Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Urumuri Competition Category.

BuronzeUrumuri· 2022

Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Urumuri Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi

Coral Blanche ni itara ryo hasi ryahumekewe n'ihindagurika ry'amabara ya korali (coral bleaching). Inyubako y'ibanze ifite imiterere ya korali y'inyanja yasize amabara yayo, yatoranyijwe kubera imikorere yayo ikomeye n'imiterere yayo. Amatara icumi ya LED afifitse yometsweho ku nyubako kandi agereranya amagi yatewe n'amafi atura muri korali. Umubiri wakozwe mu bikoresho by'ibiryo (starch) byabora byoroshye. Iri tara rishobora gushyirwa mu cyumba cyo kwakirana abashyitsi kugira ngo rimurikire hasi cyangwa ku rukuta. Coral Blanche ipima milimetero 1771 mu bugari na milimetero 1547 mu burebure. Iyi shusho ikangurira abantu ku kibazo cy'ihindagurika ry'amabara ya korali, ikibazo cy'isi yose gifitanye isano n'iyongera ry'ubushyuhe bw'amazi y'inyanja.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Coral Blanche Itara ryo Hasi ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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.