Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn in Dîzayna Hilberîn û Amûrên Ronahiyê Competition Category.

TuncRonahî· 2022

Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn Winner in Ronahî Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê

Coral Blanche chirakeke erdê ye ku ji spîbûna mercanan îlham girtiye. Avahiya sereke şêwazê mercaneke bafirî ya spîbûyî digire, ku ji ber taybetmendiya xwe ya avahîsazî û xuyangê xwe hatiye hilbijartin. Deh amporên LED-ê yên moror li avahiyê ve girêdayî ne û nûneratiya hêkên ku ji aliyê masiyên mercanan ve têne razandin dikin. Laşê wê ji tevahiyên nişastayê yên hilweşiyayî hatiye çêkirin. Ev chirak dikare di jûreke rûniştinê de were bicihkirin da ku erd an dîwarekê ronî bike. Coral Blanche 1771 mîlîmetre firehî û 1547 mîlîmetre bilindahî dide. Sêwirandin bala mirovan dikişîne ser spîbûna mercanan, pirsgirêkeke gerdûnî ya girêdayî bilindbûna germahiya okyanûsan.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn

Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên berbiçav ên bi afirînerî, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiyê têne cudakirin re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Tuncînê karên bi têra xwe jêhatî û bi awayekî balkêş afirîner in, yên ku ezmûna fireh, xeyal û çareserkirina sêwiranerên xwe piştrast dikin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê tiştekî pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal be, bi awayekî berbiçav pîşekar û nûjen. Ev sêwirana bi Tuncînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê digire nav xwe û ji bo baldariya li hûrgiliyan hêja ye. Coral Blanche Chirakî Erdê pêdiviyan bi rengekî xweş tîne cih, destê xwe dide daxwazan, hestan dihejîne û meraqê dikişîne.

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.