DESIGN NAME: Karamba
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Stool
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.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 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.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: It's a storage container in the shape of stool with a drawer.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Project started 2 year ago and abandoned until bringing it back to life now. Total duration about 3 months.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION 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.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 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
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Looking at pirate equipment, different kind of ropes and knots. Experimenting with the shape of the body and size of the legs.
CHALLENGE: The hardest part was to decide how to implement the ropes and knots in this furniture.
ADDED DATE: 2019-03-17 18:01:07
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Vasil Velchev
IMAGE CREDITS: Vasil Velchev
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