Coral Blanche Floor Lamp by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Floor Lamp by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award na Bronse in Disenyo ng mga Produkto at Kabit na Pang-ilaw Competition Category.

BronsePag-iilaw· 2022

Coral Blanche Floor Lamp

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

A' Design Award na Bronse Winner in Pag-iilaw Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Floor Lamp

Ang Coral Blanche ay isang floor lamp na inspirasyon ng coral bleaching. Ang pangunahing istruktura ay hugis ng isang pinaputing sea fan coral, na pinili dahil sa katatagan ng estruktura nito at sa kaakit-akit na anyo nito. Sampung frosted LED bulbs ang nakakabit sa istruktura at kumakatawan sa mga itlog na inilatag ng mga isdang nakatira sa coral. Ang katawan nito ay gawa sa biodegradable na halo ng starch. Maaaring ilagay ang lampara sa sala upang magbigay-liwanag sa sahig o sa isang dingding. Ang Coral Blanche ay may sukat na 1771 milimetro ang lapad at 1547 milimetro ang taas. Ang disenyo ay naglalayong ituon ang pansin sa coral bleaching, isang pandaigdigang isyu na kaugnay ng pagtaas ng temperatura ng karagatan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bronse

Ang Coral Blanche Floor Lamp ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse, isang lubhang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga natatanging disenyong nakikilala sa pagkamalikhain, katalinuhan at talas ng isip. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bronse ay mga likhang lubhang mahusay at kapansin-pansing malikhain na nagpapatunay sa malawak na karanasan, imahinasyon at pagkamaparaan ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Coral Blanche Floor Lamp ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na bagay na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan sa sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya, at mahusay dahil sa pansin nito sa detalye. Ang Coral Blanche Floor Lamp ay kahanga-hangang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan, humahaplos sa mga hangarin, bumibighani sa damdamin at umaakit sa pag-uusisa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Coral Blanche is a lighting design project intended to explore Coral Bleaching in design language. Coral Bleaching is associated with a whitening phenomenon. Ironically, the whitening process is the transient beauty due to corals' effort to survive. When algae displacement is prolonged, corals' starvation continues on. These bleached corals then soon become decayed, eventually resulting in destruction of coral reefs.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1771 mm (Width) x 1547 mm (Height)
Tags: Coral Bleaching, Coral Lighting, Coral Blanche
Production Technology: The main body is constructed with biodegradable blends, and frost LED bulbs are used for lighting.
Design Challenge: The initial challenge came from selecting the right coral shape as a main structure in association with light bulbs. As a result, a sea fan coral was chosen for its structural integrity and aesthetic beauty. And the second challenge was a material choice. Biodegradability was the key for the material used. Corn-based PLA (polyactic acid) was initially considered, but it was rejected due to its non-biodegradability (compostable in a controlled condition). Biodegradable (preferably starch) blends were then selected.
Research: Coral Blanche is a design study to explore Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global crisis as most coral reef habitats could experience extinction by 2100. It examines the transient beauty of Coral Bleaching and its dire consequence, extensive marine life degradation.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by Coral Bleaching. Coral Bleaching is a global issue that a macro scale of coral reefs experience a whitening phenomenon devastated by the rise of ocean temperature. The Coral Bleaching process is initiated by polyps displacing algae in the coral tissues, subsequently leading to coral's starvation and death.
Project Duration: The project began in May 2020 and finished in June 2020 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Coral Blanche is a floor lamp, ideally placed in a living room for floor lighting or wall lighting. Its main structure is designed to be a bleached sea fan coral and ten LED bulbs are affixed to the structure. The light bulbs represent eggs laid by coral fishes. These eggs light up their lives while being exposed to potential threats as their cradles are rapidly perished.