$Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka by Ray Teng Pai$

Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka by Ray Teng Pai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Urumuri Competition Category.

IfezaUrumuri· 2021

Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka

by Ray Teng Pai

Client: Hotel 35

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

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The Design

About Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka

Linear Refraction ni itara ryo ku butaka ryagenewe hoteli iri i Lishui, mu Bushinwa. Igishushanyo cyahumekewe n'umukororombya kandi gihuza uruziga n'imirongo igororotse. Ikirahure kizengurutse gifite ishusho gitanga ibicucu by'amabara bituma umwanya wo mu nzu ukikije uba mwiza kurushaho. Ikirahure gishobora guzengurutswa burundu kugira ngo guhindure ibicucu n'amashusho biterwa ku nkuta. Urufatiro n'inkingi bikozwe mu ivange rya aluminiyumu, naho ikirahure ni ubwoko bufite ishusho bukoreshwa mu bwubatsi. Agafuni k'ikirenge kari ku migozi gafungura kandi gakinga itara. Iri tara ryo ku butaka rifite ubunini bwa milimetero 400 kuri 400 kuri 1500.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Linear Refraction Primary Function: Itara ryo ku butaka ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Linear Refraction series is customized lighting for Hotel 35.
Located in Lishui, the capital of photography, Hotel 35 is the first design hotel in China which merged art village and tourism industry and create a new business model type. Artist Ray Teng Pai tried to explore the relationship between time, space, and person under the theme of photography. Linear Refraction series creates a contemporary composition of geometry in the hotel room, and respond to the photography of art.
Dimensions & Packaging: Foot switch/ Diameter: 400 mm x 400 mm x 1500 mm
Tags: Linear, Light, Embossed glass, Art, Hotel
Production Technology: The floor lamp’s material is all from Taiwan. The material of light base and post is made by aluminum alloy, and we choose the patterned glass of architecture, connect different design area.
Design Challenge: Considering the different demands of travelers and the product’s duration, artist Ray Teng Pai spent much time adjusting the details of the product. From designing to making, the design team not only creates original design style and art performance but also merges sensibility and rationality to realize practical value. Challenging the limit of manufacturing art and fuse traditional craft and unique conception, Ray practiced the aesthetic value of light and shadow.
Inspiration: The design of the Linear Refraction series is inspired by the phenomenon known as the rainbow.
The Linear Refraction - Floor Light consists of a circle and lines. The round glass board of the floor light projects colorful shadows that enrich any indoor environment. Users can freely rotate the glass board 360 degrees to create an array of shadows in a spectrum of shades.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 in Taipei and finished in March 2020 in Lishui.
Operation Flow: The footswitch is on the wire, the user can turn it on or off easily by stepping on it. When turning the glass board, the color of light will change and reflect on the wall, building a more fantastic atmosphere.
Team Members: Ray Teng Pai
Shu Ching Wu
Image Credits: Ray Teng Pai,2020