非必要不合作 Nidea.Nlight & 八仙 8Immortals · 电気灯
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Limited Collaboration
8Immortals New Album "Giant River" Swan Electric Light
2025
Visual Design
A limited co-branded "Giant River" Swan Electric Lamp, jointly launched by Nidea.Nlight and 8Immortals. "Nidea.Nlight" is an independent product design brand based in Xiamen, dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaborations that allow the electric lamp to evolve into diverse forms through creative partnerships. "8Immortals" is an independent rock band long active in Beijing's music scene, blending the raw energy of garage rock with the allure of Eastern psychedelic aesthetics to construct a bizarre and fantastical auditory world.
During the design process, we drew inspiration from fan comments describing the album "Giant River" as "Chinese cult classic," which became the visual tone for this project. Inspired by the track "Swan," we created the core image of a "two-headed swan," merging the grotesque shows of Western circus culture with Eastern mythological legends, echoing the themes of cult and fantasy.
The lamp concept features a "purple tunnel," symbolizing a portal into chaotic unknown realms. Light spills from this opening and starry perforations, with the two-headed swan emerging at the tunnel's end, inviting viewers into a surreal and fantastical journey.
The band's English name is rendered in a Gothic punk typeface, subtly incorporating the lyrical motif of "rose thorns." Adjacent to it, a small characterless seal embossed with hollow blocks forms the Arabic numeral "8," representing the band. The upper left corner features a talisman-style design with stylized seal-script characters for "8Immortals" and "Giant River," presented in a "sealed" state to visually reinforce the Chinese cult concept, adding mystery and narrative depth.
限定联名款
八仙8Immortals新专辑《巨人川》天鹅电気灯
由“非必要不合作”与“八仙8Immortals”联合推出。“非必要不合作”是位于厦门的独立产品设计品牌，致力于通过跨领域合作，让电気灯在不同创作中衍生多元形态。八仙8Immortals乐队长期活跃于北京独立音乐场景，以车库摇滚的张力融合东方迷幻美学，构筑出光怪陆离的听觉异想世界。
在设计过程中，我们从专辑《巨人川》乐迷评论中捕捉到“中式邪典”这一关键词，并将其作为视觉基调。灵感源自专辑单曲《天鹅》，创造出“双头天鹅”这一核心意象，融合西方怪诞秀与东方志怪传说，呼应邪典与奇幻主题。
灯具以“紫洞隧道”为概念，象征穿越混沌的入口。光从洞口与星点间溢出，尽头浮现双头鹅形象，开启一场幻异之旅。乐队英文名以哥特朋克字体呈现，融入了“蔷薇的刺”的歌词意象，旁侧压印无字印章，以镂空方块暗喻数字“8”。左上方篆刻化“八仙”与“巨人川”字样，并以“封印”形态强化中式邪典的神秘叙事。
Designer_Bosen
Design Assistant_Syndi
Photographer_邹训楷
Client_ 非必要不合作 Nidea.Nlight × 八仙 8Immortals
