Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Argiztapen Produktu eta Lanparen Diseinua Competition Category.

BrontzeArgiztapena· 2022

Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Argiztapena Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara

Coral Blanche koralen zuriztatzean inspiratutako zoru-lanpara bat da. Egitura nagusiak koral-zuhaixka (sea fan) zuriztatu baten forma hartzen du, bere egitura-sendotasunagatik eta itxuragatik aukeratua. Hamar LED bonbila lauso egiturari itsatsita daude, eta koral-arrainek jarritako arrautzak irudikatzen dituzte. Gorputza almidoi-nahasketa biodegradagarriz eginda dago. Lanpara egongela batean koka daiteke, zorua edo horma argiztatzeko. Coral Blanchek 1771 milimetroko zabalera eta 1547 milimetroko altuera ditu. Diseinuak koralen zuriztatzeari buruzko arreta piztu nahi du, ozeanoetako tenperaturaren igoerarekin lotutako mundu mailako arazo bati buruzkoa.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Coral Blanche Zoru lanpara beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

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.