Luminare 手袋 by Aslaen Vaugn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 配飾設計 Competition Category.

銅配飾· 2020

Luminare 手袋

by Aslaen Vaugn

Client: Aslaen Vaugn

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 配飾 Category

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The Design

About Luminare 手袋

Luminare係一款女士晚裝手袋。皮革袋身喺意大利手工製作,而電子部件就喺三藩市設計同組裝。前面板內置一個薄身燈箱,可以令可替換嘅畫作喺內裡透出柔和光芒。背面有一個按鈕控制電源同調光,仲有一個磁吸接口方便充電。內置嘅充電電池可以持續使用長達十二小時,同時仲可以幫手機充電。呢個設計將藝術、時尚同電子科技融合為一體。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Luminare 手袋是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Luminare 手袋將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Luminare 手袋出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Victorian Era inspired evening purse that subtly glows from within through artwork, evoking a return of Art Nouveau backlit works like Tiffany's stained glass pieces or Paris Metro entrances. Artwork series include NASA, The Masters and Charlotte Gibb. The purse is handmade of leather in Italy, the artwork is developed in NYC and the electronics are designed and built in San Francisco. Luminare is the first fashion accessory to successfully blend technology into fashion seamlessly.
Dimensions & Packaging: 8 inches in diameter by 3.25 inches deep. Black leather exterior, with backlit images on front of handbag. Single metal push-button switch controls all functions: on / off / dimming / demo. Charger is attached by magnetic coupling, similar to an iMac charger coupling. It has a universal phone charger inside. The tail of this can be seen on the "Luminare-interior" image.

Images are easily replaceable with others in the series. For an additional charge, we can produce a custom image.
Tags: evening womens handbag electronic artwork
Production Technology: The concept was to create a new artistic approach to fashion that incorporates fashion and modern electronics in a single, unified work. Most electronic fashion to date has been blinky, tacky and forced together inelegantly.
Design Challenge: There is great promise in incorporating technology into fashion. Unfortunately, most attempts to date have been clumsy and uninspired. A notable exception being Luminex (RIP).

The challenge was to try to use electronics to gain an artistic effect rather than trying to use electronics in art. The hope is to create a new form of art that is only possible with the assistance of electronics. We are targeting a more holistic approach to using electronics in fashion.
Research: Inn designing this project, the first thing needed was a versatile, efficient, thin, even light source. A few options were tried and our light panels were most ideal, giving a wide range of brightness with very even, neutral lighting. Other forms of light consumed more electricity and had a smaller range of brightness options with a more restrictive
Inspiration: Originally given as a Christmas gift to the mother of my children, Aslaen and Vaugn. Since that first handbag in 2007, I have been refining the handbag and giving out as gifts to others. This summer I finally made a business out of it.
Project Duration: In an around San Francisco, California 2007 through present
Near Modena, Italy Fall 2019 to winter 2019
Operation Flow: Luminare has an art light box on one side that is dimmable and makes interchangeable artwork glow subtly from within. Light and other functions of the handbag are controlled with a single button on the back side, just above the magnetic charging port. Self contained rechargeable battery lasts up to 12 hours and can recharge user's cell phone while out and about.
Patents: US Patent Pending # 16/704,919
Team Members: concept and electronics: Evan Neumann
leather design: Giovanni Bevini