Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Varahina in Famolavolana Vokatra sy Fitaovana Jiro Competition Category.

VarahinaJiro· 2022

Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

A' Design Award Varahina Winner in Jiro Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana

Ny Coral Blanche dia jiro mitsangana nahazoana aingam-panahy avy amin'ny fanalam-boloky voa (coral bleaching). Ny firafitra fototra dia mitovy endrika amin'ny voa fanta-dranomasina (sea fan coral) efa nihalo, nofidina noho ny hatanjahan'ny firafiny sy ny endriny ivelany. Semy jiro LED misiro folo no miraikitra amin'ny firafitra ka maneho atody napetraky ny trondro voa. Ny vatan'ny jiro dia vita amin'ny fangaro fialon-tany (biodegradable starch blends). Azo apetraka ao amin'ny efitrano fandraisam-bahiny ny jiro mba hanazava ny rihana na ny rindrina. Ny Coral Blanche dia manana refy 1771 miliметatra amin'ny sakany ary 1547 milimetatra amin'ny hahavony. Ity famolavolana ity dia mampitodika ny saina amin'ny olan'ny fanalam-boloky voa, olana maneran-tany mifandray amin'ny fitomboan'ny hafanan'ny ranomasina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Varahina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ny famolavolana Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana miavaka izay mampiavaka ny fahaiza-mamorona, ny fahazotoana ary ny fahamaotinan-tsaina. Ny mpandresy Varahina dia zavatra vita tanana mahay dia mahay ary mamorona mivantana izay manamafy ny traikefa be dia be, ny sarintsaina ary ny fahaizan-kafoy an'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho zavatra ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana, mahay amin'ny asa sady vaovao ny famolavolana Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Varahina ity dia mitahiry ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia, ary tsara indrindra amin'ny fitandremana ny antsipirihany. Ny famolavolana Coral Blanche Jiro Mitsangana dia mahafa-po ny filana tsara, mikasika ny faniriana, mahasarika ny fihetseham-po ary misarika ny fahalianana.

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.