Froggie Isibani Setafula by Yongwook Seong

Froggie Isibani Setafula by Yongwook Seong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukukhanyisa Competition Category.

IbhulonziUkukhanyisa· 2021

Froggie Isibani Setafula

by Yongwook Seong

Client: Yongwook Seong

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

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The Design

About Froggie Isibani Setafula

Umbhalo Wencwadi: I-Froggie yisibani setafula esikhuthazwe ukuphila okuphindwe kabili kwezilwane ezihlala emhlabathini nasemanzini. Idizayini ithwebula umzuzu lapho isele liphakama liphuma phezu kolwandle lwamanzi. Amehlo e-Froggie asebenza njengemithombo emibili yokukhanya, kanti umzimba oveziwe ngaphezu kwamanzi wakha isisekelo. Womabili amehlo ayagobeka, ngakho izimo zamehlo zingalungiswa zibe sezindaweni ezahlukene ukuze kudaleke imiphumela yokukhanya ehlukahlukene. Inkinobho yezinzwa zokuthinta ibekwe kuzimbobo zamakhala ngayinye, ngakho isibani ngasinye singavuleka noma sivalwe ngokwehlukana. I-Froggie ihlola ukulingiswa kwemvelo (biomimicry) njengomthombo wedizayini enokudlala.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Froggie Isibani Setafula 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. Froggie Isibani Setafula 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. Froggie Isibani Setafula 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: Froggie is a desk lamp project that inspires playful creativity. It captures the very moment when a frog rises above water. The eyes are represented as lighting sources, and the exposed body above water as a base.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 256 mm x Depth 165 mm x Height (max.) 310 mm
*Sizes may vary
Tags: Frog Lamp, Froggie Lighting, Frog Lighting
Production Technology: Froggie's eyes are made to be bendable. Each nostril is equipped with a touch sensor button where users can turn on and off each light.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was to figure out proper representations for each design element, for example, how big its eyes should be proportional to the body, and how much its body should be shown, compared to the rest of its submerged part.
Research: Froggie is to explore biomimicry in design. It attempts to translate "double life" of Amphibians into lighting design language.
Inspiration: Froggie was inspired by "double life" of amphibians between land and water. Frogs have the permeable skin, which allows them to breathe through the skin in water. They also breathe through the nostrils above the water surface or on land.
Project Duration: The project began in January 2021 and finished in January 2021 in Banff, Canada.
Operation Flow: Users are able to manipulate its eye shapes by adjusting their positions, which could render various lighting effects.