Nopales Chiroq by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Nopales Chiroq by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Bronza Mukofoti in Mahsulot Muhandisligi va Texnik Dizayn Competition Category.

BronzaMuhandislik· 2024

Nopales Chiroq

by Sebastian Morales and Tiri Kananuruk

Client: Morakana

A' Design Award Bronza Mukofoti Winner in Muhandislik Category

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The Design

About Nopales Chiroq

Nopales - bu tekis holda Bosilgan Elektron Plata (PCB) sifatida yetkazib beriladigan va qo'l bilan osongina bo'laklarga ajratish mumkin bo'lgan modulli chiroqdir. Bir-biriga bog'langan qismlar bir-biriga qistirib birlashtiriladi va chiroyli 3D kaktusga aylanadi. Meksika manzaralaridan ilhomlangan bu o'ynoqi dizayn o'nlab turli usulda yig'ilishi mumkin va hatto bir nechta kartalarni birlashtirish orqali o'sishi mumkin. Bu Nopal nafaqat makonlarni yumshoq yorug'lik bilan yoritadi, balki shaxsiy aloqani mustahkamlaydi va foydalanuvchilarni o'zlarining yorqin bog'ida hamkor-ijodkorga aylanishga taklif qiladi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bronza Mukofoti

Nopales Chiroq A' Design Award Bronza Mukofotining g‘olibi bo‘lib, bu ijodkorlik, zukkolik va topqirlik bilan ajralib turuvchi a’lo dizaynlarga beriladigan o‘ta nufuzli e’tirofdir. Bronza g‘oliblari o‘z dizaynerlarining keng tajribasi, tasavvuri va topqirligini tasdiqlovchi juda mohir va hayratlanarli darajada ijodiy buyumlardir. Nopales Chiroq yuqori qadrlanadigan, hayrat bilan qaraladigan va suyukli, diqqatga sazovor darajada kasbiy va innovatsion buyum bo‘lishi kutiladi. A' Design Award Bronza Mukofotini qo‘lga kiritgan ushbu dizayn san’at, fan, dizayn va texnologiyadagi eng yaxshi amaliyotlarni o‘zida mujassam etadi va tafsilotlarga e’tibori bilan a’lodir. Nopales Chiroq ehtiyojlarni go‘zal qondiradi, istaklarga tegadi, tuyg‘ularni maftun etadi va qiziqishni jalb qiladi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Nopales is a modular lamp designed to be playfully assembled from a single Printed Circuit Board. Unlike typical PCBs that are flat and hidden inside enclosures, Nopales subverts this industrial nature to create a delightful object that is meant to be touched, bring joy, and evoke life into our spaces. It can ship flat as a postcard and can be hand assembled into your own nopal. Grow you cactus by combining cards.
Dimensions & Packaging: Variable dimensions
Flat: 84mmx125mmx5mm
Assembled: 50mm x50mm x100
Tags: PCB, Lamp, Nopales, Cactus, Modular, Mexico, Art, Garden
Production Technology: Printed Circuit Board, LEDs, Microcontroller, CR2032 Battery
Design Challenge: The project looks deceptively simple but a lot of research has gone into the interlocking connections. Even when PCB manufacturing is a mature industry, there is no way to connect two boards in the ways we were searching for. Current solutions require bulky mechanical components "connectors", or to be solder. We have tried multiple approaches and worked with the PCB manufacturer though iterations. Orienting components in different planes, plating surface edges, special routing, springs, and more.
Inspiration: Nopales was inspired by the landscapes of my Mexican upbringing and our passion for developing creative hardware. We wanted to reframe Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)s beyond their technical existence, to expose the material's beauty and transform it into something tactile, delightful and captivating. We spent months working with manufacturers to create a simple and efficient way to interlock the PCBs both mechanically and electrically. Nopales circuit is designed to shine for months or even years.
Project Duration: The project started early 2023 and exhibited at the HeadHi Lamp show in Brooklyn NY from March until July. A new updated version was shown at PioneerWorks Software For Artists Day in November.
Operation Flow: Nopales starts as a flat PCB that breaks apart by hand and can be interlocked into your own Nopal (cactus), then you can press the button to cycle though multiple brightness levels. It has an auto sleep timer to prevent draining the battery in case you forget to turn it off.
Team Members: Sebastian Morales
Tiri Kananuruk
Image Credits: MORAKANA LLC