Double Face Molī by Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen

Double Face Molī by Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Malamalama Competition Category.

UʻameaMalamalama· 2020

Double Face Molī

by Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Malamalama Category

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The Design

About Double Face Molī

Book Text: O le Double Face o se molī na mamanuina mo le faaaogāina i taimi e motusia ai le eletise. E galue le molī e pei o se molī masani pe a maua le eletise, ma e faaaoga foi lea sāuni eletise e faafefeteina ai se molī uila (flashlight) o loo taofia i totonu o le tino o le molī. Pe a motusia le eletise, e liliu le vaega pito i luga ina ia faaauau pea ona faamalamalamaina le potu e le molī ua uma ona faafefeteina. E mafai foi ona aveesea le molī pito i luga ma ave e fai ma molī uila e feaveai. O le atigi e faia mai i le uamea alumini (aluminium alloy) ina ia mamā, malosi, ma le tetee atu i le popo, a o le faavae e faia mai i le palasitika. O le Double Face e 18 sentimita le lautele, 18 sentimita le loloto, ma le 48 sentimita le maualuga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Double Face Molī, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Double Face Molī e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Double Face Molī ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a lamp that can be used in case of blackout. The unique thing about this design is that it's two-sided. When the electricity is normal, use it like a regular product. Ordinary electricity will charge the flashlight inside the lamp. When blackout, turn the head so that the charge of the upper light can continue to illuminate. In this way, users can also work or study in the dark of blackout. When the user needs to move, they can also remove the upper light and use it as a flashlight. This is a solution to the blackout scenario design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 18cm X 18cm X48cm
Tags: Light, Lamp, Power cut, Flashlight, Blackout, Charge, Beautiful, Revolve
Production Technology: The shell of the product is made of aluminum alloy, which has low density, light weight, high strength and corrosion resistance. Suitable for the combination of lamps and flashlights. Its base is made of plastic, and the heat conduction is slow enough to keep the user from feeling cold.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: Electricity has been closely related to human beings in modern life. Children need to read. Adults need to work. But nighttime blackouts are still common across countries, especially in the less developed developing world. Hence flashlights and candles are a daily necessity in every home.
Inspiration: The experience of the blackout inspired me to come up with the project. Power cuts are common in many African countries at night. A black environment can interfere with evening work. I get inspiration from rechargeable flashlights. I want to design a lamp that can be recharged and unplug as a flashlight.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 in Anhui and finished in May 2019 in that place, and was exhibited in Shantou in June 2019.
Operation Flow: When the electricity is normal, use it like a regular lamp. Daily lighting recharges the flashlight inside. When there is a power failure at night, rotating it up and down. This allows the upper lights to continue to illuminate during power outages. In addition, when users need to move in the dark, can remove the lights as a flashlight.
Team Members: Design leader: Wu Guorong
Designer: Xuhui Chen
Designer: Jiawei Xu
Designer: Xingchen Pan
Designer: Yuqing Zhao
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)