Mobius Rama by Kejun Li, Zhang Jiahua and Nitesh Narappa Re

Mobius Rama by Kejun Li, Zhang Jiahua and Nitesh Narappa Re is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Koura in Hoahoa Rama me ngā Taputapu Mārama Competition Category.

KouraRama· 2020

Mobius Rama

by Kejun Li, Zhang Jiahua and Nitesh Narappa Re

Client: Ooudesign

A' Design Award Koura Winner in Rama Category

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The Design

About Mobius Rama

Ko te mowhiti Mobius e hooho ana mo te hoahoa o nga rama Mobius. Kia rua nga papa o te rama kia rua nga atarangi o te atarangi (ara, te rua-taha-taha), ko te koikoi me te peka, ka makona te hiahia a-rama. Ko tana ahuatanga motuhake me te ngawari kei roto i te ataahua pāngarau matemate. Na reira, ka kawea mai he ataahua ki te oranga o te kaainga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Koura

Ko Mobius Rama te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Mobius Rama he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Mobius Rama i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Mobius ring gives inspiration for this lamp design. One lamp strip may have two shadow surfaces (i.e. two-sided surface), the obverse and the reverse, which will satisfy all-round lighting demand. Its special and simple shape contains mysterious mathematical beauty. Therefore, more rhythmic beauty will be brought to home life.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: Bamboo with heat-bending forming process/3D printed acrylic.
Dimensions:Length:340mm Width:76mm Height:350mm
Tags: pendant, light, mobius, aesthetic
Production Technology: The pendant's shell is made of bamboo, The outer shell of the lamp is formed by using a bamboo material through a heat bending forming process, and the lampshade is made of acrylic material with a built-in LED strip.
Design Challenge: The process of exploring this shape is very difficult because we don't want to make it look too superficial and like the Mobius band. Therefore we must find a balance in the shape.
Research: This shape is developed from the Mobius band. It is not easy to show the Mobius elements beautifully. This process took a lot of time to experiment. In the beginning, we drew sketch a lot of shapes to explore and then folding basic shapes with paper, we gradually perfected the shape through 3D models and 3D printing technology. And finally, we made the functional prototype.
Inspiration: The Mobius Ring gave the inspiration for this design. The methmetical
model of Mobius ring attracted my attention when I was reading a book, this inspired me to make a rough paper model and try to make an exploratory assumption, How beautiful and timeless would it look if I could make it into a lamp and hang it in my house.
Project Duration: The project began in May 2018 in China and finished in November 2019 in Milano, and will be exhibited in Salone Satellite in April 2020.
Operation Flow: One lamp strip may have two shadow surfaces (i.e. two-sided surface), the obverse and the reverse, which will satisfy all-round lighting demand.
Team Members: Jiahua Zhang
Nitesh Narappa Reddy
Image Credits: LI KEJUN