Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award in Zvigadzirwa zveMwenje neZvinoisa Mwenje Competition Category.

BronziMwenje· 2022

Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award Winner in Mwenje Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi

Rondedzero Yebhuku: Coral Blanche mwenje wepasi wakafuridzirwa nekuchenuruka kwematombo emakorari mugungwa. Chimiro chikuru chinotora muumbwa wekorari yakachena yakaita sefani yegungwa, yakasarudzwa nekuda kwesimba rayo remuumbwa uye chitarisiko chayo. Mabhabhu gumi eLED akafunyaniswa akabatanidzwa pachimiro ichi uye anomiririra mazai akaburitswa nehove dzemakorari. Muviri wemwenje wakagadzirwa nezvinhu zvinoora zvakavakirwa pastachi. Mwenje uyu unogona kuiswa muimba yekutandarira kuti uvhenekere pasi kana rusvingo. Coral Blanche inoyera 1771 millimeters paupamhi uye 1547 millimeters pakureba. Dhizaini iyi inosimbisa pfungwa maererano nedambudziko rekuchenuruka kwematombo emakorari, dambudziko renyika yose rakabatanidzwa nekuwedzera kwekupisa kwemvura yegungwa.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi, rukudzo rwakakwirira kwazvo runopiwa kumadhizaini akasiyana anozivikanwa nekugadzira, njere nekungwara. Vakunda veBronzi mabasa ane unyanzvi hwakakwana uye kugadzira kunoshamisa kunosimbisa ruzivo rukuru, pfungwa nehunyanzvi hwevagadziri vawo. Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi inotarisirwa kuva chinhu chinokudzwa kwazvo, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa muhunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji uye yakasiyana nekutarisisa zvidiki. Coral Blanche Mubatiso Mukuru: Mwenje Wepasi inogutsa zvinodiwa zvakanaka, inobata zvishuvo, inokwezva manzwiro uye inomutsa kuda kuziva.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Coral Blanche is a lighting design project intended to explore Coral Bleaching in design language. Coral Bleaching is associated with a whitening phenomenon. Ironically, the whitening process is the transient beauty due to corals' effort to survive. When algae displacement is prolonged, corals' starvation continues on. These bleached corals then soon become decayed, eventually resulting in destruction of coral reefs.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1771 mm (Width) x 1547 mm (Height)
Tags: Coral Bleaching, Coral Lighting, Coral Blanche
Production Technology: The main body is constructed with biodegradable blends, and frost LED bulbs are used for lighting.
Design Challenge: The initial challenge came from selecting the right coral shape as a main structure in association with light bulbs. As a result, a sea fan coral was chosen for its structural integrity and aesthetic beauty. And the second challenge was a material choice. Biodegradability was the key for the material used. Corn-based PLA (polyactic acid) was initially considered, but it was rejected due to its non-biodegradability (compostable in a controlled condition). Biodegradable (preferably starch) blends were then selected.
Research: Coral Blanche is a design study to explore Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global crisis as most coral reef habitats could experience extinction by 2100. It examines the transient beauty of Coral Bleaching and its dire consequence, extensive marine life degradation.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global issue that a macro scale of coral reefs experience a whitening phenomenon devastated by the rise of ocean temperature. The Coral Bleaching process is initiated by polyps displacing algae in the coral tissues, subsequently leading to coral's starvation and death.
Project Duration: The project began in May 2020 and finished in June 2020 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Coral Blanche is a floor lamp, ideally placed in a living room for floor lighting or wall lighting. Its main structure is designed to be a bleached sea fan coral and ten LED bulbs are affixed to the structure. The light bulbs represent eggs laid by coral fishes. These eggs light up their lives while being exposed to potential threats as their cradles are rapidly perished.