Cage Kifaa cha Taa by Egemen Kemal Vurusan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa na Vifaa vya Mwangaza Competition Category.
DhahabuMwangaza· 2021
Cage Kifaa cha Taa
Client: Usta Design
Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award Winner in Mwangaza Category
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About Cage Kifaa cha Taa
Cage ni mfululizo wa taa unaoundwa na vipande vya kioo kilichopulizwa kwa mkono vilivyoshikiliwa ndani ya vizimba vya chuma. Maumbo ya kioo yanatengenezwa kwa mbinu ya kupuliza kioo cha moto, huku vizimba vya chuma vikiundwa kwa mfumo wa jadi wa wavu. Kimoja cha vizimba hivyo ni pinter, mtego uliofumwa unaotumiwa kwa uvuvi na wavuvi wa eneo la Mediterania. Maumbo ya kioo kilichopulizwa yasiyo na umbo maalum hukinza mwanga kwa viwango tofauti, na kuunda athari ya fuwele na kutupa vivuli vyenye ruwaza kwenye nyuso zinazozunguka. Mfululizo huu unajumuisha matoleo ya kuning'inizwa na ya kusimama sakafuni katika ukubwa tofauti. Lengo ni kuunganisha mwanga, kioo na dhana ya uhuru.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award
Cage Kifaa cha Taa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kuu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya daraja la kwanza, ya ajabu na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Dhahabu ni kazi bunifu mno, zenye maono makubwa na za kung'aa kwa umaridadi zinazoakisi kipaji, hekima na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Cage Kifaa cha Taa inatarajiwa kuwa uvumbuzi unaosifiwa sana, wa kuweka mielekeo na wa kihistoria unaoleta thamani isiyo na kifani. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award ni mradi wa kustaajabisha na unaoheshimika unaonufaisha sana na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Cage Kifaa cha Taa huzua hisia kali za hamu, huamsha shauku, huhimiza ubunifu na hutuvutia.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Cage lighting is produced with hot glass blowing and metal forming techniques. The amorphous and blown shaped units provide light refraction at different rates. In this way, it is aimed to create an illusionic and crystalline effect on the glasses. Emphasizing the communication between light and freedom and the organic bond with a transparent, warm material like glass is the main idea in the design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Cage lighting series includes lighting in different forms and sizes. The design suspended from the ceiling is 65cm x 65cm x 30cm. The design with wooden legs is 64 cm x 36 cm x 165 cm.Each lighting unit of the Cage series has a special wooden box. Lighting designs placed in this box are detected and prevented from moving. Glasses are packed in a separate wooden crate. It is placed from the top of the lighting during installation.
- Tags
- Cage, Glass Lighting, Upcycle, Light of Transparency, Optical Effect, Lighting Design, Glass Design
- Production Technology
- Metals used as cage symbols in the Cage lighting series were produced with a traditional mesh system. One of the metal cages produced in different shapes and sizes is the 'pinter' used for fishing. This fishing cage is specially produced by Mediterranean fishermen for the Cage series. The glasses in the cage were produced by the artist / designer in different forms using the hot glass blowing technique. In the glass factory, three hundred glasses were produced with the blowing technique. It was then put into the annealing furnace to prevent breakage during the process. The burrs of the glasses that came to room temperature were cleaned in the cold working shop. Adjustable light is visually impressive.Finally, the glasses are placed in metal cages in the form of stacks and offer different views.
- Design Challenge
- Many attempts were made in the production process in terms of shape and sustainability. Filling the cage completely with glass was one of the most difficult parts of this design. However, placing 5 bulbs equally is one of the difficult parts of the production process.
- Research
- The design phase for the Cage lighting series started at the end of undergraduate education in 2015. The transparency of glass and its interaction with light have been investigated in different sources. Technically and theoretically, illumination books have been studied.
- Inspiration
- This design is based on the relationship between glass and the refraction of light. The infiltration of light by finding an absolute path in captivity was used over glass material. The motto of the Cage Series is not to illuminate the spaces, but to make them livable. That's why bondage has inspired the cage image that completes the design.
- Project Duration
- Cage lighting, the first prototype of which was produced in Istanbul in 2015, made its first important exhibition in 2018 at the "Design Week Turkey" organization.
- Operation Flow
- Cage lighting is one of the best examples of forward transformation. The adventure of the cage used as a fish cage turns into light and reflects a visual feast with light. In addition, the shadows emitted by the light change the ambience of the environment. It takes the lighting design to a different dimension in interior design. The Cage series can be evaluated with its artistic touch to the lighting industry with collaborations in the architectural field.
- Image Credits
- Photographer Serhat Ozdemir, Cage Lighting Series, 2018
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