Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir by Heloise Rajkumari

Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir by Heloise Rajkumari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Besi in Reka Bentuk Seni Halus dan Pemasangan Seni Competition Category.

BesiSeni Halus· 2015

Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir

by Heloise Rajkumari

Client: Heloise Rajkumari

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Seni Halus Category

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The Design

About Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir

Teks Buku: Follow Me adalah vas berukir yang direka untuk menyokong susunan bunga potong. Bentuknya diinspirasikan oleh burung merak, dengan badan tegak dan sepasang sayap. Vas ini dibuat daripada tiga bahagian, termasuk dua kepingan sayap yang boleh ditanggalkan dan diperforasi dengan corak yang berbeza. Bentuk separa terbuka ini membolehkan pengaliran udara di sekeliling batang bunga dan membenarkan air ditambah setiap hari tanpa mengganggu susunan bunga. Pengguna memilih satu kepingan sayap, memasangnya pada badan vas dan mengikuti bukaan-bukaan untuk mencipta corak. Tujuannya adalah untuk memanjangkan jangka hayat bunga potong.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir ialah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengiktirafan yang berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk yang baik yang memenuhi keperluan profesional dan industri yang dijangka daripada ciptaan yang direka dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan kemahiran yang besar, kepakaran yang tinggi, kefahaman pakar dan keupayaan kreatif penciptanya. Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi yang praktikal dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini menyepadukan amalan terbaik industri dan mempunyai ciri teknikal yang kompeten yang dikaitkan dengan kepakaran dan bakat. Follow Me Fungsi Utama: Vas Berukir dihormati kerana ketelitiannya dan direka untuk memberikan peningkatan kualiti hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Follow Me is a sculpture which functions as a vase. The idea is to make the vase take part in arrangement and conditioning of cut flowers. This vase is a set of three pieces with semi open form to allow air circulation around the stems keeping them moisture free and to allow users to add water daily without disturbing the arrangement. The two detachable wing pieces are perforated in a certain pattern to aid the arrangement. The vase provides aids while the flowers complete the overall form, forming a complementary pair.
Dimensions & Packaging: size of body : 220 mm x 60 mm x 260 mm
size of wing : 120 mm x 230 mm
Overall size : 250 mm x 120 mm x 260 mm
Tags: Vase, functional sculpture, Peacock Inspired , Flower arrangement aid.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to solve a conflicting criterion and bring the bird form and functions together. For easy adding of water, wide mouth is good but it does not provide enough aid for arranging flowers in pattern. Additional aid may be needed for arrangement. The design has been developed as semi open form with three pieces separating the conflicting functions. The perforated wing part serves as the aid, while user can easily add water below the wings. The large gap also allows air circulation.
Research: From study on conditioning of flowers, it is found that flowers suck lots of water and one has to keep adding water as needed. And while doing this, arrangement is disturbed or water is spilled. Enclosed form of vases with water creates the moist environment and increases bacterial growth. A large mouth is convenient for adding water but do not provide enough aid for arrangement in pattern. These lead to design a vase which increases post harvest life instead of just a container to hold flowers.
Inspiration: The form of Follow Me is inspired from the bird Peacock. This bird has a unique tail which forms a semi circular pattern when it fans its highly elongated upper tail covert feathers. This inspired me to develop the form of the vase as a bird with long upright tail and a pair of wings with perforated back to provide support for cut flowers. The intent is to make the flowers a part of the form.
Operation Flow: User has to choose a wing piece out of the two options according to the profile of the openings or perforation. The user can anchor it to the body of the vase with the help of the anchoring points provided in the body and then he can add water in to it. Its ready for arranging flowers. Now, the user can follow the profile of the openings or skip in between to create a pattern in the arrangement.
Image Credits: Image #1,#2,#3,#4,#5 : Heloise Rajkumari, 3D Modeling and Rendering, 2014.