Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang by Ninglu Zhang

Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang by Ninglu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa le Ditlhophiso tsa Lesedi Competition Category.

TšepeLesedi· 2024

Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang

by Ninglu Zhang

Client: Nzhang Design

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Lesedi Category

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The Design

About Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang

Blazer e emela mohopolo wa lebone le leketlang le entsweng ka lino mme le kopanyang ntle le ho sebedisa disebediswa ho tswa leqepheng le bataletseng la lino, le fana ka kgonagalo ya ho hodisa habonolo tlhahisong ya bongata ha le ntse le fokotsa matlakala a didiriso, ka lebaka la sebopeho sa yona se boreledi sa khutlonne. E hapa mohopolo ho tswa mela e bohale ya kgaolo ya ka pele ya sutu ya kgwebo, e hatelitsweng ke mmala o kgubedu o phatsimang ho hohela tlhokomelo, sebopeho sa Blazer se bonolo se etella pele baboni ka tatelano e utloahalang hantle. E matlafaditswe ke dikhopane tse ntsho, moralo o beha matshwao ka bohlale palong ena e phallang hantle, o eketsa kgahliso le bophara.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Blazer Sesebediswa sa Lebone le Leketlang e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Blazer is a felt hanging lamp that can be assembled completely tool-free from a flat felt sheet and can be easily mass-produced with minimum waste of materials due to its clean rectangle shape. Inspired by the business suit cut on the front, with its bright red color to catch people's eyes, Blazer's simple shape creates a flow and sequence for the viewers to follow, and the black snaps can give the design a highlight and pause the flow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension:

Flat: 380mm x 1525mm x 5mm (W x D x H)
Assembled: 787mm x 254mm x 432mm (W x D x H)
Tags: Light fixture, Felt, Lamp, Mass production, easy assemble, Red
Production Technology: In the progress of prototyping, many adjustments was made on both the material and position of details. AutoCAD was used to draft out the plan drawing of Blazer, including the felt dimension detail to help later hand cut and the water jet cutting drawing of the customized metal washer.
Design Challenge: The fact of mass-producing with limited facilities access is the most challenging part of the design process. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, public crafting studios were largely shuttered or inaccessible, posing significant hurdles to obtaining necessary facilities.
Research: The Blazer project represents applied research focusing on environmentally friendly production practices within both handcrafted and assembly line industries. Data on material waste and pollution created were collected from online resources. Started by making variable paper prototypes, the shape of Blazer minimized the waste of material, and the final selection of material controlled pollution that could be potentially created.
Inspiration: Blazer the lamp is inspired by the cut on the neckline area of the blazer cloth. Clean cut and elegant folding on the cloth blazer was once leading the trend of the fashion industry. The meticulous tailoring and attention to detail is very inspiring. It has a significant and interesting historical importance, particularly in the context of fashion and social culture.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Iowa, USA and finished in December 2020 in Iowa, USA, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
Operation Flow: To transform the Blazer from flat to functional lamp, the process initiates by laying it flat on a surface, then mimicking the method used for crafting a Mobius ring by grasping both ends of the felt twist and securing them in position using the button.
Team Members: Ninglu Zhang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #2: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #3: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #4: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020.