Sousmotif Coaster by Vassilis Mylonadis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani Competition Category.
ChumaSamani· 2017
Sousmotif Coaster
Client: Mydesign Mylonadis
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Samani Category
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About Sousmotif Coaster
Inashangaza sana kuweza kuona mambo ya historia ya nchi moja na tamaduni kupitia mtazamo tofauti. Hiyo ilisababisha kuundwa kwa Sousmotif, seti ya coaster ambayo inasababishwa na motif inayopatikana kwenye nguo ambazo zinatengenezwa na kitanzi cha kitamaduni huko Ugiriki ya Kaskazini. Historia inaendelea kupitia coaster na hufanya zamu mpya.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
Sousmotif Coaster ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Sousmotif Coaster inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Sousmotif Coaster inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- The idea that one coaster could be multiplied into two and also combine the two different materials or not into various combinations according to the user's aesthetics was very intriguing to me.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Coaster 110 mm x 110 mm x 3 mm, Package(Stamped cardboard with rubber band) 120 mm x 120 mm x 16 mm
- Tags
- product design, coaster, decorative items, souvenir, tradition
- Production Technology
- Sousmotif is made out of laser cut okoume wood and white plexiglass.
Because of the different nature of the materials, there was a lot of fine tuning that took place in order to reach the desired result. - Design Challenge
- The transition from the folklore past to the present situation made me to lean first to wood as a natural material which would be complemented with Plexiglas. Keeping in mind the factor of sturdiness and after several tests with different types of wood, okoume plywood seemed to be the finest solution. The wish to get the user to create hers or his personal touch according to how they will combine or not these different materials and shapes led us to the design of a well-balanced product with a profound reference to Greece's recent past.
- Research
- I was always intrigued by the technical skills of the users of the traditional looms in Greece and the fine and rich results they were able to deliver through a vast number of motifs created on textiles. My idea was to brake down these motifs into simplified forms that they would be able to live through objects of our everyday life.
- Inspiration
- In search for a new generation of souvenirs that would bring up hidden aspects of our history, I came up with Soumotif. It is a coaster which is inspired by the motif found on textiles produced by a traditional loom in Northern Greece. The motif from a textile, is transformed into a 3D object, which is brought into our everyday lives through a coaster.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2016 in Athens and finished in July 2016 in Athens, and was exhibited in It's all, oh so souvenir to me Vol. 4, Thessaloniki Greece
- Operation Flow
- Each set consists of 4 coasters which by being able to be multiplied give us 8 coasters in total. When a coaster is placed on a surface, a negative or a positive footprint of the motif is created on it.
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