Coral Blanche Lampa Làir by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Lampa Làir by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Thoraidhean is Fhicstiùirean Soillseachaidh Competition Category.

UmhaSoillseachadh· 2022

Coral Blanche Lampa Làir

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Soillseachadh Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Lampa Làir

'S e lampa làir a th' ann an Coral Blanche a fhuair a bhrosnachadh bho thodhar corail. Tha am prìomh structar a' gabhail cruth cuiseig-mara chorail air a thodhar, air a thaghadh airson na tha e cothromach a thaobh structair agus airson a choltais. Tha deich bòcanan LED ceòthach ceangailte ris an structar, a' riochdachadh uighean air an cur le èisg corail. Tha am bodhaig air a dhèanamh de choimeasgaidhean stalc a ghabhas lobhadh gu nàdarra. Faodar an lampa a chur ann an seòmar-suidhe gus an làr no balla a shoillseachadh. Tha Coral Blanche a' tomhas 1771 millemeatair de leud agus 1547 millemeatair a dh'àirde. Tha an dealbhadh a' tarraing aire gu todhar corail, cùis chruinne co-cheangailte ri àrdachadh teodhachd nan cuantan.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Coral Blanche Lampa Làir air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Coral Blanche Lampa Làir na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Coral Blanche Lampa Làir a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

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.