Froggie Lucerna Mensalis by Yongwook Seong

Froggie Lucerna Mensalis by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Luminarium Competition Category.

AesLuminaria· 2021

Froggie Lucerna Mensalis

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Luminaria Category

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The Design

About Froggie Lucerna Mensalis

Ranula est lucerna mensalis quae ex duplici vita amphibiorum inter terram et aquam inspirationem capit. Hoc consilium momentum illud comprehendit quo rana supra aquae superficiem se attollit. Oculi Ranulae duo fontes luminis praebent, dum corpus supra aquam expositum basim efficit. Ambo oculi flecti possunt, ita ut formae oculorum in varias positiones aptari possint ad diversos effectus lucis creandos. Sensorium tactus in utraque nare positum est, ita ut singulae luces separatim accendi et exstingui possint. Ranula biomimesin tamquam fontem consilii lusorii explorat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Froggie Lucerna Mensalis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Froggie Lucerna Mensalis rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Froggie Lucerna Mensalis necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Froggie is a desk lamp project that inspires playful creativity. It captures the very moment when a frog rises above water. The eyes are represented as lighting sources, and the exposed body above water as a base.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 256 mm x Depth 165 mm x Height (max.) 310 mm
*Sizes may vary
Tags: Frog Lamp, Froggie Lighting, Frog Lighting
Production Technology: Froggie's eyes are made to be bendable. Each nostril is equipped with a touch sensor button where users can turn on and off each light.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was to figure out proper representations for each design element, for example, how big its eyes should be proportional to the body, and how much its body should be shown, compared to the rest of its submerged part.
Research: Froggie is to explore biomimicry in design. It attempts to translate "double life" of Amphibians into lighting design language.
Inspiration: Froggie was inspired by "double life" of amphibians between land and water. Frogs have the permeable skin, which allows them to breathe through the skin in water. They also breathe through the nostrils above the water surface or on land.
Project Duration: The project began in January 2021 and finished in January 2021 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Users are able to manipulate its eye shapes by adjusting their positions, which could render various lighting effects.