Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris by CoCo Ree

Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris by CoCo Ree is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Luminarium Competition Category.

ArgentumLuminaria· 2020

Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris

by CoCo Ree

Client: CoCo Ree Studios

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Luminaria Category

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Colors

The Design

About Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris

Aggregatum est collectio trium lucernarum solarium ex materiis recuperatis et abiectis confectarum. Unaquaeque lucerna super compagem ferruminatam struitur ex ferri fragmentis abiectis formatam. Corpus manu sculpitur ex mixtura caementi, arenae silicae et lagenarum plasticarum in frusta concisarum, super tenuem basim fibrae alcali resistentis illita. Mixtura caementi tamquam argilla tractatur, non in forma fusa, ita ut unaquaeque lucerna suam propriam texturam et adumbrationem habeat. Bulbi tubulares LED lumen praebent, et intermissor graduatus in basi unamquamque lucernam accendit et exstinguit. Collectio proponit ut sordibus urbanis novum usum tribuat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Aggregate Collection Lucerna Solaris creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

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