Honey Drop Moli by Akira Nakagomi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Platinamu in Mamanu Malamalama Competition Category.

PlatinamuMalamalama· 2023

Honey Drop Moli

by Akira Nakagomi

Client: Akira Nakagomi

A' Design Award Platinamu Winner in Malamalama Category

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Colors

The Design

About Honey Drop Moli

Fa'amalamalamaga malie o le meli. O lenei moli o se mea e puipuia ai faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi e faʻaopoopoina ai le lanu i le olaga i aso faisoo. Tuu le meli i totonu o se atigipusa tioata e pei o le susu o le meli ma tuu i luga o se tulaga laupapa ma se LED e mafai ona faʻaaogaina. I se faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi, e mafai ona faʻaaogaina le meli e fai ma meaʻai faʻafuaseʻi, ma e mafai ona faʻaogaina le faʻavae e fai ma moliuila. O lenei oloa e le tatau ona teuina mo le faʻaaogaina naʻo taimi faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi, ae faʻaopoopo foi le lanu i le olaga i aso faisoo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinamu

O le A' Design Award Platinamu na manumalo ai Honey Drop Moli, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu e moni lava ona ese, matagofie ma mataʻina. O ē manumalo i le Platinamu o mea ofoofogia o le faatufugaga, o molimau o tapulaʻa o le mafaufau fatufatuaʻi, ma e faaalia ai le tomai faapolofesa e le mafaatusalia ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina nei mamanu e avea ma galuega sili ona lauiloa e faamatalaina ai le matagofie o le vaitaimi, saunoa i le manuia o le sosaiete ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Honey Drop Moli e faaalia ai se tulaga maoaʻe o le lelei ma e leai se mea e fesiligia, e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei i ona uiga aogā ma taua. Honey Drop Moli o se galuega na manumalo i le A' Design Award Platinamu e fafagu ai manaʻoga, faaosofia, faaoloa ai le fiafia, ma tupu ai le fiafia tele.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Gentle light illumination of honey.
This lighting is a disaster prevention item that also adds color to everyday life. Place honey in a glass container that looks like dripping honey and place it on a wooden pedestal with a rechargeable LED. In an emergency, the honey can be used as emergency food, and the pedestal can be used as a flashlight. This product is not to be stored away for use only in emergencies, but also to add color to everyday life.
Dimensions & Packaging: honey/glass/wood/cork w340mm d200mm h200mm
Tags: Honey, Glass,Lighting, Transparent, Contemporary, Art, ProductDesign, Japan,
Production Technology: Glass containers are created by blowing glass. The glass container is filled with honey and corked with a cork. The base is made of wood and has a rechargeable LED inside.
Design Challenge: It was difficult to come up with an idea that would also add color to daily life and yet be a disaster prevention item.
It also took time to form the glass container into a shape that would allow the honey to drip.
Research: We researched what kinds of emergency items are available. As a result, we found that many items are used in emergencies and stored away for daily use.
Therefore, our goal was to design disaster prevention items that would add color to everyday living spaces.
We then learned about the visual, nutritional, and sterilizing properties of honey, and designed a product.
Inspiration: Japan is prone to natural disasters, so disaster prevention items are abundant. However, since most items are used only in times of disaster, I have come up with disaster prevention items that can be used in everyday life.
Honey can be stored for a long time at room temperature, and its high nutrient content makes it a good emergency food. It also has a high sterilizing effect and is effective when applied to wounds. I have developed a honey product that is ideal as a disaster prevention item.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2022 in Japan and finished in December 2022 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in New Norma New Standard3 in November 2022.
Operation Flow: Place honey in a glass container and cover with a cork. Place the glass container on top of the wooden pedestal. Turn on the light with the switch on the wooden pedestal.
Image Credits: Main image is Takanori Urata,2022. Image #1, Optional Image #1 is Takanori Urata,2022. Image #2, Optional Image #2 is Takanori Urata,2022.Image #3, Optional Image #3 is KAIRI EGUCHI STUDIO Inc.,2022. Image #4, Optional Image #4 is Akira Nakagomi,2022. Image #5. Video should be credited at a new line as: Video Credits:KAIRI EGUCHI STUDIO Inc.