Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Achik Kamay Competition Category.

BurunsiAchik· 2022

Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Achik Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita

Coral Blanche nisqa pampa lamparitaqa, coral qorasqamanta (coral bleaching) yuyaymanaspa rurasqa kanmi. Kay lamparitaq main estructuranqa mama quchapi tiyaq "sea fan" coral qorasqaq rikch'ayninta apan, chaymi akllakurqa allin sinchi kasqanrayku ima sumaq rikch'akuyninrayku ima. Chunka LED bombillakuna, killpisqa (frosted) kaqkuna, kay estructurapi watasqa kachkan, kaykunataq coral challwakunaq runtusninta rikch'anku. Kay lamparitaq kurkunqa allin thanta tukuq (biodegradable) almidón tinkusqawan ruwasqa. Kay lamparitataq wasi ukhupi churayta atinku, pampata utaq pirqata k'anchananpaq. Coral Blanche nisqaqa 1771 millimetrukuna kuraq (anchuyninpi), 1547 millimetrukunataq sayayninpi tupun. Kay diseñoqa reparachikun coral qorasqamanta, kayqa tukuy pachapi kaq sasachakuy, mama quchakunaq q'oñiyninwan tupasqa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Coral Blanche Pampa Lamparita mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Coral Blanche is a lighting design project intended to explore Coral Bleaching in design language. Coral Bleaching is associated with a whitening phenomenon. Ironically, the whitening process is the transient beauty due to corals' effort to survive. When algae displacement is prolonged, corals' starvation continues on. These bleached corals then soon become decayed, eventually resulting in destruction of coral reefs.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1771 mm (Width) x 1547 mm (Height)
Tags: Coral Bleaching, Coral Lighting, Coral Blanche
Production Technology: The main body is constructed with biodegradable blends, and frost LED bulbs are used for lighting.
Design Challenge: The initial challenge came from selecting the right coral shape as a main structure in association with light bulbs. As a result, a sea fan coral was chosen for its structural integrity and aesthetic beauty. And the second challenge was a material choice. Biodegradability was the key for the material used. Corn-based PLA (polyactic acid) was initially considered, but it was rejected due to its non-biodegradability (compostable in a controlled condition). Biodegradable (preferably starch) blends were then selected.
Research: Coral Blanche is a design study to explore Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global crisis as most coral reef habitats could experience extinction by 2100. It examines the transient beauty of Coral Bleaching and its dire consequence, extensive marine life degradation.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global issue that a macro scale of coral reefs experience a whitening phenomenon devastated by the rise of ocean temperature. The Coral Bleaching process is initiated by polyps displacing algae in the coral tissues, subsequently leading to coral's starvation and death.
Project Duration: The project began in May 2020 and finished in June 2020 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Coral Blanche is a floor lamp, ideally placed in a living room for floor lighting or wall lighting. Its main structure is designed to be a bleached sea fan coral and ten LED bulbs are affixed to the structure. The light bulbs represent eggs laid by coral fishes. These eggs light up their lives while being exposed to potential threats as their cradles are rapidly perished.