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Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì by Arezoo Abaspoor

Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì by Arezoo Abaspoor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìdáná, Ohun-èlò Oúnjẹ, Ohun Mímu àti Ohun Ìṣe Oúnjẹ Competition Category.


IdẹOhun-èlò Ìdáná· 2020

Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì

by Arezoo Abaspoor

Client: Sargol Shargh

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

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The Design

About Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì

Popo jẹ́ àkójọpọ̀ ohun-èlò tábìlì tí a fi bone china ṣe. Àkójọpọ̀ náà ní inú ìkòkò bíbọ̀ọ̀bù, tíìpọ́tì, ìkòkò ṣúgà, ìkòkò wàrà, àwọn ago àti àwọn ìgò iyọ̀ àti ata. Àwọn ìrísí náà rọrùn tí wọ́n sì jẹ́ àyẹ̀wò-inú, tí a fà jáde láti inú àwọn ẹ̀dá àròsọ tí wọ́n ní ẹsẹ̀ kékeré tí wọ́n ń sinmi lé orí tábìlì. Bone china fún àwọn ohun-èlò náà ní ìríran, ìwúwo fífúyẹ́ àti okun gíga. Gbogbo àwọn ohun-èlò ni a ṣe ní ìrísí nípasẹ̀ dídà, ní lílo omi-ẹ̀gbin tí ó ní ìdá àádọ́ta nínú ọgọ́rùn-ún erùpẹ̀ egungun. Àwọn ara wọn yíká ni wọ́n sì kò ní igun òdì. Ibùdó ìwúwo ni a ṣírò kí ẹ̀yà kọ̀ọ̀kan lè dúró ṣinṣin, àwọn ìdìmú náà sì tẹ̀lé ìlànà ìrọ̀rùn-lílò.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì 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 Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì 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. Popo Ohun-elo Tábìlì 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
In the hectic world of today after spending a day working hard, Popo brings a smile and the most beautiful feelings to your homes, a minimalist, emotional and abstract design which is inspired by a fictional world, tiny creatures with small legs sitting on your table.
on the other hand, transparency and lightness properties along with the high strength of bone china have provided a proper condition to make Popo as a unique product.
Dimensions & Packaging
soup tureen : length 247 x width 240 x height 210 ,tea pot : length 220 x width 121 x height 215 , sugar pot , length 114 x width 105 x height 95 , creamer , length 137 x width 97 x height 70 , cup : Length 110 x width 87 x height 60 , saltshaker & pepper shaker : length 60 x width 55 x height 50
Packaging dimension is proportional to the arrangement of the services (6, 12, 18). the number of Items and dimension of the packaging changes by changing the design. after shrinking items are placed inside the foam one by one.
Tags
nature , emotional design , minimal design , animation , small hands & legs , bone china ,
Production Technology
The Popo is made from bone china. one of the most important features of these containers (plates) are transparency, lightness, and high strength. Popo items are produced by casting methods. T
the casting material is slurry(grout) of bone china, which is 50% bone powder of the cow. the origin mold is aluminum which is machined with CNC and the others are copied from the original one but with plaster.
Popo items plate , dish plate , bowl and cup are produced by Forming.
Design Challenge
there were two major challenges in the design of Popo, deformation in the edge of the cup that was caused during the cooking of the biscuit items, which was fixed by trial and error with the proper support. other challenge was the small legs & hands of this, which was considered as the item legs. in the initial layout, the stability of the items was on the legs, which changed due to the lack of it finally the legs and bottom of the items were level.
Research
popo's items were designed to optimize one of the old products. first, extensive research was carried out on the market as well as various design styles. after presenting various designs, popo was approved for making a prototype and participated in the Tehran household appliance exhibition and got acceptable feedback. finally, popo were entered the mass production phase with respect to customer satisfaction. all researches were conducted through the Internet, studying existing market examples, popular researches as well as articles in the Research and Development department of the company.
Inspiration
Nature and animals are always the source of inspiration. Inspired by them, we can say poetry, we can say story, we can create a dream world like the world of animations and toys, and all of them becomes a delightful feeling, the sensation that roots in our childhood world, the sensation which has been in our minds of the same era and has focused our attention on it.
in this project, the basis of the idea is to blend nature with happy and sweet world of animations, which is presented Popo to find
Project Duration
This project was exhibited at the International Household Appliances Exhibition (Tehran , Iran) in November 2014 and they strated the mass production in December 2015.
Operation Flow
all popo items have a spherical shape without negative angles, which makes it easy to make and without any errors. the function of the items is simple and with ergonomic principles. the center of gravity is calculated for all items, therefore are completely static. in teapots,sauce cups and cups the distance between the handle and the body is proportional to the standard dimensions. the Necessary grip is considered in the design of teapot handles, Sugar pots and tureens.
Image Credits
image#1 , Arezoo Abaspoor ,2018
image#2 , Arezoo Abaspoor ,2018
image#3 , Arezoo Abaspoor ,2018
image#4 , Arezoo Abaspoor ,2018
image#5 , Arezoo Abaspoor ,2018

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