Luminare حقيبة يد by Aslaen Vaugn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية in تصميم إكسسوارات الأزياء والسفر Competition Category.

برونزالإكسسوارات· 2020

Luminare حقيبة يد

by Aslaen Vaugn

Client: Aslaen Vaugn

جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية Winner in الإكسسوارات Category

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The Design

About Luminare حقيبة يد

"لومينير" حقيبة يد مسائية للنساء. صُنع الهيكل الجلدي يدويًا في إيطاليا، بينما صُممت المكونات الإلكترونية وجُمّعت في سان فرانسيسكو. تحتضن اللوحة الأمامية صندوقًا ضوئيًا رفيعًا يمنح العمل الفني القابل للتبديل توهجًا ناعمًا ينبعث من الداخل. ويتحكم زر واحد في الخلف بالتشغيل وخفض الإضاءة، في حين يتيح منفذ مغناطيسي إعادة الشحن. وتدوم البطارية الداخلية القابلة لإعادة الشحن حتى اثنتي عشرة ساعة، ويمكنها كذلك شحن الهاتف المحمول. يجمع التصميم بين الفن والأزياء والإلكترونيات في كيان واحد متناغم.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية

Luminare حقيبة يد هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة يُمنح للتصاميم المتميزة التي تتسم بالإبداع والبراعة وحدة الذكاء. والفائزون بالبرونزية مصنوعات بارعة بوفرة ومبدعة بصورة لافتة، تؤكد الخبرة الواسعة والخيال وسعة الحيلة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Luminare حقيبة يد قطعة عالية التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، شديدة الاحترافية والابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية يتبنى أفضل الممارسات في الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا، ويتميز بعنايته بالتفاصيل. ويلبّي Luminare حقيبة يد الاحتياجات على أفضل وجه، ويلامس الرغبات، ويأسر المشاعر، ويستثير الفضول.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Victorian Era inspired evening purse that subtly glows from within through artwork, evoking a return of Art Nouveau backlit works like Tiffany's stained glass pieces or Paris Metro entrances. Artwork series include NASA, The Masters and Charlotte Gibb. The purse is handmade of leather in Italy, the artwork is developed in NYC and the electronics are designed and built in San Francisco. Luminare is the first fashion accessory to successfully blend technology into fashion seamlessly.
Dimensions & Packaging: 8 inches in diameter by 3.25 inches deep. Black leather exterior, with backlit images on front of handbag. Single metal push-button switch controls all functions: on / off / dimming / demo. Charger is attached by magnetic coupling, similar to an iMac charger coupling. It has a universal phone charger inside. The tail of this can be seen on the "Luminare-interior" image.

Images are easily replaceable with others in the series. For an additional charge, we can produce a custom image.
Tags: evening womens handbag electronic artwork
Production Technology: The concept was to create a new artistic approach to fashion that incorporates fashion and modern electronics in a single, unified work. Most electronic fashion to date has been blinky, tacky and forced together inelegantly.
Design Challenge: There is great promise in incorporating technology into fashion. Unfortunately, most attempts to date have been clumsy and uninspired. A notable exception being Luminex (RIP).

The challenge was to try to use electronics to gain an artistic effect rather than trying to use electronics in art. The hope is to create a new form of art that is only possible with the assistance of electronics. We are targeting a more holistic approach to using electronics in fashion.
Research: Inn designing this project, the first thing needed was a versatile, efficient, thin, even light source. A few options were tried and our light panels were most ideal, giving a wide range of brightness with very even, neutral lighting. Other forms of light consumed more electricity and had a smaller range of brightness options with a more restrictive
Inspiration: Originally given as a Christmas gift to the mother of my children, Aslaen and Vaugn. Since that first handbag in 2007, I have been refining the handbag and giving out as gifts to others. This summer I finally made a business out of it.
Project Duration: In an around San Francisco, California 2007 through present
Near Modena, Italy Fall 2019 to winter 2019
Operation Flow: Luminare has an art light box on one side that is dimmable and makes interchangeable artwork glow subtly from within. Light and other functions of the handbag are controlled with a single button on the back side, just above the magnetic charging port. Self contained rechargeable battery lasts up to 12 hours and can recharge user's cell phone while out and about.
Patents: US Patent Pending # 16/704,919
Team Members: concept and electronics: Evan Neumann
leather design: Giovanni Bevini