Nopales Rambi by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Nopales Rambi by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award in Injiniyeringi yeZvigadzirwa neTekinikari Competition Category.

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Nopales Rambi

by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Client: Morakana

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award Winner in Injiniyeringi Category

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The Design

About Nopales Rambi

Nopales irambi rine zvikamu zvinobatanidzwa inotumirwa yakapetenuka seBoard yeCircuit Yakadhindwa (PCB) uye inogona kumedurwa kuita zvidimbu neruoko zviri nyore. Zvidimbu zvinobatana zvinobva zvadonha pamwe chete kuti zvichinje kuita cactus yakanaka ye3D. Yakafuridzirwa nenyika dzeMexico, dhizaini inotamba inogona kuunganidzwa nenzira dzakawanda dzakasiyana uye inogona kukura nekubatanidza makadhi akawanda. Nopal iyi haigovhenekeri nzvimbo chete nechiedza chakapfava, asiwo inosimudzira hukama hwemunhu, ichikoka vashandisi kuti vave vanogadzira pamwe chete mubindu ravo rinobwinya.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Nopales Rambi, 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. Nopales Rambi 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. Nopales Rambi 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: Nopales is a modular lamp designed to be playfully assembled from a single Printed Circuit Board. Unlike typical PCBs that are flat and hidden inside enclosures, Nopales subverts this industrial nature to create a delightful object that is meant to be touched, bring joy, and evoke life into our spaces. It can ship flat as a postcard and can be hand assembled into your own nopal. Grow you cactus by combining cards.
Dimensions & Packaging: Variable dimensions
Flat: 84mmx125mmx5mm
Assembled: 50mm x50mm x100
Tags: PCB, Lamp, Nopales, Cactus, Modular, Mexico, Art, Garden
Production Technology: Printed Circuit Board, LEDs, Microcontroller, CR2032 Battery
Design Challenge: The project looks deceptively simple but a lot of research has gone into the interlocking connections. Even when PCB manufacturing is a mature industry, there is no way to connect two boards in the ways we were searching for. Current solutions require bulky mechanical components "connectors", or to be solder. We have tried multiple approaches and worked with the PCB manufacturer though iterations. Orienting components in different planes, plating surface edges, special routing, springs, and more.
Inspiration: Nopales was inspired by the landscapes of my Mexican upbringing and our passion for developing creative hardware. We wanted to reframe Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)s beyond their technical existence, to expose the material's beauty and transform it into something tactile, delightful and captivating. We spent months working with manufacturers to create a simple and efficient way to interlock the PCBs both mechanically and electrically. Nopales circuit is designed to shine for months or even years.
Project Duration: The project started early 2023 and exhibited at the HeadHi Lamp show in Brooklyn NY from March until July. A new updated version was shown at PioneerWorks Software For Artists Day in November.
Operation Flow: Nopales starts as a flat PCB that breaks apart by hand and can be interlocked into your own Nopal (cactus), then you can press the button to cycle though multiple brightness levels. It has an auto sleep timer to prevent draining the battery in case you forget to turn it off.
Team Members: Sebastian Morales
Tiri Kananuruk
Image Credits: MORAKANA LLC