Mobius Isibane by Kejun Li, Zhang Jiahua and Nitesh Narappa Re

Mobius Isibane by Kejun Li, Zhang Jiahua and Nitesh Narappa Re is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeMveliso zokuKhanyisa kunye neZibane Competition Category.

IgolideUkukhanyisa· 2020

Mobius Isibane

by Kejun Li, Zhang Jiahua and Nitesh Narappa Re

Client: Ooudesign

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Mobius Isibane

Isangqa seMobius sinika ukhuthazo kuyilo lwezibane zeMobius. Umtya wesibane esinye unokuba namacala amabini emigca (okt amacala amabini), umphezulu kunye nomva, oya kuthi wanelise imfuno yokukhanya macala onke. Ubume bayo obukhethekileyo kunye nobulula buqulethe ubuhle obumangalisayo bemathematics. Ke ngoko, ubuhle obungaphezulu besigqi buya kuziswa ebomini basekhaya.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

Mobius Isibane ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. Mobius Isibane iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Mobius Isibane idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Mobius ring gives inspiration for this lamp design. One lamp strip may have two shadow surfaces (i.e. two-sided surface), the obverse and the reverse, which will satisfy all-round lighting demand. Its special and simple shape contains mysterious mathematical beauty. Therefore, more rhythmic beauty will be brought to home life.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: Bamboo with heat-bending forming process/3D printed acrylic.
Dimensions:Length:340mm Width:76mm Height:350mm
Tags: pendant, light, mobius, aesthetic
Production Technology: The pendant's shell is made of bamboo, The outer shell of the lamp is formed by using a bamboo material through a heat bending forming process, and the lampshade is made of acrylic material with a built-in LED strip.
Design Challenge: The process of exploring this shape is very difficult because we don't want to make it look too superficial and like the Mobius band. Therefore we must find a balance in the shape.
Research: This shape is developed from the Mobius band. It is not easy to show the Mobius elements beautifully. This process took a lot of time to experiment. In the beginning, we drew sketch a lot of shapes to explore and then folding basic shapes with paper, we gradually perfected the shape through 3D models and 3D printing technology. And finally, we made the functional prototype.
Inspiration: The Mobius Ring gave the inspiration for this design. The methmetical
model of Mobius ring attracted my attention when I was reading a book, this inspired me to make a rough paper model and try to make an exploratory assumption, How beautiful and timeless would it look if I could make it into a lamp and hang it in my house.
Project Duration: The project began in May 2018 in China and finished in November 2019 in Milano, and will be exhibited in Salone Satellite in April 2020.
Operation Flow: One lamp strip may have two shadow surfaces (i.e. two-sided surface), the obverse and the reverse, which will satisfy all-round lighting demand.
Team Members: Jiahua Zhang
Nitesh Narappa Reddy
Image Credits: LI KEJUN