Coral Blanche Põrandalamp by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Põrandalamp by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Pronksauhind A' Design Award in Valgustitoodete ja -tarvikute disain Competition Category.

PronksValgustus· 2022

Coral Blanche Põrandalamp

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Pronksauhind A' Design Award Winner in Valgustus Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Põrandalamp

Coral Blanche on põrandalamp, mille inspiratsiooniallikaks on korallide pleekimine. Peamine struktuur jäljendab pleekunud merevimpelkoralli kuju, mis valiti nii oma struktuurse terviklikkuse kui ka välimuse tõttu. Struktuuri külge on kinnitatud kümme mattklaasitud LED-pirni, mis kujutavad korallikalade munetud mune. Korpus on valmistatud biolagunevatest tärklisesegudest. Lampi saab paigutada elutuppa, et valgustada põrandat või seina. Coral Blanche mõõtmed on 1771 millimeetrit laiust ja 1547 millimeetrit kõrgust. Disain juhib tähelepanu korallide pleekimisele – ülemaailmsele probleemile, mis on seotud ookeanide temperatuuri tõusuga.

The Recognition

About the Pronksauhind A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Põrandalamp on Pronksauhinna A' Design Award võitja, väga prestiižikas tunnustus, mis antakse silmapaistvatele disainidele, mida iseloomustavad loovus, leidlikkus ja teravmeelsus. Pronksvõitjad on küllaldaselt osavad ja tabavalt loovad teosed, mis kinnitavad oma disainerite laia kogemust, kujutlusvõimet ja leidlikkust. Coral Blanche Põrandalamp peaks olema kõrgelt hinnatud, imetletud ja armastatud objekt, mis on märkimisväärselt professionaalne ja uuenduslik. See Pronksauhinna A' Design Award võidudisain ühendab parimaid tavasid kunstis, teaduses, disainis ja tehnoloogias ning on suurepärane oma detailidele pööratud tähelepanu poolest. Coral Blanche Põrandalamp rahuldab suurepäraselt vajadusi, puudutab soove, võlub tundeid ja pakub huvi uudishimule.

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.