Coral Blanche Yvy Renda by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Yvy Renda by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Brónse in Tatarendy Jejapo Competition Category.

BrónseTatarendy· 2022

Coral Blanche Yvy Renda

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

A' Design Award Brónse Winner in Tatarendy Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Yvy Renda

Coral Blanche ha'e peteĩ yvy renda ojejapóva coral morotĩmbaite rehegua ojehecha rire. Pe estructura principal ojogua peteĩ coral "sea fan" morotĩmbáicha, oiporavo hikuái ha'e haguére imbarete atyguáicha ha iporãgui ojechauka. Pa LED foco frosted ojejokoha upe estructura-pe ha ohechauka umi so'o coral guy'gua rembyra. Pe hete ojejapo material biodegradável arruavo-gui. Pe renda ikatu ojeity peteĩ óga guasu-pe omyendy hag̃ua pe yvy térã peteĩ ta'ãnga. Coral Blanche ipe 1771 milímetro tuichakue ha 1547 milímetro yvateha. Pe diseño ohechauka porã coral morotĩmbaite, peteĩ mba'e vai oiko opárupi yvy ape ári, oñemoĩva pe yguasu rakuãve ndive.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Brónse

Coral Blanche Yvy Renda ohupyty A' Design Award Brónse, peteĩ ñehechakuaa heta prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño sobresaliente-pe ojekuaáva creatividad, ingenio ha astucia rupi. Umi ganador Brónse ha'e artefacto hábil ha creativo ohechaukáva experiencia, imaginación ha recurso umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Coral Blanche Yvy Renda ha'eha peteĩ objeto ojehayhúva, admirado ha estimado, profesional ha innovador. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Brónse ombojoaju mejor práctica arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua ha iporãiterei detalle rehe. Coral Blanche Yvy Renda ombohory necesidad, ohupyty ipotapy, ombovy'a sentimiento ha ohenói curiosidad.

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.