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Ribbing וואַזע by Lihsing Wang

Ribbing וואַזע by Lihsing Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award אין אײַזן in מעבל דיזײַן Competition Category.


אײַזןמעבל· 2022

Ribbing וואַזע

by Lihsing Wang

A' Design Award אין אײַזן Winner in מעבל Category

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The Design

About Ribbing וואַזע

ריבינג איז אַ וואַזע דיזיינד פֿאַר בלומען אויסשטעלונג און פֿאַר באַניץ ווי אַ באַזונדער סקולפּטוראַל אָביעקט. ווערטיקאַלע ריפּן לויפֿן איבער דעם געבויגענעם גוף, און זייערע קאָנטוראַן טוישן זיך ווי זיי פֿאָלגן דער ענדערנדיקער פֿאָרעם. דער געוועבטער אויסזען ווערט באַשאַפֿן מיט מעטאַל-אָנגעפֿילטן פֿילאַמענט און פּראָדוצירט מיט אַ 3D דרוקער. אַ אַראָפּנעמבאַרע גלאָז אַרייַנלייג האַלט וואַסער און קען ווערן געוואַשן אָדער פֿאַרביטן. ריבינג פּאַסט פֿאַר ביידע אינעווייניקסטע און דרויסנדיקע סבֿיבֿות. ווען אַוועקגעשטעלט אין אַ פֿייכטער סבֿיבֿה מיט דער צייט, ערשייַנט לאַנגזאַם אַ פֿאַרזשאַווערטע פּאַטינע אויף דער אייבערפלאַך און פֿאַרמערט ניואַנס צום דרויסנדיקן אויסזען.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין אײַזן

Ribbing וואַזע איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין אײַזן, אַן פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו גוטע דיזײַנס וואָס טרעפֿן די פּראָפֿעסיאָנעלע און ינדוסטריעלע פֿאָדערונגען וואָס מען דערוואַרט פֿון גוט-דיזײַנטע באַשאַפֿונגען. אײַזן-געווינער ווײַזן גרויסע בקיאות, הויכע ספּעציאַליזאַציע, מומחה-פֿאַרשטאַנד און קרעאַטיווע פֿעיִקייט פֿון זייערע שאַפֿער. פֿון Ribbing וואַזע ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ הויך געשעצטע, באַוווּנדערטע און ליבע באַשאַפֿונג וואָס איז פּראַקטיש און אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין אײַזן פֿאַראײניקט די בעסטע פּראַקטיקן פֿון דער ענף און האָט בקיאותדיקע טעכנישע אייגנשאַפֿטן פֿאַרבונדן מיט וויסן און טאַלאַנט. Ribbing וואַזע ווערט געערט פֿאַר זײַן גרינטלעכקייט און איז דיזײַנט צו פּראָווידן פֿאַרבעסערונגען פֿון לעבנס-קוואַליטעט וואָס העלפֿן מאַכן די וועלט צו אַ בעסערן אָרט.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Ribbing vase as a floral display medium also speaks for itself with binary visual language in any spatial setting. Its vertical ribs pattern change their contour as they adapt along the curvy shapes, creating a constant momentum on a solid surface. The woven look of the ribbing vase is made out of metal filament and manufactured with a 3D printer. When exposed outdoors over time, a rusted patina will slowly appear on the surface, also known as oxidizing, adding some nuances on the exterior layer that almost resemble a rusty sculpture.
Dimensions & Packaging
Large Vase: 140mm,167mm. Small Vase: 90mm, 102mm. Material: copper, iron and brass.
Tags
rubbing, vase, 3D printing, home decor aesthetic, fusion, computational
Production Technology
In order to manufacture ribbing vases with high-quality production, waste reduction and cost efficiency, I adapted the use of 3D printers and computational software, Grasshopper. After several rounds of testing, I figured out using default slicer software to generate G-code for print is inefficient. Instead, by utilizing G-code directly in Grasshopper allows me to fully control the 3D printer and optimize the production. More specifically, the scripted data transforming my design into a series of curves and paths have turned into the assigned route of the 3D printer. As for the material used, ribbing was made from metal-filled filament, HTPLA.
Design Challenge
The making process attains zero waste, zero emission, fully sustainable and self-reliant action by implementing additive manufacturing technology into our production pipeline. Ribbing vases need to fit in 3D printers without any support material and can be manufactured on a small scale by consumer-driven 3D printers. We would also love to support regional markets by manufacturing our products locally. Thus, the ribbing vase was fully designed, manufactured, and assembled in Brooklyn, New York.
Research
This project explores a new relationship between vases and plants. People normally think flowers come before vases, and vases seem to be pointless when the plants are gone . My research aims to reverse this vector through designing a vase with inherent voice and sculptural expression. Balancing rigidity and flexibility of the form is the key to achieve the desirable outputs, flipping the general perception of floral decor objects. Ribbing vase presents a feasible option to prove the knit-looking contour can also be made out of metal.
Inspiration
Ribbing vase challenges to yield aesthetic expression by combining two contradictory elements: rigidity and flexibility. The Ribbing is inspired from the rib knit, a soft, flimsy and stretchy fabric type. I took this feature and applied it upon the solid form; woven it by metal filament with a 3D printer that simulates a fabric-like surfacing. Ribbing vase presents a refreshing look by fusing the textured appearance, metal materiality and digital manufacturing.
Project Duration
The Ribbing started in April 2020 and finished in January 2021. Design and manufactured in Brooklyn, NY.
Operation Flow
Ribbing vase served as both flower container and diffuser. Users can easily remove the inserted glass piece from the vase to either wash or replace. Ribbing vase itself can fit into both indoor or outdoor environments as a static decor object. If the user prefers the rusted texture, it can be placed in a moisture environment over time as oxidized rust and patina slowly appear on the surface naturally.
Team Members
Lihsing Wang

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