Cosmic Man Mea Pāʻani by Fan Bai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Mea Pāʻani, Pāʻani a me Lako Lealea Competition Category.

HaoMea Pāʻani· 2023

Cosmic Man Mea Pāʻani

by Fan Bai

Client: Beijing Wangjianxi Culture & Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Mea Pāʻani Category

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The Design

About Cosmic Man Mea Pāʻani

ʻO ka hoʻolālā o Cosmic Man ka wehewehe ʻana i ka manaʻo he palena ʻole ke ola a ʻaʻole pau ka ʻike. I kekahi lā, ʻo AI, ʻo ia ka mea lawe i ka ʻike kanaka, e hoʻokō i ka misionari i hiki ʻole ke hoʻokō i ke ola liʻiliʻi. ʻO ka hui pū ʻana o ka mākaʻikaʻi ākea, ka naʻauao artificial, a me nā kumuhana wela ʻē aʻe e loaʻa i kēia mea pāʻani hōʻiliʻili i nā hiʻohiʻona o ka manawa. ʻO ka hui pū ʻana a me ka hui ʻana o nā hōʻailona moʻomeheu he mea hou i ka retro-futurism.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Cosmic Man Mea Pāʻani i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Cosmic Man Mea Pāʻani he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Cosmic Man Mea Pāʻani no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Cosmic Man is a collectible toy with a retro-futuristic design. The classic color contrast brings a retro sense of luxury and evokes the memories and feelings of the times. The armor gives an impression of being strong and impact resistant. Mechanical elements interpret rich stories. The retro technological texture of the decorative lights collides with the punk culture of the belt, exuding a unique charm. The fit design of the space suit comes from an upgrade iteration of technology. The mechanical brain is the core of AI, carrying the human exploring spirit.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product dimensions, W 120mm x D 130mm x H 280mm.
Package dimensions, W 220mm x D 180mm x H 360mm.
Tags: Space, Artistic Toy, Collectibles, Decoration, Emotions, Sustainable
Production Technology: Featuring the idea of sustainable design, it is entirely digital R&D, a simplified design, hollowing out the internal structure to significantly reduce the material consumption and product weight. The integration is lightweight and durable. Exquisite handy craftsmanship and craftsman spirit empower precise and efficient technology to create a warm modern commercial, artistic toy.
Design Challenge: The product structure has high requirements for fineness and details. However, increasing the fineness will increase the consumables and damage rate. Therefore, the research challenge is balancing energy efficiency and minimizing consumables and weight without sacrificing quality.
Research: On the premise of pursuing high quality for design and production, 15 experiments were conducted between the fineness of 0.05 and 0.1 to achieve a balance between precision and the best energy efficiency. This design uses non-uniform thickness hollow-out technology and 3D printing technology. According to different stress positions, the corresponding hollow thickness is emphasized, which significantly improves the qualified rate of finished products, and at the same time, minimizes consumables to achieve the best balance of refinement, weight, and quality.
Inspiration: Inspired by human ambition for infinite existence, the shape of the Cosmic Man is a symbol of humans expanding territory into space. In the time dimension, humans pursue eternal life and use technology to parasitize their consciousness on artificial intelligence. The mechanical brain of the Cosmic Man represents AI and eternal consciousness, and the body is the interface between eternal consciousness and infinite space.
Project Duration: The project started in 2021 and was completed in Beijing in 2022.
Operation Flow: A base is a charging unit. Place the Cosmic Man on the bottom to charge the decorative light. The arms and hands can flexibly rotate and change postures. Accessories such as shoes, jetpacks, and helmets can be matched and assembled—modularization to realize the disassembly, exchange, and collection of toy figures.
Patents: Patented. 202130695953.5. Fan Bai. 2021. CN.
Copyrights belong to Fan Bai, 2021.
Team Members: Fan Bai
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #2: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #3: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #4: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #5: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.