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Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy by Nhi Ton

Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy by Nhi Ton is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy in Yşyklandyryş Önümleri we Armaturalary Dizaýny Competition Category.


BürünçYşyklandyryş· 2020

Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy

by Nhi Ton

Client: Nhi Ton

A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy Winner in Yşyklandyryş Category

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The Design

About Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy

Bu üýtgedip boljak çyra, Nhi Tonyň hereketi, gurluşyny we çeýeligini görkezýän dag we jülge origami eplerinde gözlegleriň we gözlegleriň amaly dizaýn netijesidir. Gurluşy bilen ulanyjylara özara täsirleşmäge we görnüşi daşky gurşawyna we islegine laýyklaşdyrmaga mümkinçilik berýär. Mundan başga-da, lampa kölegesi, Moebius zolagynyň aýratyn görnüşini alýar, onda ýokarky we aşaky ýüzler adamzat tejribämiziň aňly we huşsuz ölçegleriniň çeper şekillendirilmegi hökmünde kosmosda öwrümiň ýönekeý maksadalaýyklygy arkaly üznüksiz edilýär.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy

Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu döredijilik, ussatlyk we ýiti akyl bilen tapawutlanýan tapawutly dizaýnlara berilýän aşa abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Bürünç ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň giň tejribesini, hyýalyny we tapawutlylygyny tassyklaýan örän ussat we geň galdyryjy derejede döredijilikli eserlerdir. Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we täzelikçi zat bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatda, ylymda, dizaýnda we tehnologiýada iň oňat tejribeleri öz içine alýar we jikme-jiklige edýän üni bilen ajaýypdyr. Mobius Pendant Lamp Maýatnik Çyrasy zerurlyklary ajaýyp derejede kanagatlandyrýar, isleglere degýär, duýgulary özüne çekýär we gyzyklanmany çekýär.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This reconfigurable lamp is an applied design result of my research and study on the mountain and valley origami folds which suggest motion, structure, and flexibility. Structure as form, form as structure. The lampshade furthermore takes on the specific form of the Mobius Strip in which top and bottom surfaces are made continuous through the simple expedient of a twist in space as the artistic representation of the conscious and unconscious dimensions of our human experience. Thanks to the structure that the folds created, the lamp can transform the shape to engage user interaction.
Dimensions & Packaging
610 mm x 305 mm x 1270 mm
Tags
lighting, reconfiguredesign, moebiuspendant, origamilamp, Origamidesign, motionlamp , motiondesign
Production Technology
The lampshade was made out of a folded single flat sheet of paper covered in linen fabric. The mechanism of the lamp was designed with a combination of simple existing hardware and CNC cut brass plates and discs for containing electrical parts. All parts designed for disassembly, a simple manufacturing process.
Design Challenge
Since this is a research about the methodology of origami folds, It was difficult to navigate and plan out specific steps for study at the beginning. However, after getting started, I was driven into this deeply and started to generate testing and testing. It was a very exciting moment and very emotional. Also, designing with several values that I had such as lean manufacturer is also a challenge. However, working with the manufacturer to figure out cost and process helped me to clarify and execute my work.
Research
My project pushes origami capacities beyond the traditional decorative arts. If we use origami principles at a different scale, we can generate geometric forms that are structural, flexible, and dynamic from one flat sheet of material. In this project, I combined the unique qualities of origami, specifically mountain and valley folds, with the concept of lean manufacturing to create a series of meaningful products.
Starting with generating shapes and exploring patterns for creating the structures for strength test, I came up with three seating objects out of 6 pieces of scored and folded papers that could hold 230 lbs. This exploration helped me to learn about the personality of the folds and materials, the ratio between thickness and length of the fold and how it affected the strength of shape. The area that folds converged was the strongest and how I could make use of the density later on in the design ideation phase.
After the exploration, I started finding ways to apply my origami understanding to design new products focusing on using origami properties at a larger scale, in the creation of a product that utilizes minimal material and a single, refined manufacturing process.
I collaborated with Weber, packaging, and display design company, to gain insights about the manufacturing process including materials, cost, production time, energy efficiency, zero to minimal waste.
Inspiration
As in the Taoist principle of dynamic reconciliation of opposites we know as yin yang, my pleated work of paper and fabric elegantly folds together solid and void, surface and depth, light and dark, strong and fragile, perhaps male and female and Eastern and Western, to create beautiful yet practical pieces of furniture. This project emphasizes the value of such basic mountain and valley origami folds and applies its fundamental to design products.
Project Duration
The project started from August 2018 to April 2019 at the University of the Arts, and was exhibited in AIA Architecture and Design Center in May 2019.
Operation Flow
Used as a pendant light or decorative statement piece. Users can easily adjust the shape of the lampshade to fit their environment and interest by rotating two triangle plates.
Team Members
Nhi Ton
Image Credits
Nhi Ton
Matt Kullman

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