$Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola by Ray Teng Pai$

Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola by Ray Teng Pai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Malamalama Competition Category.

ArioMalamalama· 2021

Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola

by Ray Teng Pai

Client: Hotel 35

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Malamalama Category

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The Design

About Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola

Linear Refraction o se moli fola na mamanuina mo se faletalimalo i Lishui, Saina. O le mamanu na faavaeina mai le nuanua ma tuufaatasia ai se lio ma laina saʻo. O se laupapa tioata lapotopoto ma ona mamanu e faʻaali atu ai ata lanu lanu e faʻatamaoaigaina ai le vaʻaiga i totonu o le potu. E mafai ona liliu atoatoa le laupapa tioata e suia ai paolo ma mamanu e faʻaali atu i luga o puipui. O le faavae ma le pou e faia i le u'amea alumini, ma o le tioata o se ituaiga faʻamamanu e faʻaaogaina i le tufugaga faufale. O se ki vae i luga o le uaea e ki ai ma tape ai le moli. O le fua o le moli fola e 400 i le 400 i le 1500 milimita.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Linear Refraction Primary Function: Moli Fola o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Linear Refraction series is customized lighting for Hotel 35.
Located in Lishui, the capital of photography, Hotel 35 is the first design hotel in China which merged art village and tourism industry and create a new business model type. Artist Ray Teng Pai tried to explore the relationship between time, space, and person under the theme of photography. Linear Refraction series creates a contemporary composition of geometry in the hotel room, and respond to the photography of art.
Dimensions & Packaging: Foot switch/ Diameter: 400 mm x 400 mm x 1500 mm
Tags: Linear, Light, Embossed glass, Art, Hotel
Production Technology: The floor lamp’s material is all from Taiwan. The material of light base and post is made by aluminum alloy, and we choose the patterned glass of architecture, connect different design area.
Design Challenge: Considering the different demands of travelers and the product’s duration, artist Ray Teng Pai spent much time adjusting the details of the product. From designing to making, the design team not only creates original design style and art performance but also merges sensibility and rationality to realize practical value. Challenging the limit of manufacturing art and fuse traditional craft and unique conception, Ray practiced the aesthetic value of light and shadow.
Inspiration: The design of the Linear Refraction series is inspired by the phenomenon known as the rainbow.
The Linear Refraction - Floor Light consists of a circle and lines. The round glass board of the floor light projects colorful shadows that enrich any indoor environment. Users can freely rotate the glass board 360 degrees to create an array of shadows in a spectrum of shades.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 in Taipei and finished in March 2020 in Lishui.
Operation Flow: The footswitch is on the wire, the user can turn it on or off easily by stepping on it. When turning the glass board, the color of light will change and reflect on the wall, building a more fantastic atmosphere.
Team Members: Ray Teng Pai
Shu Ching Wu
Image Credits: Ray Teng Pai,2020