Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول by Virginia Melnyk

Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول by Virginia Melnyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 د برونز A' Design Award جایزه in د رڼا محصولاتو او فکسچرونو ډیزاین Competition Category.

برونزرڼا· 2021

Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول

by Virginia Melnyk

Client: Virginia Melnyk Designs

د برونز A' Design Award جایزه Winner in رڼا Category

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The Design

About Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول

ګلو ګلابز یو داسې د هوا ډکېدونکی د رڼا نصب دی چې د سپینې نایلون کالي، یوه دمنده پنکه (بلوَر) او LED رڼاګانو څخه جوړ شوی دی. دا نصب په درې لوی، ابسټریکټ بڼو کې تشکیل شوی دی، چې هره یوه یې په هر لوري کې د ۲.۵ تر ۳ متره پورې کچه لري. دا بڼې د دریاړخیزې ماډلینګ له مخې رامنځته شوې او د لوګي او هوا جریان څخه یې الهام اخیستی دی. هره بڼه د ۸۰ تر ۱۰۰ پورې ګنډل شویو پارچو (پینلونو) څخه جوړه شوې ده. LED رڼاګانې د دننه اړولې شوې دي، چې د رنګ بدلوونکې رڼا په نرمۍ سره د کالي له لارې خپریږي. کله چې پنکه ودرول شي، بڼې راټیټیږي، نو نصب یې د بلې ځای ته وړل او بیا هلته نصبول اسانه دي.

The Recognition

About the د برونز A' Design Award جایزه

Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ډېره ویاړلې پېژندنه چې غوره ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې په خلاقیت، هوښیارۍ او زیرکتیا ځانګړي دي. د برونز ګټونکي ډېر ماهر او په حیرانوونکي ډول خلاقي آثار دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو پراخ تجربه، تخیل او چارواکتیا تاییدوي. له Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران شی وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او نوښتګر دی. دا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین په هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ کې غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او د جزیاتو ته د پاملرنې له امله غوره دی. Glow Globs د رڼا نصب کول اړتیاوې په ښکلي ډول پوره کوي، هیلو ته رسېږي، احساسات ځانته ملګري کوي او لیوالتیا راپاروي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Glow Globs is an inflatable lighting installation, its unique design is deployable as the light fabric collapse with the fan is off. The Design is abstract shapes to spark curiosity and imagination. The shapes at night are illuminated with color changing LED lights. The lights penetrate through the Nylon material giving them a soft glow.
Dimensions & Packaging: The design consisted of three unique inflatables. Each design was between 3 meters and 2.5 meters in each direction.
Tags: LED, Inflatable, Lighting, Installation, Deployable, PopUp
Production Technology: The design was created in the computer using 3d modeling. Patterns much like those used to make a dress or piece of clothing were generated and sewn together on a home sewing machine. Each inflatable was made up of between 80 - 100 panels. Consisting of over 400 edges to be sewn together. Each peices was numbered and labeled to be able to stich them to the correct pieces. The inflatables were designed to attach to a special air blower fan used for inflatable sculptures. Led Lights were threaded through the interior of the inflated structure and suspended so to diffuse the light before it is emitted out of the fabric.
Design Challenge: Because the installation is pneumatic, it is important to understand how flat pieces of fabric will inflate. The fans blow in a lot of air and it is important to make sure that all the seams are sewn tightly. And that there are no leaks. At the same point the inflatable is under pressure and if the distribution of forces is uneven large amounts of force on one place may cause issues of pressure and seams to rip or tear. Studies done in Clo3D and Kangaroo for grasshopper, were able to give estimated simulations of where extra strain might occur when pressure is applied.
Research: My research is focused on sewing and three dimensional designs. i am interested in approaches to combine sewn forms into the built environment. Often engaging traditional and computation design making methodologies. In this case sewing large scale inflatables with large numbers of pieces methods from parametric computational architecture were adapted. As for the sewing methods from quilting, and dress making were adapted. the combination of making techniques and process of construction resulted in a unique design.
Inspiration: This project was inspired by the character inflatable lawn ornaments so commonly display in many front lawns of American homes during the holidays. But in contrast to the Santa Claus and Frankenstein that we see during the holidays. Glow Globs aspired to create an abstract organic form that would inspire imagination and creative thinking. The design was created in the computer using 3d modeling. Because it is inflated with air the designs were inspired by smoke and animations of airflow.
Project Duration: The installation is traveling. It was first installed for 3 days at Blink Art Festival in Cincinnati 2019, but can continue to be deployed at other locations and events.
Operation Flow: The installation was located in the landscaping in front of the Cincinnati Central Library. Here at night people would engage with the lights and play in the shadows of the colored illuminations.
Team Members: Virginia Melnyk
Image Credits: Photo Credits: Virginia Melnyk