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A Dream

tabletop lighting installation for Naai-Jung Shih

The designer considers a dream is weightless and transparent. It can hardly be caught, and yet it is so realistic. He designs this installation as a way to visualize the metaphor of the surrealistic nature in a dream. Each curved member contributes to a part of a propagating dream. He places entire design setting on a transparent base with a light source projects upward to make it feel weightless like floating in the air.

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Translations of A Dream are ready for you in an array of languages: Tafelbeligtinginstallasie AF, Instalimi I Ndriçimit Tabletop SQ, የጠረጴዛ ላይ መብራት የመጫኛ AM, تركيب إضاءة الطاولة AR, Tabletop Լուսավորության Տեղադրումը HY, Tablo Işıqlandırma Quraşdırılması AZ, Mahai Gaineko Argiztapen Instalazioa EU, Устаноўка Настольнага Асвятлення BE, ট্যাবলেটপ লাইটিং ইনস্টলেশন BN, Instalacija Rasvjete Za Stolove BS, Инсталирането На Настолно Осветление BG, တက်ဘလက်အလင်းရောင်တပ်ဆင် MY, La Instal·lació D’Il·luminació De Tauleta CA, Kukhazikitsa Kuyatsa Kwa Tabletop NY, 桌面照明装置 ZH, L'installazione Di Illuminazione Da Tavuletta CO, Instalacija Rasvjete Na Stolnoj Stolici HR, Instalace Stolního Osvětlení CS, Bordplade Belysning Installation DA, Tafelblad Verlichtingsinstallatie NL, Tablotelefona Instalaĵo EO, Lauavalgustuse Paigaldamine ET, Pöytälevyvalaisimien Asennus FI, L'installation D'éclairage De Table FR, A Instalación De Iluminación De Mesa GL, Tabletop განათების ინსტალაცია KA, Tischbeleuchtung Installation DE, Η Επιτραπέζια Εγκατάσταση Φωτισμού EL, ટેબ્લેટ Lightingપ લાઇટિંગ ઇન્સ્ટોલેશન GU, Enstalasyon Ekleraj Plato HT, Shigarwa Na Tebur Na Tebur HA, התקנת תאורת שולחן HE, टेबलटॉप प्रकाश स्थापना HI, Az Asztali Világítás Telepítése HU, Instalasi Pencahayaan Meja ID, Suiteáil Soilsithe Boird GA, Ewuwu Ọkụ Tabletop IG, Uppsetning Borðplata IS, L'installazione Di Illuminazione Da Tavolo IT, 卓上照明インスタレーション JA, Instalasi Lampu Tabletop JV, ಟೇಬಲ್ಟಾಪ್ ಲೈಟಿಂಗ್ ಅನುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಯು KN, Планшетті Жарықтандыру KK, ការតម្លើងភ្លើងអំពូលថេប្លេត KM, Gushiraho Amatara Ya Tabletop RW, Планшетке Жарык Орнотуу KY, 탁상 조명 설치 KO, Sazkirina Ronahiya Tabletop KU, Tabletop Lux Lucis LA, Tabletop Beliichtung Installatioun LB, ການຕິດຕັ້ງແສງໄຟ Tabletop LO, Stalinio Apšvietimo Įrengimas LT, Galda Virsmas Apgaismojuma Uzstādīšana LV, Инсталацијата На Осветлување На Таблети MK, Ny Fametrahana Jiro Tabletop MG, Pemasangan Lampu Meja MS, ടേബിൾ‌ടോപ്പ് ലൈറ്റിംഗ് ഇൻസ്റ്റാളേഷൻ ML, Installazzjoni Tad-Dawl Tal-Mejda MT, Kohinga Rama Tabletop MI, टॅबलेटटॉप लाइटिंगची स्थापना MR, Tabletop Гэрэлтүүлэг Суурилуулах MN, ट्याबलेटटप प्रकाश स्थापना NE, Bordsbelysningsinstallasjon NO, ଟାବଲେଟ ଆଲୋକ ସ୍ଥାପନ OR, ਟੈਬਲੇਟ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੀ ਇੰਸਟਾਲੇਸ਼ਨ PA, نصب و راه اندازی روشنایی تبلت FA, Instalacja Oświetlenia Stołowego PL, د ټابلیټاپ ر Lightingا نصب کول PS, A Instalação De Iluminação De Mesa PT, Instalația De Iluminare A Mesei RO, Настольная Осветительная Установка RU, ٽيبلٽ لائيٽ واري تنصيب SD, Laulau Moli Laupapa SM, Инсталација Расвете За Столове SR, Stàladh Solais Clàr-Bùird GD, Tabletop Yekumisikidza Kuisirwa SN, මේස ආලෝකකරණ ස්ථාපනය SI, Osvetlenie Stolových Dosiek SK, Namestitev Namizne Razsvetljave SL, Rakibida Iftiinka Miiska SO, Ho Kenngoa Ha Mabone A Tabletop ST, La Instalación De Iluminación De Sobremesa ES, Pamasangan Lampu Tabletop SU, Ufungaji Wa Taa Za Kibao SW, Bordsbelysningsinstallation SV, டேப்லெட் லைட்டிங் நிறுவல் TA, టేబుల్‌టాప్ లైటింగ్ ఇన్‌స్టాలేషన్ TE, Насби Равшании Планшет TG, การติดตั้งไฟบนโต๊ะ TH, Planşet Yşyklandyryş Gurnamasy TK, Ang Pag-Install Ng Tabletop Ng Ilaw TL, Masa Üstü Aydınlatma Enstalasyonu TR, Планшетны Яктырту TT, تاختا كومپيۇتېرنى يورۇتۇش UG, Установка Настільного Освітлення UK, ٹیبلٹاپ لائٹنگ انسٹالیشن UR, Stol Usti Yoritgichini O'rnatish UZ, Lắp Đặt Ánh Sáng Trên Bàn VI, Mae Gosod Goleuadau CY, Ynstallaasje Foar Ljochttafel FY, Ukufakwa Kwesibane Se-Tabletop XH, טאַבלאַפּ לייטינג ינסטאַלירונג YI, Fifi Sori Ẹrọ Itanna Tabletop YO, Ukufakwa Kokukhanyisa I-Tabletop ZU, 桌面照明裝置 ZY, Ang Pag-Instalar Sa Tablet Nga Tabletop CEB, ʻo Ka Hoʻohana ʻana I Nā Kukui Uila HAW, Tabletop Teeb Tsa Teeb Pom Kev Zoo HMN, Tabletop Lighting Installation EN, expanding accessibility.


