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Mobius Pendant Lamp by Nhi Ton |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
NT: This design was inspired by origami fundamental which transforms from a single piece of paper and creates more than what the material could offer by simple folds.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
NT: By study the basic mountain and valley folds, I focus on its ability to create structure, flexibility, and aesthetics. The goal was using this fold, apply it to a bigger scale for a lean, minimal waste manufacturing process.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
NT: I hope I can get this design manufactured. Also, I hope to study more about the possibility that origami can offer us.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
NT: I spend 3 months for learning about mountain and valley folds by running a lot of weight and pattern tests to know the constraints of this fold in comparison with material thickness. The application exploration phase took longer time as I want to create a product which could showcase the structure of the fold as well as how the flexibility of the fold could benefit the product.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
NT: This is my graduate thesis. I chose this concept since I have a very strong interest in Origami and would like to apply it to the Product Design level instead of just craft.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
NT: My interest in culture and holistic design motivates me to explore and design this work. There is so much beauty in culture. My lamp design made out of a single piece of paper, a very ordinary material, but it would give a "wow" moment by knowing the material and apply origami fundamentals into it instead of complicated hardware. I think it is fascinating.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
NT: During this process of design, I got inspired a lot from other scientists and physicists such as Robert Lang, Paul Jackson, Mike Tannis, and engineers who have been studying origami and find the application for what they learned.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
NT: This design used a single piece of folded material to create such a flexible structure. The mechanism was made for disassembling and offer the reconfiguration to users.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
NT: Because it simply has the shape of a Mobius strip especially when you twist the disc to reconfigure the lamp, it switches its surfaces.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
NT: A lot of prototyping, user testings, 3D rendering, working with the manufacturer.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
NT: I collaborated with Weber Packaging Design in Philadelphia to learn about the scoring process for folding as well as material testings. After several rounds of prototyping, they also gave me the costing for the production.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
NT: I think the most difficult thing is to ask the right questions for the design process and what is that that you want your product to be or tell?
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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