Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan by Heloise Rajkumari

Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan by Heloise Rajkumari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award nga Puthaw in Disenyo sa Pinong Arte ug Instalasyon sa Arte Competition Category.

PuthawPinong Arte· 2015

Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan

by Heloise Rajkumari

Client: Heloise Rajkumari

A' Design Award nga Puthaw Winner in Pinong Arte Category

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The Design

About Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan

Ang Follow Me usa ka sculptural nga bulawan nga gidesinyo aron modaog sa pag-areglo sa mga pinutol nga bulak. Ang porma nadasig sa peacock, nga adunay tul-id nga lawas ug duha ka pako. Ang bulawan hinimo sa tulo ka piyesa, lakip na ang duha ka matanggal nga piyesa sa pako nga adunay lain-laing pattern sa mga buho. Ang semi-abli nga porma nagatugot sa hangin nga mag-agi libot sa mga tangkod ug nagatugot nga madugangan ang tubig sa adlaw-adlaw nga walay pagbalda sa areglo. Ang user magpili og usa ka piyesa sa pako, ipahiluna kini sa lawas ug sundon ang mga abli aron makahimo og pattern. Ang tumong niini mao ang paglugway sa kinabuhi sa mga pinutol nga bulak.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Puthaw

Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Puthaw, usa ka dungganon nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa maayong mga disenyo nga nakatagbo sa propesyonal ug industriyal nga mga gikinahanglan nga gipaabot gikan sa maayo ang pagkadisenyo nga mga paglalang. Ang mga mananaog sa Puthaw nagpakita og dakong kahanas, taas nga espesyalisasyon, eksperto nga pagsabot, ug mamugnaon nga abilidad sa ilang mga tiglalang. Gilauman nga ang Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga paglalang nga praktikal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Puthaw naghiusa sa labing maayong mga praktis sa industriya ug adunay hanas nga teknikal nga mga kinaiya nga nalambigit sa kahibalo ug talento. Follow Me Sculptural nga Bulawan gitahod tungod sa pagkamaabtik niini ug gidisenyo aron maghatag og mga pagpaayo sa kalidad sa kinabuhi nga makatabang sa paghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Follow Me is a sculpture which functions as a vase. The idea is to make the vase take part in arrangement and conditioning of cut flowers. This vase is a set of three pieces with semi open form to allow air circulation around the stems keeping them moisture free and to allow users to add water daily without disturbing the arrangement. The two detachable wing pieces are perforated in a certain pattern to aid the arrangement. The vase provides aids while the flowers complete the overall form, forming a complementary pair.
Dimensions & Packaging: size of body : 220 mm x 60 mm x 260 mm
size of wing : 120 mm x 230 mm
Overall size : 250 mm x 120 mm x 260 mm
Tags: Vase, functional sculpture, Peacock Inspired , Flower arrangement aid.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to solve a conflicting criterion and bring the bird form and functions together. For easy adding of water, wide mouth is good but it does not provide enough aid for arranging flowers in pattern. Additional aid may be needed for arrangement. The design has been developed as semi open form with three pieces separating the conflicting functions. The perforated wing part serves as the aid, while user can easily add water below the wings. The large gap also allows air circulation.
Research: From study on conditioning of flowers, it is found that flowers suck lots of water and one has to keep adding water as needed. And while doing this, arrangement is disturbed or water is spilled. Enclosed form of vases with water creates the moist environment and increases bacterial growth. A large mouth is convenient for adding water but do not provide enough aid for arrangement in pattern. These lead to design a vase which increases post harvest life instead of just a container to hold flowers.
Inspiration: The form of Follow Me is inspired from the bird Peacock. This bird has a unique tail which forms a semi circular pattern when it fans its highly elongated upper tail covert feathers. This inspired me to develop the form of the vase as a bird with long upright tail and a pair of wings with perforated back to provide support for cut flowers. The intent is to make the flowers a part of the form.
Operation Flow: User has to choose a wing piece out of the two options according to the profile of the openings or perforation. The user can anchor it to the body of the vase with the help of the anchoring points provided in the body and then he can add water in to it. Its ready for arranging flowers. Now, the user can follow the profile of the openings or skip in between to create a pattern in the arrangement.
Image Credits: Image #1,#2,#3,#4,#5 : Heloise Rajkumari, 3D Modeling and Rendering, 2014.