Coral Blanche Podna Lampa by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Podna Lampa by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Rasvjetnih Proizvoda i Armatura Competition Category.

BronzaRasvjeta· 2022

Coral Blanche Podna Lampa

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Rasvjeta Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Podna Lampa

Coral Blanche je podna lampa inspirisana bijeljenjem koralja. Glavna struktura ima oblik izbijeljenog morskog lepezastog koralja, odabranog zbog svog strukturnog integriteta i izgleda. Deset mat LED sijalica pričvršćeno je za strukturu i predstavlja jaja koje polažu koraljne ribe. Tijelo je izrađeno od biorazgradivih smjesa škroba. Lampa se može postaviti u dnevnoj sobi za osvjetljavanje podova ili zida. Coral Blanche mjeri 1771 milimetar u širinu i 1547 milimetara u visinu. Dizajn skreće pažnju na bijeljenje koralja, globalni problem povezan s porastom temperature oceana.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Podna Lampa je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Coral Blanche Podna Lampa bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, nauci, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Coral Blanche Podna Lampa sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Coral Blanche is a lighting design project intended to explore Coral Bleaching in design language. Coral Bleaching is associated with a whitening phenomenon. Ironically, the whitening process is the transient beauty due to corals' effort to survive. When algae displacement is prolonged, corals' starvation continues on. These bleached corals then soon become decayed, eventually resulting in destruction of coral reefs.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1771 mm (Width) x 1547 mm (Height)
Tags: Coral Bleaching, Coral Lighting, Coral Blanche
Production Technology: The main body is constructed with biodegradable blends, and frost LED bulbs are used for lighting.
Design Challenge: The initial challenge came from selecting the right coral shape as a main structure in association with light bulbs. As a result, a sea fan coral was chosen for its structural integrity and aesthetic beauty. And the second challenge was a material choice. Biodegradability was the key for the material used. Corn-based PLA (polyactic acid) was initially considered, but it was rejected due to its non-biodegradability (compostable in a controlled condition). Biodegradable (preferably starch) blends were then selected.
Research: Coral Blanche is a design study to explore Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global crisis as most coral reef habitats could experience extinction by 2100. It examines the transient beauty of Coral Bleaching and its dire consequence, extensive marine life degradation.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global issue that a macro scale of coral reefs experience a whitening phenomenon devastated by the rise of ocean temperature. The Coral Bleaching process is initiated by polyps displacing algae in the coral tissues, subsequently leading to coral's starvation and death.
Project Duration: The project began in May 2020 and finished in June 2020 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Coral Blanche is a floor lamp, ideally placed in a living room for floor lighting or wall lighting. Its main structure is designed to be a bleached sea fan coral and ten LED bulbs are affixed to the structure. The light bulbs represent eggs laid by coral fishes. These eggs light up their lives while being exposed to potential threats as their cradles are rapidly perished.