Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly

Design Quarterly featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Fly

I was inspired by the idea of creating a design oriented towards the young generation. I wanted to make up and embody a design, which would communicate with the target audience using their language. Which would be close, clear to them, address their daily needs. Besides, I wanted to make a stylish, modern and attractive design, so that my client’s product would compete successfully against the other players on the light alcoholic beverage market. And, of course, I strived to create a design, which would fully reflect the product’s name “Fly”.

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For One

One consist of plate and bowl, interlocking at each bottom. Produced individually from Bone china Porcelain to achieve desired shape and durability. Piece questions importance of tableware and its impact on everyday routine of eating in a life of a person who lives alone. One must make a certain commitment when choosing this piece to supersede all the tableware around the house. It offers an exciting experience and transforms the habits and the spirit of everyday living. All the features mentioned creates an added value for the object itself which could be passed on as a legacy of its owner.

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Çig Yag

Çig Yag, highly aromatic olive oil, not filtered to preserve its natural essence. This precious olive oil is packed in a porcelain bottle, which is a long-lasting and hygienic storage container for olive oil. The design on the bottle, Çintemani, is a traditional Turkish figure, symbolizes vigour and strength. Çintemani, on this special bottle, depicts the ultimate domination and absolute rule of the olive tree in nature. Çig Yag is available in limited quantity for each harvesting season. Every single bottle of this limited production is numbered with a unique metal plate.

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CORTINA

"There is no beginning, and no end. Water cycles." I gave form to the cycle of water as circle by converging the spout and handle of kettle. Watched from the front, it is circular, but watched from the side, we can see that it is distorted. I suggest the concept of not literal convergence, but design convergence as distorted form. I selected the material of kettle whose heat is not conducted up to the handle. To use environment-friendly one, I avoided rubber.

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Flavoured Flints

“Flavoured flints” is a collection of differents food tools made by conglomerates of salt and sugar with added dried extracts of flavour-enhancing fruits, obtained by cryogrinding. Spices, herbs, mushrooms, vegetables, and fruits are included in the ingredients. The flints prompt consumers to season their meals using ancestral techniques : rubbing the two volumes, as big as your fist and faceted, against each other. By choosing to use differents flints, it becomes possible to combine all sorts of flavours.

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Satellite

Satellite is an all-in-one grater with multiple knives stored inside. Through its expanding form, it opens up and enables grating and shredding directly into bowl or plate. Satellite's wings are designed to clip on dishware with multiple teeth. Fitting in a compact package, it is designed as a space-saving utensil for contemporary kitchens. With changeable stainless steel plates, Satellite enables grating in desired size and shape. Being washable, plates also offer hygiene, where silicone topper enables an ergonomic grasp. Various colors offer a joyful kitchen utensil.

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