Nopales Oriọna by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Nopales Oriọna by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Injinịa Ngwaahịa na Nhazi Teknịkal Competition Category.

BronzInjinịa· 2024

Nopales Oriọna

by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Client: Morakana

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Injinịa Category

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The Design

About Nopales Oriọna

Nopales bụ oriọna e kere n'akụkụ nke a na-ebugharị ya dị larịị dịka Bọọdụ Sekit E-biri (PCB) ma nwee ike iji aka gbajie ya n'iberibe n'ụzọ dị mfe. Iberibe ndị ahụ na-ejikọta ọnụ na-emesịa gbanwee ka ọ bụrụ osisi kaktus 3D mara mma. Site n'imepụta ya n'ụdị ala ndị Mexico, atụmatụ egwuregwu a nwere ike ịchịkọta ya n'ọtụtụ ụzọ dị iche iche ma nwekwaa ike itolite site na ijikọta ọtụtụ kaadị. Nopal a anaghị naanị enye ìhè dị nwayọọ n'ebe dị iche iche, kama ọ na-akwalitekwa mmekọrịta nke onwe, na-akpọ ndị na-eji ya ka ha bụrụ ndị na-esonyere mepụta ihe n'ogige ọkụ nke ha.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Nopales Oriọna meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Nopales Oriọna ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Nopales Oriọna na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Nopales is a modular lamp designed to be playfully assembled from a single Printed Circuit Board. Unlike typical PCBs that are flat and hidden inside enclosures, Nopales subverts this industrial nature to create a delightful object that is meant to be touched, bring joy, and evoke life into our spaces. It can ship flat as a postcard and can be hand assembled into your own nopal. Grow you cactus by combining cards.
Dimensions & Packaging: Variable dimensions
Flat: 84mmx125mmx5mm
Assembled: 50mm x50mm x100
Tags: PCB, Lamp, Nopales, Cactus, Modular, Mexico, Art, Garden
Production Technology: Printed Circuit Board, LEDs, Microcontroller, CR2032 Battery
Design Challenge: The project looks deceptively simple but a lot of research has gone into the interlocking connections. Even when PCB manufacturing is a mature industry, there is no way to connect two boards in the ways we were searching for. Current solutions require bulky mechanical components "connectors", or to be solder. We have tried multiple approaches and worked with the PCB manufacturer though iterations. Orienting components in different planes, plating surface edges, special routing, springs, and more.
Inspiration: Nopales was inspired by the landscapes of my Mexican upbringing and our passion for developing creative hardware. We wanted to reframe Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)s beyond their technical existence, to expose the material's beauty and transform it into something tactile, delightful and captivating. We spent months working with manufacturers to create a simple and efficient way to interlock the PCBs both mechanically and electrically. Nopales circuit is designed to shine for months or even years.
Project Duration: The project started early 2023 and exhibited at the HeadHi Lamp show in Brooklyn NY from March until July. A new updated version was shown at PioneerWorks Software For Artists Day in November.
Operation Flow: Nopales starts as a flat PCB that breaks apart by hand and can be interlocked into your own Nopal (cactus), then you can press the button to cycle though multiple brightness levels. It has an auto sleep timer to prevent draining the battery in case you forget to turn it off.
Team Members: Sebastian Morales
Tiri Kananuruk
Image Credits: MORAKANA LLC