Keymotif 鑰匙圈 by Vassilis Mylonadis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 傢俱設計 Competition Category.

鐵傢俱· 2017

Keymotif 鑰匙圈

by Vassilis Mylonadis

Client: Mydesign Mylonadis

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Keymotif 鑰匙圈

能夠從不同的角度看待一個國家的歷史和民間傳說的各個方面是非常有趣的。於是，Keymotif 誕生了，這是一款鑰匙圈套裝，靈感來自希臘北部傳統織布機生產的紡織品上的圖案。歷史透過鑰匙圈得以延續並開啟新的轉折。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Keymotif 鑰匙圈是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Keymotif 鑰匙圈將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Keymotif 鑰匙圈因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The idea that one's absence from home or office could be transformed into a colour footprint by removing a key holder from it's base was very intriguing to me.
Dimensions & Packaging: Keymotif base including 2 key holders 110 mm x 110 mm x 30 mm, Package(Stamped cardboard with rubber band) 120 mm x 140 mm x 33 mm
Tags: product design, key holder, decorative items, souvenir
Production Technology: Keymotif is made out of laser cut okoume wood and white plexiglass. Because of the different nature of the materials, there was a lot of fine tuning that took place in order to reach the desired result.
Design Challenge: The transition from the folklore past to the present situation made me to lean first to wood as a natural material which would be complemented with Plexiglas. Keeping in mind the factor of sturdiness and after several tests with different types of wood, okoume plywood seemed to be the finest solution. On the other hand Plexiglas due its technical abilities of bending seemed quite appropriate. That combined together, led us to the design of a well-balanced product with a profound reference to Greece's recent past.
Research: I was always intrigued by the technical skills of the users of the traditional looms in Greece and the fine and rich results they were able to deliver through a vast number of motifs created on textiles. My idea was to brake down these motifs into simplified forms that they would be able to live through objects of our everyday life.
Inspiration: In search for a new generation of souvenirs that would bring up hidden aspects of our history, I came up with Keymotif. It is a key holder which is inspired by the motif found on textiles produced by a traditional loom. The motif from a textile, is transformed into a 3D object, which is brought into our everyday lives through a key holder.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2016 in Athens and finished in December 2016 in Athens, and was exhibited in It's all, oh so souvenir to me, Parousies 2017, Athens Greece
Operation Flow: There is a set of 2 key holders and a wall mount unit. With the removal of the key holder from its base, a coloured footprint is created.