Nu Wotchi ya m'manja by Maziar Mohit and Iman Kimiaei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zodzikongoletsa Competition Category.
SilivaZodzikongoletsa· 2021
Nu Wotchi ya m'manja
by Maziar Mohit and Iman Kimiaei
Client: I and M Design
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Zodzikongoletsa Category
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About Nu Wotchi ya m'manja
Nu ndi wotchi ya m'manja yokhala ndi chowerengera chodzaza ndi madzi. Chowerengera chimasunga madzi otoleredwa kuchokera ku magwero ena a madzi oipitsidwa kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi, opanikizidwa ndi kuwala kwa ultraviolet. Manja a acrylic owoneka bwino amaikidwa m'madzi ndipo amakhala pafupifupi osaoneka. Kukhudza chotengera cha chitsulo kumayambitsa diode yotulutsa kuwala yomwe imaunikira manja kuti awonetse nthawi. Chotengera chimakhala ndi galasi la sapphire lozungulira pamwamba, ndipo chingwe chimapangidwa ndi chikopa cha cactus. Mawonekedwe ake amatsatira mawonekedwe a dontho la mame lomwe lili pa tsamba. Mtundu wa buluu umatanthauza nyanja yoyera.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Nu Wotchi ya m'manja ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Nu Wotchi ya m'manja akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Nu Wotchi ya m'manja ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The watch dial is filled with water collected from the world's dirtiest water sources.
Within the water-filled dial are the watch's clear acrylic hands (powered by a Swiss Quartz Movement). They stay almost invisible in the water until you touch the watch metal body (which acts as a touch-sensitive switch), then they come to life by directing a beam of light (from an LED) through them. They glow within the murky water to show the time. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Case diameter 38mm, thickness 12mm, strap width 20mm.
- Tags
- watch, minimal, timepiece, design, unconventional, water, environment,
- Production Technology
- Domed sapphire glass with an anti-reflective coating on both sides will top the watch 316L High-quality steel case. The strap will be made of all-natural, cruelty-free cactus leather with a magnetic clasp. The polluted water inside the dial will be sterilized using UV. Swiss Quartz Movement.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge for us was to design a conversation piece that would elegantly convey our message. We want to talk about water pollution without actually talking about it.
- Research
- We started with a simple question: How can we attract people's attention to a subject matter that they prefer to ignore? We did some research and talked to few experts in the fields of psychology and human behaviour. We found out that the best way to gain someone's attention is to arouse their curiosity. People tend to remember the answers better if they are the ones asking the questions. We designed Nu to be a conversation piece, an object to intrigue.
- Inspiration
- Nu was born out of our concern for the environment; we aimed to attract people's attention to water pollution and the fact that time is running out for all of us to do something about it.
The morning dew inspired Nu's design. Like a water droplet on top of a leaf, the watch sits on top of the strap; the body shape follows the droplet's contour, and the pristine ocean inspired the blue colour. - Project Duration
- The project started in December 2020 in Toronto and finished in February 2021 in Krakow.
- Operation Flow
- The watch's hands are made from clear acrylic, and they are submerged in water; the refractive index of clear acrylic is close to that of water, making the hands look almost invisible. To see the time, the user touches the watch metal body. The body acts as a touch-sensitive switch for the LED, located at the base of both watch hands; it will light up, illuminating the hands.
- Team Members
- Maziar Mohit
Iman Kimiaei - Image Credits
- Image #1 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 01, 2021
Image #2 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 02, 2021
Image #3 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 03, 2021
Image #4 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 04, 2021
Image #5 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 05, 2021
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