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Blazer Pendelleuchte by Ninglu Zhang

Blazer Pendelleuchte by Ninglu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Eisen in Beleuchtungsdesign Competition Category.


EisenBeleuchtung· 2024

Blazer Pendelleuchte

by Ninglu Zhang

Client: Nzhang Design

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Beleuchtung Category

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The Design

About Blazer Pendelleuchte

Blazer verkörpert das Konzept einer Filz-Hängeleuchte, die sich durch werkzeugfreie Montage aus einem flachen Filzbogen auszeichnet und mühelose Skalierbarkeit in der Massenproduktion bei gleichzeitiger Minimierung von Materialverschwendung durch ihr schlankes rechteckiges Design bietet. Inspiriert von den scharfen Linien eines Blazerschnitts und betont durch einen leuchtenden Rotton, der die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zieht, führt Blazers minimalistische Silhouette die Betrachter durch eine harmonische Abfolge. Akzentuiert durch schwarze Druckknöpfe setzt das Design strategisch Akzente in dieser fließenden Erzählung und verleiht ihr Spannung und Tiefe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Blazer Pendelleuchte ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Blazer Pendelleuchte wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Blazer Pendelleuchte wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Blazer is a felt hanging lamp that can be assembled completely tool-free from a flat felt sheet and can be easily mass-produced with minimum waste of materials due to its clean rectangle shape. Inspired by the business suit cut on the front, with its bright red color to catch people's eyes, Blazer's simple shape creates a flow and sequence for the viewers to follow, and the black snaps can give the design a highlight and pause the flow.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimension:

Flat: 380mm x 1525mm x 5mm (W x D x H)
Assembled: 787mm x 254mm x 432mm (W x D x H)
Tags
Light fixture, Felt, Lamp, Mass production, easy assemble, Red
Production Technology
In the progress of prototyping, many adjustments was made on both the material and position of details. AutoCAD was used to draft out the plan drawing of Blazer, including the felt dimension detail to help later hand cut and the water jet cutting drawing of the customized metal washer.
Design Challenge
The fact of mass-producing with limited facilities access is the most challenging part of the design process. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, public crafting studios were largely shuttered or inaccessible, posing significant hurdles to obtaining necessary facilities.
Research
The Blazer project represents applied research focusing on environmentally friendly production practices within both handcrafted and assembly line industries. Data on material waste and pollution created were collected from online resources. Started by making variable paper prototypes, the shape of Blazer minimized the waste of material, and the final selection of material controlled pollution that could be potentially created.
Inspiration
Blazer the lamp is inspired by the cut on the neckline area of the blazer cloth. Clean cut and elegant folding on the cloth blazer was once leading the trend of the fashion industry. The meticulous tailoring and attention to detail is very inspiring. It has a significant and interesting historical importance, particularly in the context of fashion and social culture.
Project Duration
The project started in August 2020 in Iowa, USA and finished in December 2020 in Iowa, USA, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
Operation Flow
To transform the Blazer from flat to functional lamp, the process initiates by laying it flat on a surface, then mimicking the method used for crafting a Mobius ring by grasping both ends of the felt twist and securing them in position using the button.
Team Members
Ninglu Zhang
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #2: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #3: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #4: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020.

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