Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Soilsithe Competition Category.

Cré-umhaSoilsiú· 2022

Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Soilsiú Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir

Is lampa urláir í Coral Blanche a fuair inspioráid ó thodhchaí choiréal. Glacann an phríomhstruchtúr cruth cnáib mhara choiréil tuartha, a roghnaíodh mar gheall ar a shláine struchtúrach agus a cuma. Tá deich mbolgán LED seaicéadaithe ceangailte leis an struchtúr agus léiríonn siad uibheacha a bhreith éisc choiréil. Tá an corp déanta as meascáin stáirse in-bhithmhillte. Is féidir an lampa a chur i seomra suí chun an t-urlár nó balla a shoilsiú. Tomhaiseann Coral Blanche 1771 milliméadar ar leithead agus 1547 milliméadar ar airde. Dírítear aird sa dearadh ar thodhchaí choiréal, saincheist dhomhanda a bhaineann le teochtaí aigéin atá ag ardú.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Coral Blanche Lampa Urláir riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

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.