Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana by Heloise Rajkumari

Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana by Heloise Rajkumari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Ubuhanzi Bwiza Competition Category.

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Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana

by Heloise Rajkumari

Client: Heloise Rajkumari

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Ubuhanzi Bwiza Category

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The Design

About Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana

Umwimerere w'Igihangano: Follow Me ni ibisi cy'ubuhanzi cyagenewe gufasha gushyiraho indabyo zaciwe. Imiterere yacyo yahumetswe n'inyoni yitwa payikoki, ifite umubiri uhagaze hamwe n'amababa abiri. Iki gikombe kigizwe n'ibice bitatu, harimo ibice bibiri by'amababa bishobora gukurwaho, bifite uturyango dutandukanye mu miterere. Imiterere ifunguye igice iha umwanya wo kwinjiza umuyaga hagati y'amashami, ikanemerera koongera amazi buri munsi nta guhungabanya uko indabyo zashyizwe. Ukoresha atoranya igice kimwe cy'ibaba, agishyira ku mubiri w'igikombe hanyuma agakurikira uturyango kugira ngo ahange imiterere runaka. Intego ni ukongereza igihe indabyo zaciwe zimara zidashize.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana 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. Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana 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. Follow Me Ibisi cy'Ubuhanzi Bwerekana 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: Follow Me is a sculpture which functions as a vase. The idea is to make the vase take part in arrangement and conditioning of cut flowers. This vase is a set of three pieces with semi open form to allow air circulation around the stems keeping them moisture free and to allow users to add water daily without disturbing the arrangement. The two detachable wing pieces are perforated in a certain pattern to aid the arrangement. The vase provides aids while the flowers complete the overall form, forming a complementary pair.
Dimensions & Packaging: size of body : 220 mm x 60 mm x 260 mm
size of wing : 120 mm x 230 mm
Overall size : 250 mm x 120 mm x 260 mm
Tags: Vase, functional sculpture, Peacock Inspired , Flower arrangement aid.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to solve a conflicting criterion and bring the bird form and functions together. For easy adding of water, wide mouth is good but it does not provide enough aid for arranging flowers in pattern. Additional aid may be needed for arrangement. The design has been developed as semi open form with three pieces separating the conflicting functions. The perforated wing part serves as the aid, while user can easily add water below the wings. The large gap also allows air circulation.
Research: From study on conditioning of flowers, it is found that flowers suck lots of water and one has to keep adding water as needed. And while doing this, arrangement is disturbed or water is spilled. Enclosed form of vases with water creates the moist environment and increases bacterial growth. A large mouth is convenient for adding water but do not provide enough aid for arrangement in pattern. These lead to design a vase which increases post harvest life instead of just a container to hold flowers.
Inspiration: The form of Follow Me is inspired from the bird Peacock. This bird has a unique tail which forms a semi circular pattern when it fans its highly elongated upper tail covert feathers. This inspired me to develop the form of the vase as a bird with long upright tail and a pair of wings with perforated back to provide support for cut flowers. The intent is to make the flowers a part of the form.
Operation Flow: User has to choose a wing piece out of the two options according to the profile of the openings or perforation. The user can anchor it to the body of the vase with the help of the anchoring points provided in the body and then he can add water in to it. Its ready for arranging flowers. Now, the user can follow the profile of the openings or skip in between to create a pattern in the arrangement.
Image Credits: Image #1,#2,#3,#4,#5 : Heloise Rajkumari, 3D Modeling and Rendering, 2014.