Moss Ikimenyetso by Ms Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igicuruzwa Kirambye Competition Category.

IcyumaIgicuruzwa Kirambye· 2023

Moss Ikimenyetso

by Ms Team

Client: Jisu Lee, Eunhye Lee, Taerim Bang

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Igicuruzwa Kirambye Category

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The Design

About Moss Ikimenyetso

Moss ni ikimenyetso cyakozwe mu buryo bwo gutera ibishishwa (moss) ku butaka bwangiritse n'inkongi z'umuriro mu mashyamba. Iki kimenyetso gifite ubushobozi bwo kubika mililitiro 150 z'ibishishwa kandi gikorana n'icyumba cy'ikwirakwizwa gitera intanga z'ibishishwa (spores) n'amazi arimo intungamubiri, gitanga n'ibisabwa byo gukura neza. Aho igisohoka mu kimenyetso hafite imiterere y'ikizunguruka, hakurikije uburyo ibishishwa bikwira ku butaka. Uburebure bugenzurwa hakoreshejwe buto iri hejuru, naho itara rigaragaza ingano isigaye. Abagenda mu ngendo n'abakorera ku bushake bashobora gufata ikimenyetso mu cyumba cy'ikwirakwizwa bagakanda ibishishwa ku butaka kugira ngo bafashe mu kongera gukura kw'amashyamba.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Moss Ikimenyetso ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Moss Ikimenyetso biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Moss Ikimenyetso yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Maximum lifespan with Minimal actions
The goal of the project ‘MOSS’ is to restore
forests that have been devastated by forest fires.
The product for restoration consists of a stamp that
can plant moss and a Incubation room that can cultivate moss.
Participants(volunteers, hikers) in this project can contribute to creating a sustainable world just by stamping moss.
Dimensions & Packaging: Stamp(Closed) : 55 x 55 x 264(mm)
Stamp(Maximum Open) : 55 x 55 x 753(mm)
Moss capacity inside the stamp : 150ml
Incubation room : 940 x 940 x 1780(mm)
Tags: Moss, Affordance, Spread, Life, Gyre
Production Technology: Moss has the property of preventing desertification by trapping fog and dew and retaining moisture in the soil. As a medium for tree root growth, it accelerates the recovery of forests destroyed by forest fires. The outlet of the stamp is a spiral design rather than a circle, reflecting the nature of moss to expand its territory. Incubation room is equipped with a system that injects moss spores and nutrient solutions into stamp and provides an optimal environment for moss to grow.
Design Challenge: In planning the project, it was difficult in the process of completing a structure that discharges moss rather than liquid completely.
We solved that problem by examining different types of moss and studying their molecular structures.
Research: This project proposes a solution to restore damaged mountains through an intuitive moss stamp and incubation room. People are put into the forest fire restoration project ‘MOSS’, directly creating a healthy mountain. We believe that ‘MOSS’ can also save countless lands damaged by rapid industrialization. By participating in the project, people can feel the seriousness of environmental pollution, see the earth changing due to their actions, and realize the importance of a sustainable world.
Inspiration: Forest fires have a larger damage area than any other disaster, so it takes a lot of time to recover.
We conducted research on how to quickly restore the devastated nature, and finally selected moss as a key material.
In addition, in the process of distributing moss on damaged mountains, we tried to suggest a way for humans to directly restore nature.
Taking a motif from the behavior of mountain climbers, we would like to suggest a method of stamping moss on the ground.
Project Duration: The project started in Seoul in March 2022 and was completed in Seoul in January 2023.
Operation Flow: After finding a nearby Moss incubation room, the user selects a stamp to take through the screen in the Incubation room. Then, Take the selected stamp out of the Incubation room.
After adjusting the length by pressing the button on the top of the stamp, stamp the moss.
You can check the current amount of moss with the indicator light at the top of the 'Moss Stamp'.
Finally, the mountain that turned into a wasteland changes into an environment where life can live.
Team Members: Designer : Lee Jisu
Designer : Taerim Bang
Designer : Eunhye Lee