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Nopales Лампа by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Nopales Лампа by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Бронзена награда A' Design Award in Продуктно инженерство и технички дизајн Competition Category.


БронзенаИнженерство· 2024

Nopales Лампа

by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Client: Morakana

Бронзена награда A' Design Award Winner in Инженерство Category

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The Design

About Nopales Лампа

Nopales е модуларна лампа која се испорачува рамна како печатена плочка (PCB) и може лесно да се раздели на делови со рака. Деловите што се поврзуваат меѓусебе потоа се склопуваат заедно за да се трансформираат во прекрасен тридимензионален кактус. Инспириран од мексиканските пејзажи, играчкиот дизајн може да се склопува на десетици различни начини и може дури и да расте со комбинирање на повеќе картички. Овој Nopal не само што ги осветлува просториите со нежен сјај, туку и поттикнува лична поврзаност, поканувајќи ги корисниците да станат сокреатори во нивната сопствена светлечка градина.

The Recognition

About the Бронзена награда A' Design Award

Nopales Лампа е добитник на Бронзената награда A' Design Award, високо престижно признание што се доделува на извонредни дизајни што се одликуваат со креативност, генијалност и лукавост. Бронзените добитници се доволно вешти и воодушевувачки креативни творби што го потврдуваат огромното искуство, имагинација и снаодливост на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Nopales Лампа да биде високо ценет, восхитуван и сакан предмет, значајно професионален и иновативен. Овој дизајн со Бронзена награда ги вклучува најдобрите практики во уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата и се одликува со внимание кон деталите. Nopales Лампа одлично ги задоволува потребите, ги допира желбите, ги маѓепсува чувствата и ја буди љубопитноста.

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

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