Coral 전기 라디에이터 by Paolo D'Arrigo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 은상 in 욕실 가구 및 위생 도기 디자인 Competition Category.

은위생 도기· 2022

Coral 전기 라디에이터

by Paolo D'Arrigo

Client: Caos S.r.l.

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 위생 도기 Category

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The Design

About Coral 전기 라디에이터

코랄(Coral)은 전체가 알루미늄으로 제작된 전기 라디에이터입니다. 형태는 파라메트릭 디자인 소프트웨어를 통해 생성되었으며, 매우 긴 둘레를 지닌 닫힌 곡선으로 성장시키는 방식으로 만들어졌습니다. 긴 둘레는 열 출력을 높이고 표면 전체에 열을 고르게 확산시킵니다. 8mm 두께의 알루미늄 판재는 레이저 절단 후 전기 발열 시스템을 위해 밀링 가공되며, 이 두께 덕분에 라디에이터는 도달한 온도를 오래 유지할 수 있습니다. 코랄은 직사각형 형태와 원형 형태로 제공됩니다. 전용 애플리케이션을 통해 작동 요일과 시간, 가열 속도 및 온도를 설정할 수 있습니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Coral 전기 라디에이터, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Coral 전기 라디에이터, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Coral 전기 라디에이터, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: High-performance electric radiators, made entirely of aluminum, can be controlled with the management app which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
Coral radiators have been designed using a "Form Finding" approach, which, by exploiting parametric modeling, allows the search for new geometric expressions.

Coral's innovative characters are:
Use of generative parametric software,
Operation management via app,
Single material product,
High percentage of recyclability,
Wide palette of finishes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Coral is offered in two formats, the 480X50X1480mm rectangular, which can be installed both vertically and horizontally, and the 800mm diameter circular one.
Tags: radiator, electric radiator, coral, parametric, design, made in Italy, aluminium, app
Production Technology: 8mm thick aluminum sheet, shaped with laser cutting, subsequent processing by CNC milling machine for the electric heating system.
Use of parametric software AAD (Algorithms-Aided Design) for design generation.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to "design" the algorithm to generate the radiator shape. Since we were focused on the goal of defining the longest perimeter, but without neglecting the aesthetics of the product, we carefully calibrated the parameters to generate the final shape, a balance between function and aesthetics.
Research: A live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.
Inspiration: Inspired by the research of generative systems applications, the Coral radiators are proposed as a meeting point between design and nature within our homes.
As in corals that weld sediments together and give rise to ever longer branches, a live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.

Coral, an example of how the evolution of man through technology is resolved in the forms of nature.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 in Rome and finished in December 2020 in Prato.
Operation Flow: Coral is programmable via a dedicated app, which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
The particular shape generated with AAD software, allows optimal heat distribution over the entire surface and optimizes the heat diffusion capacity in the room.
The high thickness of the aluminum sheet determines a greater maintenance of the reached temperature.
Image Credits: All images: Paolo D'Arrigo, 2021