Glow Globs Ufungaji wa Taa by Virginia Melnyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa na Vifaa vya Mwangaza Competition Category.
ShabaMwangaza· 2021
Glow Globs Ufungaji wa Taa
Client: Virginia Melnyk Designs
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Mwangaza Category
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About Glow Globs Ufungaji wa Taa
Glow Globs ni ufungaji wa taa unaoweza kupulizwa hewa, uliotengenezwa kwa kitambaa cheupe cha nailoni, feni ya kupuliza hewa na taa za LED. Ufungaji huu unajumuisha maumbo matatu yasiyo dhahiri, kila moja likiwa na kipimo cha kati ya mita 2.5 na 3 katika kila upande. Maumbo haya yalibuniwa kwa kutumia uundaji wa vielelezo vya pande tatu na yalichochewa na moshi pamoja na mtiririko wa hewa. Kila umbo limejengwa kwa paneli 80 hadi 100 zilizoshonwa. Taa za LED zimewekwa ndani, hivyo mwanga unaobadilika rangi husambaa kwa upole kupitia kitambaa hicho. Maumbo hayo huporomoka feni inapozimwa, hivyo ufungaji huu unaweza kuhamishwa na kusimikwa katika maeneo mengine.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
Glow Globs Ufungaji wa Taa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Glow Globs Ufungaji wa Taa inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Glow Globs Ufungaji wa Taa hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Glow Globs is an inflatable lighting installation, its unique design is deployable as the light fabric collapse with the fan is off. The Design is abstract shapes to spark curiosity and imagination. The shapes at night are illuminated with color changing LED lights. The lights penetrate through the Nylon material giving them a soft glow.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The design consisted of three unique inflatables. Each design was between 3 meters and 2.5 meters in each direction.
- Tags
- LED, Inflatable, Lighting, Installation, Deployable, PopUp
- Production Technology
- The design was created in the computer using 3d modeling. Patterns much like those used to make a dress or piece of clothing were generated and sewn together on a home sewing machine. Each inflatable was made up of between 80 - 100 panels. Consisting of over 400 edges to be sewn together. Each peices was numbered and labeled to be able to stich them to the correct pieces. The inflatables were designed to attach to a special air blower fan used for inflatable sculptures. Led Lights were threaded through the interior of the inflated structure and suspended so to diffuse the light before it is emitted out of the fabric.
- Design Challenge
- Because the installation is pneumatic, it is important to understand how flat pieces of fabric will inflate. The fans blow in a lot of air and it is important to make sure that all the seams are sewn tightly. And that there are no leaks. At the same point the inflatable is under pressure and if the distribution of forces is uneven large amounts of force on one place may cause issues of pressure and seams to rip or tear. Studies done in Clo3D and Kangaroo for grasshopper, were able to give estimated simulations of where extra strain might occur when pressure is applied.
- Research
- My research is focused on sewing and three dimensional designs. i am interested in approaches to combine sewn forms into the built environment. Often engaging traditional and computation design making methodologies. In this case sewing large scale inflatables with large numbers of pieces methods from parametric computational architecture were adapted. As for the sewing methods from quilting, and dress making were adapted. the combination of making techniques and process of construction resulted in a unique design.
- Inspiration
- This project was inspired by the character inflatable lawn ornaments so commonly display in many front lawns of American homes during the holidays. But in contrast to the Santa Claus and Frankenstein that we see during the holidays. Glow Globs aspired to create an abstract organic form that would inspire imagination and creative thinking. The design was created in the computer using 3d modeling. Because it is inflated with air the designs were inspired by smoke and animations of airflow.
- Project Duration
- The installation is traveling. It was first installed for 3 days at Blink Art Festival in Cincinnati 2019, but can continue to be deployed at other locations and events.
- Operation Flow
- The installation was located in the landscaping in front of the Cincinnati Central Library. Here at night people would engage with the lights and play in the shadows of the colored illuminations.
- Team Members
- Virginia Melnyk
- Image Credits
- Photo Credits: Virginia Melnyk
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