Tamsa Money Bank by Jose Roca |
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| DESIGN NAME: Tamsa PRIMARY FUNCTION: Money Bank INSPIRATION: Tamsa means offering in Chibcha, a South American tribe that had a ritual where the heir to the throne got covered in gold and emeralds to then get washed in the guatavita lagoon as an offer to the gods. The Spanish conqueror Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada was the first to witness this, giving origin to the El Dorado legend, a city covered in gold. Tamsa is a memory between the ritual and the myth that recreate that act of offering for a better future in the most elegant way. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Tamsa's main purpose is to serve as a case for those coins we collect in our day by day journey in the most elegant and display full way. While most of the money banks are made to hide their purpose, Tamsa becomes a center piece that encourage the owner to make an offering to his savings. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Tamsa consists of two parts, the vase where the money is stored and the dish that works as a lid that protect the valuables. This second is secured with a magnetic system that allow to reposition it over the vase to create different aspects of the same product depending on the environment where is placed. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: This is a project that starter as an idea back in May 2018, was left as a simple sketch until June 2019 when the prototyping started after multiple tests, back and forwards, the product is starting production by October 2019. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Tamsa's main material are clay and galvanized steel with a electrolytic bath that give it's brass alike finish for its two main elements (the dish and the vase). But in addition this project count with other two additional elements that appeal more to the function, one of these is the rubber cover inside the vase, set there to protect the product from the coins that will be falling in, and second, a set of three neodymium magnets that help to fit the dish with the vase, making the product more safe in its manipulation. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The main dimensions for this project are: 250 mm x 250 mm x 90 mm, decomposed into two main components, the base that is made out of black matte clay which dimensions are 244 mm x 244 mm x 80 mm, and a dish made out of steel with an electrolytic bath that give the brass finish, it's dimensions are 250 mm x 250 mm x 60 mm. TAGS: elegant, savings, offering, collect, essential, decorative, contemporary, home, ceramic, interior RESEARCH ABSTRACT: To develop Tamsa, the main focus was to create a product inspired in one of South America most important pre Columbian cultures, the Muiscas, yet transcendent in a way that can be placed in any context and still be understood in its meaning and function. Analyzing multiple aspects of their culture, myths, legends and traditions through comparison tables was determined that the El Dorado legend could be the best reference to start working. With the help of focus groups and checking on traditional manufacturing methods Tamsa was born. CHALLENGE: The main challenges in the development of Tamsa was defining the best way to abstract and represent many concepts of a culture that merge with myths and bring them together into a timeless context with a piece that results intuitive and meaningful to the user. ADDED DATE: 2019-08-28 12:55:51 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Jose Roca IMAGE CREDITS: Jose Roca Studio, 2019. |
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NAME: Jose Roca Studio PROFILE: As an independent designer, the studio creates random products that appear in the head of the designer between jobs. Taking time and consideration to make the best of each concept its main target is to set free the restless mind of the members. Between these projects can be found a wide variety of industrial design objects as water bottles, cookie cans, lamps, wrist watches, sunglasses, chairs, sparkling wine bottles, chess sets, etc. Interspersed with interior and graphic design projects. |
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Tamsa Money Bank by Jose Roca is Winner in Furniture Design Category, 2019 - 2020.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Jose Roca. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Jose Roca. |
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