Dandelion Seed 揚聲燈 by Mohammad Mahdi Najafi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 消費電子產品設計 Competition Category.
鐵消費電子· 2021
Dandelion Seed 揚聲燈
Client: Najafi Design Studio
A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 消費電子 Category
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About Dandelion Seed 揚聲燈
蒲公英種子係一款結合燈光嘅揚聲器。呢個設計源於對植物作為生命體嘅尊重,造型參考咗蒲公英生命嘅三個階段:種子、生長同凋謝。中空嘅玻璃球體以吹製玻璃工藝製成,內裡裝有電池同LED燈。磁場技術令球體有一種懸浮喺底座之上嘅感覺。聲音以360度全方位傳播,裝置可以透過藍牙連接。呢個揚聲器播放嘅音樂,象徵住植物無聲嘅聲音。柔和嘅燈光旨在幫助人們放鬆身心。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鐵獎
Dandelion Seed 揚聲燈是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Dandelion Seed 揚聲燈將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Dandelion Seed 揚聲燈因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The quality sound of a 360-degree speaker beside a soft light, creating a sense of levitating by the magnetic field technology, makes this design unique. A combination of the user's feelings and technology turned this design indelible. In addition to an exceptional function, this product helps people reveal the tensions and stress.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 150 mm x 150 mm x 280 mm, Light Speaker, Magnetic field technology.
- Tags
- Light, speaker, Nature, Dandelion, seed, levitating speaker.
- Production Technology
- A hollow glass ball is made by glass-blowing with five holes for batteries and LED lights, and a bottom hole is a place for a magnet to create a magnetic field. There is a small black sponge ball that has is a six-way piece inside of it for tightening the pipes.
- Design Challenge
- One of the main challenges of this design was emphasized that the glass ball being one piece, to the consultations with a glassblower was decided to make the glass ball with the blowing method. To enter the small black ball into the glass ball, the glassblower recommended using a flexible material like a sponge so the central black ball is made with a sponge that can be pressed and entered into the glass ball.
- Research
- Some researchers have been done on the magnetic field technology, glass-blowing. Due to the increasing stress in human lives, this design can help people to wind down their minds.
- Inspiration
- The design of this product is based on respect for plants as living beings that human beings ignore. It's been tried to create meaning to this design, that people reflect it in their lives. This product includes the three levels of a dandelion's life: seed, growing, and death.
This product has been used the reversing method, not in its form but its philosophy.
The music will be playing on this speaker is a symbol of the silent sound of the plant. The lifting ball as a moving object can represent this design as a living creature. - Project Duration
- It started in Esfahan, Iran in October 2020 and finished in December 2020.
- Operation Flow
- You can connect your device to this speaker Via Bluetooth technology. To charge the light's battery is needed connecting the ball to the port on the base. One of the main traits is protecting the interior ball with external cover in unexpected situations as a power outage.
- Image Credits
- Image#1: Creator Mohammad Mahdi Najafi, Dandelion seed, 2020
Image#2: Creator Mohammad Mahdi Najafi, Dandelion seed 2020
Image#3: Creator Mohammad Mahdi Najafi, Dandelion seed, 2020
Image#4: Creator Mohammad Mahdi Najafi, Dandelion seed, 2020
Image#5: Creator Mohammad Mahdi Najafi, Dandelion seed, 2020
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