Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì by George Drakakis

Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì by George Drakakis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìdáná, Ohun-èlò Oúnjẹ, Ohun Mímu àti Ohun Ìṣe Oúnjẹ Competition Category.

FàdákàOhun-èlò Ìdáná· 2015

Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì

by George Drakakis

Client: Iconpoetry

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ìdáná Category

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The Design

About Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì

Epi-Happy jẹ́ ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ àárín tábìlì kékeré fún àwọn tábìlì ọ́fíìsì àti tábìlì oúnjẹ ti ọ̀la. Ìpìlẹ̀ atúnilétí rẹ̀ -ìyípadà sínú àyè onísọ́nà mẹ́ta ti àwọn àpẹẹrẹ ọ̀ṣọ́- mú kí ó jẹ́ ohun àtọwọ́dọ́wọ́ síbẹ̀ tún jẹ́ ohun ẹlẹ́wà ìgbàlódé. Àtúnṣe lẹ́ẹ̀mẹ́ta ti èyà ìpìlẹ̀ kan ṣẹ̀dá agbègbè ìpamọ́ àìdásílẹ̀ kan tí ó lè pamọ́ tàbí ṣàfihàn ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn ohun kékeré. Ìtẹ̀síwájú àyè náà tún ṣèrànwọ́ fún un láti ṣiṣẹ́ bí amúwáyà, tàbí a lè yí i padà lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀ sí ẹ̀rọ ìdènà àìbalẹ̀-ọkàn pẹ̀lú. Kàn ṣá bọ́ọ̀lù kan kí o sì gbìyànjú láti yí i ká. Ní gbogbo ọ̀nà, Epi-Happy jẹ́ olùgbé àyè ọlọ́rẹ́.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Epi-Happy Ohun èlò Tábìlì jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

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.