DESIGN NAME: Bloom
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Parasol
INSPIRATION: Bloom is inspired by the summer and nature's most colourful creation: flowers. Fabric petals create a canopy o relax under in the shade and to enjoy the colour tones above you. The wind makes the petals dance to produce a mesmerizing effect.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Bloom is inspired by the summer and nature's most colourful creation: flowers. Fabric petals create a canopy o relax under in the shade and to enjoy the colour tones above you. The wind makes the petals dance to produce a mesmerizing effect.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The parasol is opened and closed by hand. The Parasol is opening almost automatic. just need an extra push for the last 20 cm to fix the Parasol.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in February 2012 in Brussels and finished in August 2012 in Bruges, and was exhibited in Maison and Object at Paris September 2012.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: top fabric: polyester (airtex)
flags: polyester
Pole: stainless steel diam 40 x 1.5 mm powder coated RAL3027
Ribs: 12 x ALU diam18 x 2 mm powder coated RAL9010
Base: steel (sandblasted, metallized and powder coated)
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Weight parasol: 20 kg Base: 41 kg Total: 61 kg
Open Parasol: diam 3000mm Free height open: 2000mm
Packing: packing cardboard box 2750mmx 270mm x 270mm
TAGS: Bloom, flower, parasol, Petals, outdoor design, Hidden frame, Bloom, invisible frame
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Exploring the wonders of the mind by thinking really hard about the subject at hand.
Come up with the best and most beautiful parasol ever.
Bring your mind into a stream of consciousness and forget the world around you
Using the www to find out what exists already.
My memory, Google and Pinterest
Sywawa
These are first done on paper as sketches, then on computer as 3D models, then a prototypes in the workshop of Sywawa
During prototyping, we discovered how the coloured cover fabric interacted beautifully with the white fabric underneath. This was unexpected but beautiful.
CHALLENGE: The creative challenge was to make sure this was not just a round version of the Breezer, a previous design. We needed to create an extra level which we achieved by adding the coloured tops which interacted with the fabric underneath and by playing with the different densities and spacing of the hanging fabrics.
Technologically and technically, there were not many challenges since we learnt most already from developing the Breezer.
ADDED DATE: 2016-05-23 14:47:07
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Davy Grosemants
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Photographer Bart Descheemaeker, Studio Bades, 2012.
Image #2: Photographer Bart Descheemaeker, Headline, 2012.
Image #3: Photographer Open Farm Community, Singapore, 2015.
Image #4: Photographer Bart Descheemaeker, Headline, 2012.
Image #5: Photographer Bart Descheemaeker, Headline, 2012.
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Symo nv, 2012
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