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Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ by Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos

Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ by Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣቕሑ ጎደና Competition Category.


ነሓስኣቕሑ ጎደና· 2019

Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ

by Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos

Client: Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣቕሑ ጎደና Category

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The Design

About Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ

እዚ ናይ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ ዲዛይን ንቅርጺ ናይ ቀደም ግሪካዊ ጀረባ ብስውር መንገዲ የመልክት። እቲ ናይ ዲዛይን ኣገባብ ረቂቕን ቀሊልን እዩ። ብፋይበር ዝተደልደለ ኮንክሪትን ዘይስቕድም ብረትን ንህንጻ እዚ ዕላማ ዝውዕሉ ክልተ ንዋት እዮም። ናይቲ መጣሊ ቦርሳ ንምትካእ፡ መጀመርያ፡ ናይ ዘይስቕድም ብረት ሽፋን ክፉት ክግበር ኣለዎ። ናይቲ ቆሻሻ ቁሩብ መዓጸዊ ማይ ዝናብ ናብ መጣሊ ከይኣቱ የከላኽል።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Pithos ህዝባዊ ቆሻሻ መጣሊ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This litter bin design is based on the form of an ancient Greek terracotta jar. By attributing to the ancient form appropriate and contemporary functionality, the new object becomes vivid, while it triggers memory recollection. The design approach is minimalist. Few interventions were made to the original form. A single casting material is used as the main material which is ideal for enhanced replication.
Dimensions & Packaging
660mmx660mmx931mm, stainless steel, fiber reinforced concrete
Tags
Trash can, litter bin, terracotta jar, ancient, Greek, fiber reinforced mortar, cement, public furniture, street furniture, pithos
Production Technology
The use of a high-durability casting material was necessary for the construction of this form. Fiber reinforced cementitious mortar was chosen as the main material, which provides high mechanical and aesthetic performance in small thicknesses. The manufacturing process requires the use of a mold which makes this material ideal for enhanced replication. The opening lid is made from stainless steel.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was the research itself, to find an appropriate vernacular form for a contemporary bin. Another challenge, concerning the design process, was to reference the original form only to the point of triggering a memory recollection and not literally replicate it in an obvious way.
Research
Vernacular forms from Dodecanese islands, but also forms from a broader spectrum of Greek history were looked into before concluding to the ancient jar as an appropriate form for a contemporary bin.
Inspiration
What inspired this project is a desire to explore a traditional form, an ancient Greek terracotta jar in this case, and to reuse it in accordance with its properties. An ancient terracotta jar was used for storing food or other things, while a trash can is also a temporary storage space for litter. Drawing analogies between an ancient form and a new use for it could result as such to expressive and historically vibrant objects.
Project Duration
This design is part of an ongoing project that started in accordance with a Pan-Hellenic Street Furniture Competition for the Dodecanese
islands(2018), but carried on and became a series of street furniture designs.
Operation Flow
The bin bag is attached to an iron ring. To replace it, at first, one has to open the stainless steel lid. A second shutter seals the waste hole and prevents rainwater from entering the bin.
Team Members
Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos
Image Credits
Image #1: Architect Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos, Pithos, 2019.
Image #2: Architect Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos, Pithos, 2019.
Image #3: Architect Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos, Pithos, 2019.
Image #4: Architect Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos, Pithos, 2019.
Image #5: Architect Nikolaos Ikaros Baskozos, Pithos, 2019.

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