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Unique Properties

A dream is weightless and transparent. It can hardly be caught, and yet it is so realistic. The entire setting is placed on a transparent base with a light source projects upward to make it feel weightless like floating in the air. The installation is also a metaphor of the surrealistic nature of a dream. Each curved linear form contributes to a part of a propagating dream.

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lighting installation, dynamic form, metaphor

Production Technology

The design needs a free-form linear member to mimic the blurred boundary of a metaphor. The member needs to be functioned like a canvas for a dreamer to paint upon. The color should be white. After a series of brainstorming searches, a hanger seems a perfect choice. The installation is hand-chained. Several tests were conducted to the possible connectors, such as steel cables, abs RP filaments, and general ropes. Cable was a good choice at the first place because it held each hanger in position. But it is not transparent. Eventually a transparent 3 mm plastic string was used and surprisingly it held each member in position under tension.

Design Challenge

A pair of linear form is interlocked with two holes on each component for connection. There should be four cables and eight connections when the head and end of the installation meets each other. A new method is developed to layout all four cables on the same path and to chain all the components in one single cable as a closed loop. The development of a close loop has a significant meaning, since a dream seems does not have a specific starting point or ending point.

Project Duration

This project took about one month and was made in Taipei, Taiwan.

Operation Flow

This light installation is designed to put on a table with the top part slightly lower than eye level. By following the profile, a person can traverse the entire setting inside and outside, up and down, or from any orientation. The relative location between the box and the installation is changeable.

Research

This is the third design of a series sincerely devotions. Each design contributes a profound study of orders, for elements and light sources. The first two were conducted in a linear form to contrast the body curvature and the end section. The composition of different shapes was also applied. The last one selected a loop to represent an order of form.

Inspiration

The inspiration came from the metaphor of a dream.

Image Credits

all by Naai Jung Shih

Project Overview

A Dream tabletop lighting installation has been a Bronze winner in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design award category in the year 2016 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

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Naai-Jung Shih was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2017, a testament to excellence of their work A Dream tabletop lighting installation.

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