Coral Blanche Podna Lampa by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Podna Lampa by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Бронзана награда A' Design Award in Дизајн расветних производа и тела Competition Category.

БронзанаОсветљење· 2022

Coral Blanche Podna Lampa

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Бронзана награда A' Design Award Winner in Осветљење Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Podna Lampa

Coral Blanche je podna lampa inspirisana izbeljivanjem korala. Glavna struktura poprima oblik izbeljenog morskog lepezastog koralja, odabranog zbog svog strukturnog integriteta i izgleda. Deset mat LED sijalica pričvršćeno je na strukturu i predstavlja jaja koje polažu koraljne ribe. Telo je izrađeno od biorazgradivih smeša skroba. Lampa se može postaviti u dnevnu sobu kako bi osvetlila pod ili zid. Coral Blanche ima širinu od 1771 milimetar i visinu od 1547 milimetara. Dizajn skreće pažnju na izbeljivanje korala, globalni problem povezan sa porastom temperature okeana.

The Recognition

About the Бронзана награда A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Podna Lampa је добитник Бронзане награде A' Design Award, високо престижног признања које се додељује изванредним дизајнима који се одликују креативношћу, домишљатошћу и оштроумношћу. Добитници Бронзане награде у потпуности су вешти и упечатљиво креативни артефакти који потврђују велико искуство, машту и снаљажљивост својих дизајнера. Очекује се да Coral Blanche Podna Lampa буде високо цењен, дивљен и вољен предмет, запажено професионалан и иновативан. Овај дизајн награђен Бронзаном наградом A' Design Award уграђује најбоље праксе у уметности, науци, дизајну и технологији и одличан је по пажњи према детаљима. Coral Blanche Podna Lampa сјајно задовољава потребе, дотиче жеље, очарава осећања и привлачи радозналост.

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.