Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम् by Ninglu Zhang

Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम् by Ninglu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः in प्रकाश उत्पाद एवं दीपाधार अभिकल्पना Competition Category.

लौहम्प्रकाशनम्· 2024

Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम्

by Ninglu Zhang

Client: Nzhang Design

A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः Winner in प्रकाशनम् Category

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The Design

About Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम्

Blazer इति अनुभवपट्टात् निर्मितलम्बमानदीपसंकल्पना, समतलानुभवपट्टिकातः निरायुधसंयोजनेन निर्मीयमाणा, बृहदुत्पादने सुलभविस्तारक्षमतां प्रददाती तथा च सुन्दरायतरूपकल्पनया द्रव्यक्षयं न्यूनीकुर्वती अस्ति। व्यापारवेशस्य अग्रकर्तनस्य तीक्ष्णरेखाभ्यः प्रेरणां लभमाना, ध्यानाकर्षणाय तेजस्वीलोहितवर्णेन विभूषिता, Blazer इत्यस्य न्यूनतमरूपरेखा दर्शकान् सामञ्जस्यपूर्णक्रमेण मार्गयति। कृष्णबन्धकैः संवर्धिता, इयं कल्पना रणनीतिकरूपेण एतां प्रवाहीकथां विरामयति, कौतूहलं च आयामं च संयोजयन्ती।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः

Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम् A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; इदं प्रतिष्ठितं मान्यताप्रदानं तेभ्य उत्तमेभ्योऽभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते ये सुनिर्मितेभ्यः सृष्टिभ्योऽपेक्षिताः व्यावसायिकीः औद्योगिकीश्चावश्यकताः पूरयन्ति। लौहविजेतारः स्वनिर्मातॄणां महत् कौशलम्, उच्चां विशेषज्ञताम्, विशेषज्ञोचितां बोधशक्तिं सृजनसामर्थ्यं च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम् अत्यन्तं मूल्यवती प्रशंसिता प्रिया च सृष्टिर्व्यावहारिका नवोन्मेषयुक्ता च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् उद्योगस्य श्रेष्ठतमाः पद्धतीः समन्वयति ज्ञानेन प्रतिभया च संयुक्तानि सक्षमप्राविधिकलक्षणानि च धारयति। Blazer लम्बमानदीपयन्त्रम् स्वसूक्ष्मसमीक्षायाः कारणाद् आद्रियते जीवनस्तरसुधारम् अर्पयितुं च निर्मितम् अस्ति, यद् विश्वम् उत्तमतरं स्थानं कर्तुं साहाय्यं करोति।

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Blazer is a felt hanging lamp that can be assembled completely tool-free from a flat felt sheet and can be easily mass-produced with minimum waste of materials due to its clean rectangle shape. Inspired by the business suit cut on the front, with its bright red color to catch people's eyes, Blazer's simple shape creates a flow and sequence for the viewers to follow, and the black snaps can give the design a highlight and pause the flow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension:

Flat: 380mm x 1525mm x 5mm (W x D x H)
Assembled: 787mm x 254mm x 432mm (W x D x H)
Tags: Light fixture, Felt, Lamp, Mass production, easy assemble, Red
Production Technology: In the progress of prototyping, many adjustments was made on both the material and position of details. AutoCAD was used to draft out the plan drawing of Blazer, including the felt dimension detail to help later hand cut and the water jet cutting drawing of the customized metal washer.
Design Challenge: The fact of mass-producing with limited facilities access is the most challenging part of the design process. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, public crafting studios were largely shuttered or inaccessible, posing significant hurdles to obtaining necessary facilities.
Research: The Blazer project represents applied research focusing on environmentally friendly production practices within both handcrafted and assembly line industries. Data on material waste and pollution created were collected from online resources. Started by making variable paper prototypes, the shape of Blazer minimized the waste of material, and the final selection of material controlled pollution that could be potentially created.
Inspiration: Blazer the lamp is inspired by the cut on the neckline area of the blazer cloth. Clean cut and elegant folding on the cloth blazer was once leading the trend of the fashion industry. The meticulous tailoring and attention to detail is very inspiring. It has a significant and interesting historical importance, particularly in the context of fashion and social culture.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Iowa, USA and finished in December 2020 in Iowa, USA, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
Operation Flow: To transform the Blazer from flat to functional lamp, the process initiates by laying it flat on a surface, then mimicking the method used for crafting a Mobius ring by grasping both ends of the felt twist and securing them in position using the button.
Team Members: Ninglu Zhang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #2: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #3: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #4: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020.