Ovaldarium and Tak Tak 1

Hamam, Stockholm, 2004

Ovaldarium was a contemporary public bath building concept, its roots based on Ottoman Baths, designed by Miné during the Turkey meets Sweden on Contemporary Hamam Workshop in Istanbul and Stockholm (2003). In addition to her architectural design, Tak Tak 1 was developed as a new generation bathing clog, drawn from traditional clogs used in Ottoman baths in the past. These design works were displayed in the Hamam exhibition in Kulturhuset Stockholm, Sweden (29 February - 24 March 2004).

You can also check Tak Tak 2, the second generation of bathing clogs, exhibited in the Saint-Etienne International Design Biennial in November 2004; and Tak Tak 3, a collection designed and prototyped in the practiced-based design research project titled Bathing Clogs: From the Traditional Turkish Bath to Present.

Read the article of Miné about Bathing Clogs, published by Turkish Cultural Foundation

Designers, Architects and Artists:
Gökhan Karakuş, Ebru Tabak, Morgan Rudberg, Mine Ovacık (Ertan), Fredrik Wretman, Asa Lindström, Johanna Lewengard, Selma Gürbüz and İlhan Sayın

Curated by Ulla Kastrup and Maria Anggvist Klyvare
Photography by Miné