SARAKELE / CONCRAZY

The Repeta collection offers a range of restaurant industry objects whose main asset is both material and ideological sustainability. With a name that already alludes to circulation, Repeta is a new joint project between Sarakele and Concrazy that was developed at the HFDA DesignLab incubator. While working on the project, designer Sarakele and producer Concrazy put a lot of emphasis on material experimentation.

The main concept behind the collection is to give new life to waste materials, such as building rubble and organic waste, by creating new combinations from them. Layering various mixtures and alternating polished and raw surfaces bestow the objects with a unique character. This technique turns a base for a mirror or a water trough made of geometric shapes into abstract artefacts.

Architecture

Gubah Mori

Single-Family Home, Remeteszőlős

Rising up at the foot of the Buda Hills, this house counters contemporary building trends and suburban needs with a scale, substance, and materials that are more restrained, creating an intimate relationship with the surroundings. The main theme of the architectural composition is that it divides the site into two courtyards of different sizes and features: a smaller enclosed courtyard at the entrance and an open rear courtyard, which is accessed from the rooms and living area and hidden from the street.

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LINE & ROUND

Dedas Seating for Public Spaces

Design

The Dedas collection is one member of the wide family of Burnt Geometry products and is the first product you can order from Line & Round. Its design evokes the artworks of Enamel Art Camp, a Hungarian architectural group active in the 1970s, and revives the ideas of the Bauhaus movement. The backrest and seat panels are modular so you can create multiple configurations. The unusually high armrest provides privacy in an open space, and its double thickness reduces noise. The Lego-like structure makes it possible to easily replace the upholstery, extending the lifespan of the product. The furniture aspires to sustainability, as evidenced in the fabric, foam padding, and surface treatment used.

Minusplus

This conversion of a 1960s industrial hall into office space sensitively bridged the gap between historic preservation and contemporary needs both aesthetically and in terms of energy consumption. It can be interpreted as a multiple reuse that has elevated the building to the level of “valuepreserving recycling.” The architects first demolished the 1980s annexes and gutted the interior. At its center they installed a new structure, a greenhouse, shifting the original interior design project towards interior architecture.

Archikon Architects

PannKa Community Center, Budapest

Created inside a 1911 residential building with extremely high ceilings, huge entrance portals, and sweeping views of the Danube, this play and community center first opened in June 2022. It has two rooms where various teacherled activities take place (including singing, dancing, arts and crafts), with an open play area at the heart of the center. A key aspect of the concept was to create interesting visual and physical connections between the spaces.

A lamp that casts candlelight. That was the goal of Enikő Juhász, a Hungarian designer who presented her object at the Łódź Design Festival in late May. The shape of the light fitting magnifies the tiny light, diffusing it through the space with an LED light source. Both natural and artificial light are present in the luminaire, complementing and supporting each other. The flame of the candle provides a warm light effect, and the LED source adds intensity and brightness..