Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì by Ninglu Zhang

Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì by Ninglu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ìmọ́lẹ̀ àti Ẹ̀rọ Ìtànṣán Competition Category.

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Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì

by Ninglu Zhang

Client: Nzhang Design

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Category

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The Design

About Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì

Blazer jẹ́ ẹ̀rọ fìtílà felt tí ó rọ̀ tí ó ní àpèjọpọ̀ láìlò irinṣẹ́ láti inú ìwé aṣọ felt tí ó tẹ́, tí ó ń pèsè ààyè ìfẹ̀sí tí kò nira nínú ìṣèdá ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ lákòókò tí ó ń dín ìdàkúdájì ohun èlò kù, ọ̀rẹ́ fún àpẹẹrẹ onigun-mẹ́rin rẹ̀ tí ó dára. Ó gba àmúṣagbára láti inú àwọn ìlà mímú ti gígé iwájú aṣọ súùtì iṣẹ́, tí a fi àwọ̀ pupa dídán ṣe é lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́ láti fàmọ́ra, àpẹẹrẹ kékeré Blazer ń darí àwọn olùwòran láàrin ètò tí ó múdọ́gba. A ti fi àwọn ohun ìsọ̀dọ̀tùn dúdú mú un dára sí i, àpẹẹrẹ náà ní ọ̀nà ìṣètò ń ṣe àmì sí ìtàn tí ó ṣàn dáadáa yìí, tí ó ń ṣàfikún ìfamọ́ra àti ìwọ̀n.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Blazer Fìtíìsì Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Pẹ́ńdáǹtì nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Blazer is a felt hanging lamp that can be assembled completely tool-free from a flat felt sheet and can be easily mass-produced with minimum waste of materials due to its clean rectangle shape. Inspired by the business suit cut on the front, with its bright red color to catch people's eyes, Blazer's simple shape creates a flow and sequence for the viewers to follow, and the black snaps can give the design a highlight and pause the flow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension:

Flat: 380mm x 1525mm x 5mm (W x D x H)
Assembled: 787mm x 254mm x 432mm (W x D x H)
Tags: Light fixture, Felt, Lamp, Mass production, easy assemble, Red
Production Technology: In the progress of prototyping, many adjustments was made on both the material and position of details. AutoCAD was used to draft out the plan drawing of Blazer, including the felt dimension detail to help later hand cut and the water jet cutting drawing of the customized metal washer.
Design Challenge: The fact of mass-producing with limited facilities access is the most challenging part of the design process. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, public crafting studios were largely shuttered or inaccessible, posing significant hurdles to obtaining necessary facilities.
Research: The Blazer project represents applied research focusing on environmentally friendly production practices within both handcrafted and assembly line industries. Data on material waste and pollution created were collected from online resources. Started by making variable paper prototypes, the shape of Blazer minimized the waste of material, and the final selection of material controlled pollution that could be potentially created.
Inspiration: Blazer the lamp is inspired by the cut on the neckline area of the blazer cloth. Clean cut and elegant folding on the cloth blazer was once leading the trend of the fashion industry. The meticulous tailoring and attention to detail is very inspiring. It has a significant and interesting historical importance, particularly in the context of fashion and social culture.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Iowa, USA and finished in December 2020 in Iowa, USA, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
Operation Flow: To transform the Blazer from flat to functional lamp, the process initiates by laying it flat on a surface, then mimicking the method used for crafting a Mobius ring by grasping both ends of the felt twist and securing them in position using the button.
Team Members: Ninglu Zhang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #2: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #3: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #4: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020.