Industrial

Polycycle Illumination

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Country	China
Year	2024
Award	WINNER
Affiliation	Georgia Institute of Technology
Designer	Xuanhao Li
Description(English)	Annually, approximately 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used globally, with an estimated 1% to 3% of them eventually entering the ocean. Due to their translucent film texture, discarded plastic bags drifting in the ocean resemble jellyfish, deceiving marine animals into ingesting them. Polycycle Illumination addresses this threat by harnessing the flexibility, translucency, and thermoplasticity of discarded PE plastic bags. Through upcycling, layers of discarded plastic bags are fused via heat pressing into flexible, translucent plastic sheets. These sheets are then fabricated into elegant, jellyfish-shaped table lamps.
Description(Native)	通过将废弃的聚乙烯（PE）塑料袋热压成半透明片材，制成水母形状的台灯，Polycycle Illumination 开创了一种新颖的塑料回收方法，以促进生态的可持续性。 Polycycle Illumination 所解决的重点问题是塑料废物对海洋生物的有害影响，特别是海龟和其他海洋动物将塑料袋误认为水母而误食的现象。通过其创新设计，Polycycle Illumination 将废弃塑料袋转化为具有功能性和视觉吸引力的灯具材料，从而延长了塑料袋的使用寿命，提高了材料的产品价值，并减少了流入海洋的塑料垃圾量。 发挥废弃PE塑料袋材料自身的独特物理性能，包括柔韧性、热塑性和透光性，Polycycle Illumination 展示了塑料袋升级再利用的设计潜力。Polycycle Illumination 以水母为灵感的造型具有双重目的性：一方面是向海洋致敬，另一方面是作为一种视觉提醒，揭示本设计的海洋生态环保使命。 此外，参数化设计与数字化加工过程赋予 Polycycle Illumination 的可定制性。通过其优雅的外观设计和环保的材料选择，Polycycle Illumination 不仅具有照亮室内空间的作用，还培养了用户与保护海洋生态的深层情感链接。
Website	xuanhao.space
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Judging Comments	Polycycle Illumination received high praise for its innovative approach to addressing plastic waste. By upcycling discarded plastic bags into elegant jellyfish-shaped lamps, it creatively highlights environmental issues while producing aesthetically pleasing and functional art pieces. This design promotes sustainability and raises awareness about ocean pollution.

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