Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini by Yongwook Seong

Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukukhanyisa Competition Category.

IbhulonziUkukhanyisa· 2022

Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini

I-Coral Blanche isibani sasemhlabathini esikhuthazwe ukucwila kombala kwekhorali. Isakhiwo esiyinhloko sithatha isimo se-sea fan coral ecwile umbala, ekhethwe ngenxa yobuqotho basakhiwo sayo kanye nokubukeka kwayo. Amabhalbhu e-LED afiselwe ayishumi anamathiselwe esakhiweni futhi amele amaqanda abekwe izinhlanzi zasekhorali. Umzimba wenziwe ngezinhlanganisela ze-starch ezibolayo ngokwemvelo. Isibani singabekwa ekamelweni lokuphumula ukuze sikhanyise phansi noma udonga. I-Coral Blanche ilinganisela izimilimitha eziyi-1771 ngobubanzi kanye nezimilimitha eziyi-1547 ngobude. Umklamo udonsa ukunakwa ekucwileni kombala kwamakhorali, inkinga yomhlaba wonke ehlobene nokwenyuka kwezinga lokushisa kolwandle.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Coral Blanche Isibani Sasemhlabathini iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

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.