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Cosmic Man Zabawka by Fan Bai

Cosmic Man Zabawka by Fan Bai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Żelazna Nagroda A' Design Award in Wzornictwo Zabawek, Gier i Produktów Hobbystycznych Competition Category.


ŻelaznaZabawki· 2023

Cosmic Man Zabawka

by Fan Bai

Client: Beijing Wangjianxi Culture & Technology Co., Ltd.

Żelazna Nagroda A' Design Award Winner in Zabawki Category

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The Design

About Cosmic Man Zabawka

Projekt Cosmic Man interpretuje koncepcję, że życie jest ograniczone, a świadomość nieskończona. Pewnego dnia AI, jako nośnik ludzkiej świadomości, wypełni misję, której ograniczone życie nie może wykonać. Połączenie eksploracji kosmosu, sztucznej inteligencji i innych gorących tematów sprawia, że ​​ta kolekcjonerska zabawka ma kultowe atrybuty tamtych czasów. Połączenie i zderzenie wielu symboli kulturowych nadaje nowej witalności retro-futuryzmowi.

The Recognition

About the Żelazna Nagroda A' Design Award

Cosmic Man Zabawka to laureat Żelaznej Nagrody A' Design Award, prestiżowego wyróżnienia przyznawanego dobrym projektom, które spełniają zawodowe i przemysłowe wymagania oczekiwane od dobrze zaprojektowanych dzieł. Laureaci Żelaznej Nagrody wykazują wielką biegłość, wysoką specjalizację, fachowe zrozumienie i zdolności twórcze ich autorów. Cosmic Man Zabawka ma być wysoko cenionym, podziwianym i drogim sercu dziełem, które jest praktyczne i innowacyjne. Ten projekt nagrodzony Żelazną Nagrodą A' Design Award integruje najlepsze praktyki branżowe i ma kompetentne cechy techniczne powiązane z wiedzą fachową i talentem. Dzięki starannemu wykonaniu Cosmic Man Zabawka cieszy się szacunkiem, a jego zadaniem jest zapewnianie poprawy jakości życia, która pomaga uczynić świat lepszym miejscem.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Cosmic Man is a collectible toy with a retro-futuristic design. The classic color contrast brings a retro sense of luxury and evokes the memories and feelings of the times. The armor gives an impression of being strong and impact resistant. Mechanical elements interpret rich stories. The retro technological texture of the decorative lights collides with the punk culture of the belt, exuding a unique charm. The fit design of the space suit comes from an upgrade iteration of technology. The mechanical brain is the core of AI, carrying the human exploring spirit.
Dimensions & Packaging
Product dimensions, W 120mm x D 130mm x H 280mm.
Package dimensions, W 220mm x D 180mm x H 360mm.
Tags
Space, Artistic Toy, Collectibles, Decoration, Emotions, Sustainable
Production Technology
Featuring the idea of sustainable design, it is entirely digital R&D, a simplified design, hollowing out the internal structure to significantly reduce the material consumption and product weight. The integration is lightweight and durable. Exquisite handy craftsmanship and craftsman spirit empower precise and efficient technology to create a warm modern commercial, artistic toy.
Design Challenge
The product structure has high requirements for fineness and details. However, increasing the fineness will increase the consumables and damage rate. Therefore, the research challenge is balancing energy efficiency and minimizing consumables and weight without sacrificing quality.
Research
On the premise of pursuing high quality for design and production, 15 experiments were conducted between the fineness of 0.05 and 0.1 to achieve a balance between precision and the best energy efficiency. This design uses non-uniform thickness hollow-out technology and 3D printing technology. According to different stress positions, the corresponding hollow thickness is emphasized, which significantly improves the qualified rate of finished products, and at the same time, minimizes consumables to achieve the best balance of refinement, weight, and quality.
Inspiration
Inspired by human ambition for infinite existence, the shape of the Cosmic Man is a symbol of humans expanding territory into space. In the time dimension, humans pursue eternal life and use technology to parasitize their consciousness on artificial intelligence. The mechanical brain of the Cosmic Man represents AI and eternal consciousness, and the body is the interface between eternal consciousness and infinite space.
Project Duration
The project started in 2021 and was completed in Beijing in 2022.
Operation Flow
A base is a charging unit. Place the Cosmic Man on the bottom to charge the decorative light. The arms and hands can flexibly rotate and change postures. Accessories such as shoes, jetpacks, and helmets can be matched and assembled—modularization to realize the disassembly, exchange, and collection of toy figures.
Patents
Patented. 202130695953.5. Fan Bai. 2021. CN.
Copyrights belong to Fan Bai, 2021.
Team Members
Fan Bai
Image Credits
Image #1: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #2: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #3: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #4: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.
Image #5: Creator Fan Bai, Cosmic Man, 2022.

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