Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo by Serhan Ertan

Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo by Serhan Ertan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Izingxenye Zokwakha Competition Category.

InsimbiIzingxenye Zokwakha· 2020

Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo

by Serhan Ertan

Client: Tonk Project

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Izingxenye Zokwakha Category

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The Design

About Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo

Ukhonkolo uyinto yendabuko kakhulu, engashintshi kakhulu kusukela kusungulwa kwayo maphakathi nawo-1800s. NgeTonk, ukhonkolo unokuhumusha okudala nokwesimanje. Idizayini ngayinye yeTonk inesakhiwo esezingeni elenziwe elenziwa umuntu uqobo ngokudlala azungeze nama-engeli. Le mpahla inika abantu ithuba lokuklama izindonga zabo ngokwendlela abanithandayo, abathandayo nabacabanga ngayo. Idizayini kaTonk Mint yaphefumulelwa amaqabunga eminti ngokwemvelo. Le modeli nayo ingasetshenziswa ngokuhlukahluka ukuthola izinhloso ezingefani, okuyisici esihlukanisayo sayo yonke imiklamo yeTonk.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Tonk Mint Tile Odongeni Kokhonkolo iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: We add new features and configurations to 170 years old concrete.
We end up with a contemporary, creative, sincere product. Thanks to the strong 3D design, one mint model give us an opportunity to create more than ten different motives on the wall
Dimensions & Packaging: h: 10.5 cm
w: 24.2 cm
thk: 1.8 cm
Tags: GFRC, concrete, wall tile, nature-inspired, 3D
Production Technology: We use GRFC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) for our products. We use steel moulding techniques to bring our models to perfection.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge in Mint's design was to stylize the nature-inspired mint motive to match the distinguishing factor of all Tonk designs: to stylize the motive to enable the designer to create different motives when used with different angles and patterns.
Research: Architectural design has been changing from traditional to contemporary, from complicated to lean. The new-old materials become in demand. Architects and interior designers are looking for new features and configurations of old-timers, such as concrete, glass, steel and wood. Mint is a reflection of this trend. Additionally, its design is inspired by nature. We have analyzed patterns in nature, chosen the motives of mint and stylized them to finalize our design.
Inspiration: Nature is at the heart of design, as it is at the heart of everything. Tonk has adopted the basic principle of using forms in nature by abstracting them in accordance with its own design philosophy, rather than simply imitating nature. This year the new series focuses on this understanding and reflects directly to the wall tile models. A form study was performed inspired by mint leaves in the "Mint" model.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finalized in January 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Operation Flow: Mint is a very playful product, which enables designers to show their creativity and in this way which gives them high satisfaction in the design process. The designers can get different motives by playing around with the angles and the positions of the product. Moreover, Mint is very easy to install; it is just glued to the wall with ceramic adhesives.