Lumino Single Street Bench by Vasil Velchev is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Street Furniture Design Competition Category.
IronStreet Furniture· 2020
Lumino Single Street Bench
Client: MAGMA graphics
A' Design Award Winner in Street Furniture Category
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About Lumino Single Street Bench
This bench is made of one monolith twisted pipe There are three types of materials depending on the environment: solid-surface stone-like material, acrylic shiny plastic, semi-transparent acrylic material. The third one allows the bench to look solid at daylight and be transparent at night when the internal illumination starts to glow. For this version of the bench there is a solar panel mounted on the top of it so it can have independent power source. The simple shape and smooth design can ensure the weather resistant, anti-vandal and easy to clean. A city sculpture that can be also useful.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Lumino Single Street Bench is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Lumino Single Street Bench is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Lumino Single Street Bench is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to illumination in the Lumino Single Street Bench, transitioning from solid appearance during day to transparent glow at night, represents a fascinating evolution in street furniture design - could you elaborate on how this dual-nature concept emerged and developed during your creative process?
Its all started with the shape. At the beginning, the material was only one, solid. In the process of developing, using material which can change from solid to transparent started become more and more interesting and practical.
The Lumino Single Street Bench's monolithic twisted pipe design creates a striking sculptural presence while maintaining functionality - what inspired you to pursue this artistic direction in urban furniture, and how did you balance aesthetic ambition with practical requirements?
Creating street furniture is a challenging process because if you rely only on functionality, the whole project would be boring. That is why you should think of creating something interesting and memorable for street environment.
Your choice of three distinct materials for the Lumino Single Street Bench - solid-surface stone-like material, acrylic shiny plastic, and semi-transparent acrylic - offers remarkable versatility; could you share the research process that led to selecting these specific materials and how they enhance the bench's integration into different urban environments?
The main factor indeed is the different urban environment. Having variety of materials will make the product suitable for different public places. Research was based mostly on observation of different urban environments and the overall impression that they give. So these 3 materials are based on the most popular urban appearances.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This single bench is a piece of street furniture which needs to have several very important characteristics - weather resistant, anti-vandal and easy to clean. The simple shape, smooth design and no exposed fixation can ensure all of these.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height - 810 mm, Length - 420 mm, Width - 610 mm
- Tags
- Bench, City, Environment, Furniture, Vasil, Velchev
- Production Technology
- There are three types of materials depending on the environment: solid surface stone-like material, acrylic shiny plastic, semi-transparent acrylic material
- Design Challenge
- There are two things here that are challenging - the manufacturing and the installation. Produce it in one solid piece will be quite difficult so it will be separated in parts. That will make the installation easier.
- Research
- Suitable materials for city environment
- Inspiration
- The aim was to create a piece of street furniture using one monolith single twisted pipe. To be not only a bench but also some kind of a city sculpture, a piece of art that can also be usefull
- Project Duration
- Total duration of development - six months
- Operation Flow
- Material allows the bench to look solid at daylight and be transparent at night when the internal illumination starts to glow.
- Team Members
- Vasil Velchev
- Image Credits
- Images created by Vasil Velchev
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