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Blazer Luminaria Colgante by Ninglu Zhang
Blazer Luminaria Colgante by Ninglu Zhang
Blazer Luminaria Colgante by Ninglu Zhang
Blazer Luminaria Colgante by Ninglu Zhang
Blazer Luminaria Colgante by Ninglu Zhang

Ferro Iluminación · 2024

Blazer Luminaria Colgante

by Ninglu Zhang

  • A' Design Award de Ferro 2024 in Iluminación
  • CLIENT: Nzhang Design
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 14,406
  • Verification code C93707139E · Verify this award
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About Blazer Luminaria Colgante

Blazer encarna un concepto de lámpada colgante de feltro que presenta unha montaxe sen ferramentas a partir dunha folla plana de feltro, ofrecendo escalabilidade sen esforzo na produción en masa mentres minimiza o desperdicio de material, grazas ao seu deseño rectangular e elegante. Inspirándose nas liñas nítidas do corte frontal dun traxe de negocios, acentuado por unha tonalidade vermella vibrante para captar a atención, a silueta minimalista de Blazer guía aos espectadores a través dunha secuencia harmoniosa. Realzado por broches negros, o deseño puntúa estratexicamente esta narrativa fluída, engadindo intriga e dimensión.

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Blazer Luminaria Colgante gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Blazer Luminaria Colgante sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Blazer Luminaria Colgante é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

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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.
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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