Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile by Marco Guariglia and Jui Ju Lin

Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile by Marco Guariglia and Jui Ju Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Imikhiqizo Yezinsana Competition Category.

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Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile

by Marco Guariglia and Jui Ju Lin

Client: Size M Design

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Imikhiqizo Yezinsana Category

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The Design

About Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile

I-Glay iyikhabethe lezingubo elihlakaniphile elakhelwe izingane. Le yunithi ilinganisela u-1500 mm ububanzi, 600 mm ukujula kanye no-1200 mm ukuphakama. Umnyango owodwa wenziwe ngephepha elektroniki futhi usebenza njengebhodi lokudweba, ibhodi lokupenda kanye nesikrini semidlalo elula. Indawo yomnyango yokhuni inezimbobo zezingxenye zokwakha, izinhlamvu kanye nezinombolo. Kukhona iframu ehushulwayo eyakha indawo encane yokudlala, kanti kufakwe netafula kanye nezitulo ezimbili zokugibela. Abazali bangashintsha amaphethini omnyango ngokusebenzisa isixhumanisi ongenazintambo, ukuze izingane zibone uma isikhathi sokulala sisondele ngenkathi izingubo zigcinwa zihlelekile.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Glay Ikhabethe Lezingubo Elihlakaniphile iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This closet gives children imagination to create the atmosphere they want. They can transform the closet to play inside, can do coloring, and can arrange their clothes with it. It has also a frame for pulling out to be a secret play room, a table to write and two riding chairs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1500mm x Depth 600mm x Height 1200mm
Tags: Smartfurniture, maltyfunction, kidsfurniture, adesignaward, waronvirus, stayhome, marcoguariglia
Production Technology: The e door corroborated with E ink Cor. using e paper in the new area of kids furniture which is not often considered. It can be used as a drawing board, coloring board with bear patterns and shooting games. The wood surface of the door has holes for playing blocks, training logical thinking from 2D to 3D or practice numbers and the alphabet with it.
Design Challenge: Using e paper on the surface made this project big enough to need a team of engineers and carpentors to work with, challenging their abilities and overcoming their reluctance to deal with Glay, which became a learning experience for all involved.
Research: As a parent, the designer was focusing on how to introduce technology and digital things to children without missing the experience of real objects in their lives. He decided to use time as the topic on the digital door, to help children understand how fast the time passes by.
Inspiration: The designer showed his daughter a draft for a children's closet but she rejected it saying she wants a closet to play with as well as to keep her clothes tidy. While avoiding overuse of digitalization, Glay brings back the real touch and feel mechanics that naturally attract children's interests. By design the digital connects with the real life interaction.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2017 in Taipei and finished in April 2018 in Taipei, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in April 2018, Milan, Italy. At 2019, it was awarded by Good Design Award Chicago, U.S.A.
Operation Flow: Through blue tooth, parents can control the digital door color and patterns. The house work timer function could be arranged in the phone calendar as well. The designer wants to let kids know their sleep time is close by seeing the changing patterns on the door.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Marco Guariglia, 2018.
Team Members: Designer: Marco Guariglia
Creative Director: Jui Ju Lin
Wood Work: Joe Hsieh
Wood Work: Hao Jhe Li
Wood Work: Sheng Xun Zhan
Image Credits: Image #Main: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #1: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Model: Jui-Ju Lin/ Yalex Guariglia, Taipei, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Marco Guariglia, Taipei, 2020