Nopales Šviestuvas by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Nopales Šviestuvas by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Bronzinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award in Produktų inžinerijos ir techninis dizainas Competition Category.

BronzinisInžinerija· 2024

Nopales Šviestuvas

by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Client: Morakana

Bronzinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award Winner in Inžinerija Category

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The Design

About Nopales Šviestuvas

"Nopales" yra modulinis šviestuvas, pristatomas plokščias kaip spausdintinė plokštė (PCB) ir lengvai išlaužiamas į dalis rankomis. Tarpusavyje susikabinančios dalys sujungiamos spragtelint ir virsta nuostabiu 3D kaktusu. Įkvėptas Meksikos kraštovaizdžių, žaismingas dizainas gali būti surenkamas dešimtimis skirtingų būdų ir netgi augti sujungiant kelias plokštes. Šis nopalas ne tik apšviečia erdves švelnia šviesa, bet ir puoselėja asmeninį ryšį, kviesdamas naudotojus tapti bendrakūrėjais savo pačių šviesiame sode.

The Recognition

About the Bronzinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Nopales Šviestuvas laimėjo Bronzinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, labai prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą išskirtiniams dizainams, kuriuos žymi kūrybiškumas, išradingumas ir sumanumas. Bronzos laureatai yra pakankamai įgudę ir stulbinamai kūrybingi dirbiniai, patvirtinantys jų kūrėjų didelę patirtį, vaizduotę ir išteklių gausą. Tikimasi, kad Nopales Šviestuvas bus aukštai vertinamas, žavimas ir brangus daiktas, žymiai profesionalus ir novatoriškas. Šis Bronziniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas įtraukia geriausias praktikas mene, moksle, dizaine ir technologijose ir yra puikus dėl dėmesio detalėms. Nopales Šviestuvas puikiai tenkina poreikius, paliečia troškimus, žavi jausmus ir traukia smalsumą.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Nopales is a modular lamp designed to be playfully assembled from a single Printed Circuit Board. Unlike typical PCBs that are flat and hidden inside enclosures, Nopales subverts this industrial nature to create a delightful object that is meant to be touched, bring joy, and evoke life into our spaces. It can ship flat as a postcard and can be hand assembled into your own nopal. Grow you cactus by combining cards.
Dimensions & Packaging: Variable dimensions
Flat: 84mmx125mmx5mm
Assembled: 50mm x50mm x100
Tags: PCB, Lamp, Nopales, Cactus, Modular, Mexico, Art, Garden
Production Technology: Printed Circuit Board, LEDs, Microcontroller, CR2032 Battery
Design Challenge: The project looks deceptively simple but a lot of research has gone into the interlocking connections. Even when PCB manufacturing is a mature industry, there is no way to connect two boards in the ways we were searching for. Current solutions require bulky mechanical components "connectors", or to be solder. We have tried multiple approaches and worked with the PCB manufacturer though iterations. Orienting components in different planes, plating surface edges, special routing, springs, and more.
Inspiration: Nopales was inspired by the landscapes of my Mexican upbringing and our passion for developing creative hardware. We wanted to reframe Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)s beyond their technical existence, to expose the material's beauty and transform it into something tactile, delightful and captivating. We spent months working with manufacturers to create a simple and efficient way to interlock the PCBs both mechanically and electrically. Nopales circuit is designed to shine for months or even years.
Project Duration: The project started early 2023 and exhibited at the HeadHi Lamp show in Brooklyn NY from March until July. A new updated version was shown at PioneerWorks Software For Artists Day in November.
Operation Flow: Nopales starts as a flat PCB that breaks apart by hand and can be interlocked into your own Nopal (cactus), then you can press the button to cycle though multiple brightness levels. It has an auto sleep timer to prevent draining the battery in case you forget to turn it off.
Team Members: Sebastian Morales
Tiri Kananuruk
Image Credits: MORAKANA LLC