Ossed 集尘器 by Julius Szabo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 农业工具、农用设备与机械设计 Competition Category.

铜农业设备· 2022

Ossed 集尘器

by Julius Szabo

Client: Julius Szabó

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 农业设备 Category

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The Design

About Ossed 集尘器

正如列奥纳多·达·芬奇所说，简单就是终极的复杂。与通常的看法相反，这位名叫奥塞德的收集者在水果或秋叶落到地上之前收集它们作为安全网。它不利用人类的努力，而是利用自然的力量，如重力、风、雨、冰冻和阳光的温暖。该收集器能够在各种天气下连续收获成熟的果实。水果不仅可以免受坠落损坏，还可以免受霉菌、虫子和蠕虫的侵害。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Ossed 集尘器是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Ossed 集尘器将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Ossed 集尘器出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The collector called Ossed, on the contrary to common perception, collects the fruits or autumn leaves before they fall on the ground. Instead of human effort it utilizes the power of nature: gravitation, wind, rain, freeze.
Dimensions & Packaging: Considering the tree crown diameter, three sizes were developed: S with diameter of 2,5 m; M with 4,5 m and L with 6,5 m diameter.
Tags: Collector, autumn leaves, fall, garden, fruit, palinka, spirits, ossed
Production Technology: Focusing on sustainability the usage of plastic materials was minimized for those cases, where organic materials could not be used as an alternative. The base was made of stainless-steel plate using laser cut and common machinery methods to achieve precision, however the wooden parts were hand-crafted from local hardwood.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of the development was to find the right materials that allow the adjustment of the collector to unique shape and size of every single tree. It was crucial to make a sustainable, durable and lightweight product.
Research: The development was led by strong motivation to help my parents with garden work, along this process 16 various concepts and prototypes were tested. Keeping in mind the environment of use, the colour selection takes into account the behaviour of the birds, preventing them to be entangled in the net. Since the Ossed enables to harvest the ripe fruit 24/7, there was a big demand on this kind of solution from individuals producing fruit spirits. It has long tradition in Central Europe coming from the Middle Ages.
Inspiration: As for the son of elderly parents, the main inspiration was to develop a tool that would minimize the increasingly demanding work in the garden for them. Not only the elder people living in a countryside find this device handy, but it can also help to keep clean the green balconies, that are becoming more popular even in big cities.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2019 and finished in May 2021 in Trstice, Slovakia.
Operation Flow: While developing Ossed the goal was to keep its usability as simple as possible without the need of using any tool. The installation is intuitive and the adjustments are achieved by hooks, drawstrings, bungee cords, hook & loop and rope tighteners.