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
Image #5: Architect George Drakakis, Epi-Happy, 2014.
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