Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala by CoCo Ree

Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala by CoCo Ree is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwaahịa Ìhè na Ihe E Kwụnyere Competition Category.

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Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala

by CoCo Ree

Client: CoCo Ree Studios

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ìhè Category

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The Design

About Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala

Aggregate bụ nchịkọta nke ọkụ ala atọ e mere site na ihe eweghachiri emeghari na ihe achụfuru achụfu. A na-ewu ọkụ ọ bụla n'elu ọkpụkpụ e jikọtara ọnụ nke e mere site na mkpọ nchara achụfuru. A na-akpụ ahụ ya n'aka site na ngwakọta nke kọnkịrịtị, aja silica na karama plastik akwatụrụ akwatụ, tinye ya n'elu ntọala fiber na-eguzogide alkali dị mkpa. A na-arụ ngwakọta kọnkịrịtị ahụ dị ka ụrọ karịa ịwụsa ya n'ime igwe, ya mere ọkụ ọ bụla nwere ụkpụrụ ahụ na oyiyi nke ya. Bọlbụ tube LED na-enye ọkụ ahụ, na mgbanwe nzọ ụkwụ dị na ntọala na-agbanye na agbanyụ ọkụ ọ bụla. Nchịkọta ahụ na-achọ inye mkpofu obodo mba ojii ojiji ọhụrụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Aggregate Collection Ọkụ Ala bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Each lamp uses a welded skeleton made from discarded steel scraps. The body is then sculpted with a custom mix of concrete and recycled plastic. Aggregate uses this material combination to revisit structure and texture. The concrete/plastic formula is powerful and malleable, transforming modern waste. Using recycled material, each lamp attempts to elevate discarded materials. Combining these materials with filtered LED bulbs, this project proudly benefits from design principles and artistic approaches, fusing craftsmanship with functionality of brilliantly bright light.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Walk
305mm x 1220mm x 1854mm
Holding on
457mm x 762mm x 1854mm
Broken
457mm x 457mm x 1854mm
Tags: floor lamp, light, concrete, sculptural light, lamp
Production Technology: The substance of sidewalks and skyscrapers, Concrete is perhaps the most ubiquitous material in our contemporary culture. I first started by experimenting with Portland Cement (Type I per ASTM C 150). With weight issues during the application, experiments started with the proportions of water, cement, and gravel and additives such as, sugar, salt, shredded cardboard, shredded plastic bottles and fiber glass. Ultimately, I used shredded plastic bottles (almost as polymer or acrylic fibers) with an ECC concrete and well-graded silica sands on top of a thin alkali-resistant fiber base produced the best and most unique results.
Design Challenge: By researching the effects of the growth of urban and industrial areas, what is the visual language of consumer globalization? Can design truly transform modern waste resulting from urban expansion and consumerism?
Research: This design aimed to reappropriate materials that create our current scenic backdrops. Exploring ways to use concrete as a clay, rather than casting the material, the concrete was mixed with shaved plastic bottles and sculpted.
Inspiration: With the challenge to see if a design could transform modern waste, this collection aimed to reuse existing materials to create distinctly bright lights. After replacing fluorescent bulbs with LED tube lights, I knew I wanted to use the LED tubes in a floor lamp. The structural inspiration came while doing quick figurative gesture sketches, the model used a rod as a prop, bending and holding it outstretched between poses. These sketches became the essence of the design, a design that used materials motivated by human contortion.
Project Duration: The project started in Hong Kong in November of 2018 and was finished and shown at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA for three months in 2019.
Operation Flow: On/off step light switches can be found at the base of the light.
Image Credits: Photo credit: Aman Shakya