Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeMveliso zokuKhanyisa kunye neZibane Competition Category.

IbhronziUkukhanyisa· 2022

Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

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

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni

Coral Blanche sisibane sasemgangathweni esikhuthazwe kokubomvu kwekorale. Isakhiwo esiphambili sithatha uhlobo lwekorale yefan yolwandle ecacileyo, ekhethelwe ngenxa yobunyani bayo bokwakheka kunye nembonakalo yayo. Amaglobhu esibane elishumi e-LED afakwe kwisakhiwo lo aze amele amaqanda abekwe ziintlanzi zekorale. Umzimba wenziwe ngezixube zesitashi ezibolayo ngokwendalo. Isibane singabekwa egumbini lokuhlala ukukhanyisela umgangatho okanye udonga. Coral Blanche ilinganiselwa kububanzi obulinganiselwa kwi-1771 milimitha kunye nobude obulinganiselwa kwi-1547 milimitha. Uyilo luzobizisa ingqalelo kokubomvu kwekorale, ingxaki yehlabathi enxulunyaniswa nokwenyuka kwamaqondo obushushu bolwandle.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Coral Blanche Isibane Sasemgangathweni iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

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.