Flex Primary Function: Taa yenye Matumizi Mengi by ZhuoYi Fan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa na Vifaa vya Mwangaza Competition Category.
FedhaMwangaza· 2020
Flex Primary Function: Taa yenye Matumizi Mengi
by ZhuoYi Fan
Client: Guangzhou Pingtian Crafts Co.ltd
Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Mwangaza Category
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About Flex Primary Function: Taa yenye Matumizi Mengi
Flex ni mfululizo wa taa za nyumbani unaojumuisha taa mbili za mezani na taa moja ya sakafuni. Kila taa imetengenezwa kwa kizio cha mwanga cha mbao imara, mpira wa neodymium, nguzo ya chuma na kitako. Muunganisho wa sumaku unaunganisha kizio cha mwanga na kisimamo na kuwezesha kizio cha mwanga kugeuzwa katika mwelekeo wowote. Kizio cha mwanga pia kinaweza kuondolewa na kuwekwa kwenye nyuso nyingine kwa vifaa vya sumaku, hivyo kinaweza kutumika kama taa ya ukutani. Kihisi cha kugusa ndani ya kasha la mbao huweka viwango vitatu vya mwangaza. Mbao imepakwa nta ili kudumisha muundo wake wa asili.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award
Flex Primary Function: Taa yenye Matumizi Mengi ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Flex Primary Function: Taa yenye Matumizi Mengi inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Flex Primary Function: Taa yenye Matumizi Mengi ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- Flex Light is a series of household luminaries which each is consisted of solid wood housing illuminant,neodymium ball,metal pole and base.Under the effect of novel magnetic suction structure,the illuminant can be connected with the stand and adjusted in any direction centering on the magetic ball.Besides,the illuminant can also be separated and attached to other surfaces as a wall lamp.It is portable and flexible for daily use.It can be disassembled and assembled.The design structure make it more convenient for packaging and logistics.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Small table lamp:120*340*365mm
Large table lamp: 150*440*490mm
Floor lamp: 270*440*1500mm - Tags
- flexible, omni directional, portable, multipurpose, rechargeable, touch lamp, reading lamp, lighting design, luminaire, led
- Production Technology
- CNC machining and profile processing are adopted in the process.Crafting wood by CNC can solve the precision problem of traditional way and be more effective to reduce the cost.So that can be feasible to make products achieve industrial standardization.The materials used in this product include solid wood, aluminum alloy, polymer battery, magnet, LED module and so on.All have passed the domestic 3C certification standard of environmental protection.Solid wood housing is coated with Belgium wax which helps products completely retain the nature texture and delicate touch.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty of subversion. Products change from the plug-in electric cable to the wireless charging, from integration to separation,from cold metal to warm wood,from stable and static to mobile.Also, it includes the change of the mechanical connections and electrical connections, and application of magnetic suction with precision and lubrication.All of these need a lot of theoretical thinking,sample test and research.We determined the final proposals present products in minimalist form.
- Research
- Looking at the world famous reading lamp brand,we can see there are many old-fashioned and stuffy products.Maintaining tradition and professionalism is not an excuse for lockout.It has to be changed.For a new reading lamp design,we collect the global product information to analyze market expectation via data downloads and set following goals.Our products need to be friendly,lightweight,innovative,with prospect of intelligent,economical,especially suitable for dynamic lifestyle of young people.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the scene that birds rest on branch,jump and sing happily, rest quietly, and then fly away.With the easily separated structures, this lamp imitates the activity process of birds,which makes the household luminaire more flexible and functional. We select natural wood to develop products for the younger generation.It is light and portable to match the rapid shifts in space and time,which is suitable for free,dynamic lifestyle of the young.We want to create a new user experience of lighting,that is natural, affordable fashion with user-friendly techniques.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2016 in Guangzhou,finished structural improvement and circuit adjustment in May 2017,finished all materials test in August 2017.Flex Light were launched on TaoBao Crowdfunding Platform on December 21st,2017.
- Operation Flow
- You can turn on the light and adjust three levels of illuminating brightness by touching the switch which is connected with a touch sensor into the wooden housing.Then,hold the end of lamp body to rotate it in all direction to meet usage requirement.Besides, you can also separate the mobile illuminant from the stand and use it individually.Stick the equipped magnet accessories to other surface,you can attach the illuminant in different surfaces as a wall lamp.
- Patents
- Patented.ZL 2018 2 0146748.6.GUANGZHOU PINGTIAN CRAFTS CO. LTD.2018.
Patented.ZL 2017 3 0455825.7.GUANGZHOU PINGTIAN CRAFTS CO. LTD.2018. - Team Members
- Products are co-designed and developed by the staff of design team of GUANGZHOU PINGITAN CRAFTS CO.LTD
- Image Credits
- Image#1：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#2：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#3：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#4：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#5：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
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