Moss Hiraka by Ms Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Hua Toitū, Kaupapa me te Hoahoa Kākāriki Competition Category.

RinoHua Toitū· 2023

Moss Hiraka

by Ms Team

Client: Jisu Lee, Eunhye Lee, Taerim Bang

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Hua Toitū Category

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The Design

About Moss Hiraka

Ko Moss he hiraka i hoahoatia mō te whakato harore ki ngā whenua kua pāngia e ngā ahi ngahere. Ka mauria e te hiraka te 150 mirilita harore, ā, ka mahi tahi me tētahi rūma whakapakeke e whakauru ana i ngā puku harore me te wai matūkai, me te tuku i ngā āhuatanga tika mō te tipu. Ko te putanga o te hiraka he āhua takiwiri, e whai ana i te huarahi horapa a te harore ki runga i te whenua. Ka whakatikahia te roa mā tētahi pātene kei runga, ā, ka whakaaturia e tētahi rama tohu te nui e toe ana. Ka taea e ngā kaihīkoi me ngā kaitūao te tango i tētahi hiraka i te rūma whakapakeke, ka pēhi ai i te harore ki te oneone hei tautoko i te whakaoranga o te ngahere.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Moss Hiraka te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Moss Hiraka he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Moss Hiraka mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Maximum lifespan with Minimal actions
The goal of the project ‘MOSS’ is to restore
forests that have been devastated by forest fires.
The product for restoration consists of a stamp that
can plant moss and a Incubation room that can cultivate moss.
Participants(volunteers, hikers) in this project can contribute to creating a sustainable world just by stamping moss.
Dimensions & Packaging: Stamp(Closed) : 55 x 55 x 264(mm)
Stamp(Maximum Open) : 55 x 55 x 753(mm)
Moss capacity inside the stamp : 150ml
Incubation room : 940 x 940 x 1780(mm)
Tags: Moss, Affordance, Spread, Life, Gyre
Production Technology: Moss has the property of preventing desertification by trapping fog and dew and retaining moisture in the soil. As a medium for tree root growth, it accelerates the recovery of forests destroyed by forest fires. The outlet of the stamp is a spiral design rather than a circle, reflecting the nature of moss to expand its territory. Incubation room is equipped with a system that injects moss spores and nutrient solutions into stamp and provides an optimal environment for moss to grow.
Design Challenge: In planning the project, it was difficult in the process of completing a structure that discharges moss rather than liquid completely.
We solved that problem by examining different types of moss and studying their molecular structures.
Research: This project proposes a solution to restore damaged mountains through an intuitive moss stamp and incubation room. People are put into the forest fire restoration project ‘MOSS’, directly creating a healthy mountain. We believe that ‘MOSS’ can also save countless lands damaged by rapid industrialization. By participating in the project, people can feel the seriousness of environmental pollution, see the earth changing due to their actions, and realize the importance of a sustainable world.
Inspiration: Forest fires have a larger damage area than any other disaster, so it takes a lot of time to recover.
We conducted research on how to quickly restore the devastated nature, and finally selected moss as a key material.
In addition, in the process of distributing moss on damaged mountains, we tried to suggest a way for humans to directly restore nature.
Taking a motif from the behavior of mountain climbers, we would like to suggest a method of stamping moss on the ground.
Project Duration: The project started in Seoul in March 2022 and was completed in Seoul in January 2023.
Operation Flow: After finding a nearby Moss incubation room, the user selects a stamp to take through the screen in the Incubation room. Then, Take the selected stamp out of the Incubation room.
After adjusting the length by pressing the button on the top of the stamp, stamp the moss.
You can check the current amount of moss with the indicator light at the top of the 'Moss Stamp'.
Finally, the mountain that turned into a wasteland changes into an environment where life can live.
Team Members: Designer : Lee Jisu
Designer : Taerim Bang
Designer : Eunhye Lee