Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše by CoCo Ree

Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše by CoCo Ree is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa le Ditlhophiso tsa Lesedi Competition Category.

SileveraLesedi· 2020

Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše

by CoCo Ree

Client: CoCo Ree Studios

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

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The Design

About Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše

Aggregate ke pokello ea mabone a mararo a fatše a entsoeng ka thepa e sebelisitsoeng hape le e lahliloeng. Lebone ka leng le hahiloe holim'a lesapo la 'mele le kopantsoeng ka mocheso le entsoeng ka masalla a tšepe a lahliloeng. 'Mele o betliloe ka matsoho ho tsoa motsoakong oa konkreite, lehlabathe la silika le libotlolo tsa polasetiki tse retliloeng, e sebelisoang holim'a motheo o motenya oa fiber o hananang le alkali. Motsoako oa konkreite o sebetsoa joalo ka letsopa ho fapana le ho tšeloa ka har'a moula, kahoo lebone ka leng le na le sebopeho le mokhoa oa lona oa ka ntle. Libulubu tsa tšuba ea LED li fana ka leseli, 'me sekene sa mohato sa botlaaseng se bulela le ho tima lebone ka leng. Pokello ena e ikemiselitse ho fa litšila tsa toropo tšebeliso e ncha.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Aggregate Collection Lebone la Fatše ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Each lamp uses a welded skeleton made from discarded steel scraps. The body is then sculpted with a custom mix of concrete and recycled plastic. Aggregate uses this material combination to revisit structure and texture. The concrete/plastic formula is powerful and malleable, transforming modern waste. Using recycled material, each lamp attempts to elevate discarded materials. Combining these materials with filtered LED bulbs, this project proudly benefits from design principles and artistic approaches, fusing craftsmanship with functionality of brilliantly bright light.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Walk
305mm x 1220mm x 1854mm
Holding on
457mm x 762mm x 1854mm
Broken
457mm x 457mm x 1854mm
Tags: floor lamp, light, concrete, sculptural light, lamp
Production Technology: The substance of sidewalks and skyscrapers, Concrete is perhaps the most ubiquitous material in our contemporary culture. I first started by experimenting with Portland Cement (Type I per ASTM C 150). With weight issues during the application, experiments started with the proportions of water, cement, and gravel and additives such as, sugar, salt, shredded cardboard, shredded plastic bottles and fiber glass. Ultimately, I used shredded plastic bottles (almost as polymer or acrylic fibers) with an ECC concrete and well-graded silica sands on top of a thin alkali-resistant fiber base produced the best and most unique results.
Design Challenge: By researching the effects of the growth of urban and industrial areas, what is the visual language of consumer globalization? Can design truly transform modern waste resulting from urban expansion and consumerism?
Research: This design aimed to reappropriate materials that create our current scenic backdrops. Exploring ways to use concrete as a clay, rather than casting the material, the concrete was mixed with shaved plastic bottles and sculpted.
Inspiration: With the challenge to see if a design could transform modern waste, this collection aimed to reuse existing materials to create distinctly bright lights. After replacing fluorescent bulbs with LED tube lights, I knew I wanted to use the LED tubes in a floor lamp. The structural inspiration came while doing quick figurative gesture sketches, the model used a rod as a prop, bending and holding it outstretched between poses. These sketches became the essence of the design, a design that used materials motivated by human contortion.
Project Duration: The project started in Hong Kong in November of 2018 and was finished and shown at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA for three months in 2019.
Operation Flow: On/off step light switches can be found at the base of the light.
Image Credits: Photo credit: Aman Shakya