Olka Àpò Aláìran by Maryam Hosseini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Àṣà àti Ìrìnàjò Competition Category.

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Olka Àpò Aláìran

by Maryam Hosseini

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun Ọ̀ṣọ́ Category

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The Design

About Olka Àpò Aláìran

Olka jẹ́ àpò awọ aláìran tí a fi ọwọ́ ṣe tó ní ìmísí láti ìṣípò láìyípadà àwọn ará Iran. Ó ní àwọn ègé awọ màlúù gidi mẹ́rìnlélógún (54) tó jẹ́ módúlà tí wọ́n di ara wọn mú papọ̀. A ṣe ìhunhun yìí nípa àwọn ẹyẹ tí a fi lésà gé sórí awọ náà. Àwọn ìwọ̀n rẹ̀ jẹ́ 220 x 220 x 80 mm. A fi igi wọ́lìnọ́ọ̀tù ṣe ìdìmú àpò náà. Olka túmọ̀ sí ilẹ̀ ìbílẹ̀ ní èdè Pẹ́ṣíà, ní àwọn ọjọ́ wọ̀nyí àwọn ọ̀dọ́ àti àwọn ọ̀dọ́mọdé Iran máa ń kúrò ní ilẹ̀ ìbílẹ̀ wọn láti ṣẹ̀dá ìgbésí ayé tó dára jùlọ, àti pé ìṣípò lè fa àwọn sán sí ọkàn wọn, ẹ̀mí wọn àti paapaa ara wọn ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo sán máa ń pèsè àǹfààní fún ìṣẹ̀dá òdòdó tuntun tó lẹ́wà kan.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Olka Àpò Aláìran jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Olka Àpò Aláìran yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Olka Àpò Aláìran ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Leather is a durable material, but usually the threads used to sew leather crafts, lose their quality sooner than leather, so creating the seamless leather bags can be effective in increasing its quality. Olka is non-stitched, the modular leather pieces are interlocked together, which increases the speed of production, and if needed for repair, the damaged piece can be easily replaced with a new one. It even gives the possibility to the user to order the bag in separate pieces and make her own.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimension of Olka is 220*220*80 millimeter.
Tags: Modular, non stitched, geometric, homeland, Olka, leather bag, interlocking modular components, lasercut, migration
Production Technology: The main bag consists of 72 cow genuine leather pieces that are first designed in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD, then cut by laser cut, and the pieces are interwoven together. This bag also has an inner bag that is handcrafted and it is also created from cow genuine leather and can be used separately as a minimal crossbody bag.
Design Challenge: The main challenge in creating this product was whether the final strength of the interlocked components would be equal to the stitching and whether the main bag could be delivered to the customer in the separated pieces, so that she could create the bag herself by interlocking them together.
Research: In the process of design and creation, research was done in the field of interlocking system, modular system, consumer behavior, DIY products and the migration rate of youth Iranian which finally resulted in the creation of this project.
Inspiration: According to reports of 2022, about 50% of Iranian students and entrepreneurs have desired to emigrate from their country and 62% have not decided to return back. Olka means homeland in Persian language and it was created by the inspiration of Iranian youth who immigrate with the aim of creating a better life. Migration brings mental, emotional and even physical pains, but pain is an opportunity for growth. In this case, every slit provides the basis for creating a new beautiful flower.
Project Duration: The design of this bag stated in September 2023 in Tehran, Iran and created in October 2023 in Tehran.
Operation Flow: This bag consists of modular leather pieces that are interlocked together. The consumer can order this bag in separate components and will make the bag according to its manual and it will have a great emotional connection and sense of belonging with the product.