Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Alaabta Iftiinka iyo Nalallada Competition Category.

NaxaasIftiin· 2022

Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Iftiin Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan

Coral Blanche waa nal dhulka taagan oo ka dhashay fikradda cad-baxa jilbiska (coral bleaching). Qaab-dhismeedka aasaasiga ah wuxuu qaataa muuqaalka jilbis bad oo u qaabaysan sida marwo bad oo cad-baxday, kaas oo la doortay awgeed dhismihiisa adag iyo muuqaalkiisa. Toban nal LED ah oo indho-madoobaysan ayaa ku lifaaqan qaab-dhismeedka, kuwaas oo matalaya ukumaha ay dhalaan kalluunka jilbiska. Jirka waxaa laga sameeyay walxo istaarij ah oo isku-daran oo si dabiici ah u kala baxa (biodegradable). Nalku wuxuu ku dhici karaa qol fadhiga si uu u iftiimiyo dhulka ama gidaarka. Coral Blanche wuxuu le'ekaa 1771 millimitir ballaadh iyo 1547 millimitir dhererka. Naqshaddani waxay dareensiineysaa cad-baxa jilbiska, oo ah dhibaato caalami ah oo la xiriirta kororka heerkulka badaha.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Coral Blanche Nal Dhulka Taagan si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

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.