Karamba 凳子 by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 家具设计 Competition Category.

铁家具· 2019

Karamba 凳子

by Vasil Velchev

Client: MAGMA graphics

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 家具 Category

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The Design

About Karamba 凳子

受到海盗电影的启发，这款凳子看起来像船长的宝箱，他可以伪装成一件家具，成功地向船员隐藏他的战利品。除了抽屉外，还有 2 个隐藏隔层可存放您的财宝。木质主体、船绳使外观更加真实，就像真实的船长室一样。在现代室内设计中，这可能是房间里的一个很好的点缀。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Karamba 凳子是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Karamba 凳子将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Karamba 凳子因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Spherical shape is nothing unusual. The unique feature here is the rope and the way how it is attached to the legs and piercing the body.This piece of furniture has double function. It can be used as a stool and also for a storage container. Drawer opens and closes with a clicking mechanism. The stool have little rotatable wheels hidden in its legs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions of the stool are 530 mm x 530 mm x 430 mm. Materials used: wood, ropes, furniture hardware
Tags: Stool, Karamba, Bulgaria, Magma, Graphics, Furniture, Design
Production Technology: Made of solid wood (or chipboard for cost saving version) it has colored ropes for decoration and to form the seat. The rope is attached to the legs by knots then it passes through the body and ends on top of it glued to the surface in the shape of spiral. There are four different ropes.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to decide how to implement the ropes and knots in this furniture.
Research: Looking at pirate equipment, different kind of ropes and knots. Experimenting with the shape of the body and size of the legs.
Inspiration: Looking for unusual shape for a stool and in the same time to be functional. Inspired by movies the aim was to build something that looks like part of a ship equipment.
Project Duration: Project started 2 year ago and abandoned until bringing it back to life now. Total duration about 3 months.
Operation Flow: It's a storage container in the shape of stool with a drawer.
Team Members: Vasil Velchev
Image Credits: Vasil Velchev