Blazer Унжуулсан Чийдэн by Ninglu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал in Гэрэлтүүлгийн бүтээгдэхүүн ба тоноглолын дизайн Competition Category.
ТөмөрГэрэлтүүлэг· 2024
Blazer Унжуулсан Чийдэн
by Ninglu Zhang
Client: Nzhang Design
A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал Winner in Гэрэлтүүлэг Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #156732The Design
About Blazer Унжуулсан Чийдэн
Blazer нь хавтгай эсгий хуудаснаас багажгүйгээр угсардаг унжуулсан чийденгийн концепцийг илэрхийлдэг бөгөөд тэгш өнцөгт загвараараа материалын хог хаягдлыг багасгаснаар бөөнөөр үйлдвэрлэхэд хялбар өргөжих боломжийг санал болгодог. Бизнесийн костюмын урд зүслэгийн хурц шугамнаас санаа авч, анхаарал татахын тулд тод улаан өнгөөр онцолсон Blazer нь минималист дүр төрхөөрөө үзэгчдийг эв найртай дарааллаар удирддаг. Хар товчлууруудаар баяжуулсан загвар нь энэхүү урсамтгай өгүүлэмжийг стратегийн байдлаар онцолж, сонирхол болон гүн гүнзгийг нэмдэг.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал
Blazer Унжуулсан Чийдэн нь A' Design Award Төмөр шагналын ялагч бөгөөд сайн зохиогдсон бүтээлээс хүлээгддэг мэргэжлийн болон үйлдвэрлэлийн шаардлагыг хангасан сайн загварт олгодог нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Төмөр ялагчид бүтээгчдийнхээ агуу ур чадвар, өндөр мэргэшил, мэргэжилтний ойлголт, бүтээлч чадавхийг харуулдаг. Blazer Унжуулсан Чийдэн нь өндөр үнэлэгдсэн, биширсэн, хайрласан, практик, шинэлэг бүтээл байх болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Төмөр шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар нь салбарын шилдэг туршлагыг нэгтгэж, мэдлэг, авьяастай холбогдсон чадварлаг техникийн шинж чанартай. Blazer Унжуулсан Чийдэн нь нухацтай байдлаараа хүндлэгддэг бөгөөд амьдралын чанарыг сайжруулж, дэлхийг илүү сайхан газар болгоход туслахаар зохиогдсон.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Blazer is a felt hanging lamp that can be assembled completely tool-free from a flat felt sheet and can be easily mass-produced with minimum waste of materials due to its clean rectangle shape. Inspired by the business suit cut on the front, with its bright red color to catch people's eyes, Blazer's simple shape creates a flow and sequence for the viewers to follow, and the black snaps can give the design a highlight and pause the flow.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimension:
Flat: 380mm x 1525mm x 5mm (W x D x H)
Assembled: 787mm x 254mm x 432mm (W x D x H) - Tags
- Light fixture, Felt, Lamp, Mass production, easy assemble, Red
- Production Technology
- In the progress of prototyping, many adjustments was made on both the material and position of details. AutoCAD was used to draft out the plan drawing of Blazer, including the felt dimension detail to help later hand cut and the water jet cutting drawing of the customized metal washer.
- Design Challenge
- The fact of mass-producing with limited facilities access is the most challenging part of the design process. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, public crafting studios were largely shuttered or inaccessible, posing significant hurdles to obtaining necessary facilities.
- Research
- The Blazer project represents applied research focusing on environmentally friendly production practices within both handcrafted and assembly line industries. Data on material waste and pollution created were collected from online resources. Started by making variable paper prototypes, the shape of Blazer minimized the waste of material, and the final selection of material controlled pollution that could be potentially created.
- Inspiration
- Blazer the lamp is inspired by the cut on the neckline area of the blazer cloth. Clean cut and elegant folding on the cloth blazer was once leading the trend of the fashion industry. The meticulous tailoring and attention to detail is very inspiring. It has a significant and interesting historical importance, particularly in the context of fashion and social culture.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2020 in Iowa, USA and finished in December 2020 in Iowa, USA, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
- Operation Flow
- To transform the Blazer from flat to functional lamp, the process initiates by laying it flat on a surface, then mimicking the method used for crafting a Mobius ring by grasping both ends of the felt twist and securing them in position using the button.
- Team Members
- Ninglu Zhang
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #2: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #3: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #4: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020.
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