Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza by Yongwook Seong

Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Urumuri Competition Category.

BuronzeUrumuri· 2021

Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

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

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The Design

About Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza

Froggie ni umuriro w'ameza wahimbwe uhereye ku buzima bubiri bw'ibinyabuzima byo mu mazi n'ubutaka. Iyi shusho igaragaza umwanya ikinyugunyugu (ikirura) gisohoka hejuru y'amazi. Amaso ya Froggie ni yo akora nk'inkomoko ebyiri z'umucyo, mu gihe umubiri usohoka hejuru y'amazi ugize ishingiro ry'umuriro. Amaso yombi arashobora gukorwamo ku buryo bugoramye, bityo ubwoko bw'amaso bushobora guhindurwa mu byerekezo bitandukanye kugira ngo hakorwe imimurikire itandukanye. Buto y'ikoranabuhanga ryo gukoraho (touch sensor) ishyizwe muri buri zuru, bityo buri muriro ushobora gufungurwa no kuzimwa ukwawo. Froggie yerekana ubuhanga bwo gushushanya bwitwa "biomimicry" nk'inkomoko y'imigenzo y'ubuhanzi bunyuranye n'ibisanzwe.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza 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. Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza 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. Froggie Umuriro w'Ameza 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: Froggie is a desk lamp project that inspires playful creativity. It captures the very moment when a frog rises above water. The eyes are represented as lighting sources, and the exposed body above water as a base.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 256 mm x Depth 165 mm x Height (max.) 310 mm
*Sizes may vary
Tags: Frog Lamp, Froggie Lighting, Frog Lighting
Production Technology: Froggie's eyes are made to be bendable. Each nostril is equipped with a touch sensor button where users can turn on and off each light.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was to figure out proper representations for each design element, for example, how big its eyes should be proportional to the body, and how much its body should be shown, compared to the rest of its submerged part.
Research: Froggie is to explore biomimicry in design. It attempts to translate "double life" of Amphibians into lighting design language.
Inspiration: Froggie was inspired by "double life" of amphibians between land and water. Frogs have the permeable skin, which allows them to breathe through the skin in water. They also breathe through the nostrils above the water surface or on land.
Project Duration: The project began in January 2021 and finished in January 2021 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Users are able to manipulate its eye shapes by adjusting their positions, which could render various lighting effects.