Iron Lighting Products and Fixtures Design · 2023
Pagoda Lamp
by Zongming Liu and Xingchen Pan
- A' Design Award 2023 Iron Winner in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 13,455
- Verification code 6CB2A377DA · Verify this award
About Pagoda Lamp
Pagoda is a desk lamp designed without an external switch. The lamp has a pagoda-shaped shell that holds the light source inside. The control is integrated into the shape. Users place a hand on the top and rotate the form clockwise to turn the light on and to raise the brightness. Rotating counterclockwise lowers the brightness and turns the light off. The shell is made of teak wood, which is dried for stability and wear resistance. Wood conducts heat slowly, so the surface feels warm. The lamp measures 10 by 10 by 20 centimeters.
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- Unique Properties
- This is a lamp design with no external switch. Its appearance and function are unique. Its bulbs are inside the shape of the pagoda. This is a very rare appearance. As for functionality, the biggest difference is that it has no obvious on/off switch. Its switches are integrated into the pagoda shape. Users can turn the light on and off by placing their hand on the top of the product and gently rotating it. Users can adjust its brightness in this way. That's what makes it unique. This unique design can give users a better experience.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- length 10cm x Width 10cm x Height 20cm
- Tags
- Light, Lamp, No switch, Pagoda, different, Beautiful, Rotate
- Production Technology
- The shell of the product is made of teak wood, which is all a dry shrinkage is wet bilge minimum deformation of wood, after professional drying treatment, stable size very wear-resisting. Therefore, suitable for frequent using product. And heat conduction of wood is slow enough to let user feel warm.
- Design Challenge
- This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2022 in Milan and finished in February 2023 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2023.
- Operation Flow
- First, users connect the pagoda to a power source. Second, place your hand on the top and rotate the shape clockwise to light it up. Third, continue pushing clockwise to increase brightness. Finally, if you want to lower the brightness or turn off the light, push the bulb counterclockwise.
- Research
- Desk lamp is the product that every family user will buy, have huge market. According to the survey, most lamps are priced below 30 euros. Now the shape of the desk lamp is more fixed. A unique and affordable lamp has great market value. Desk lamp basically is Illumination action, facilitate reading, study, work. As the ceaseless development of desk lamp appearance, modelling, desk lamp has far exceeded the value of desk lamp itself, the desk lamp has become an artwork.
- Inspiration
- I got my inspiration from Buddhist pagodas. The luminous pagodas represent the sacred meaning of Buddhism and the path to enlightenment, providing wisdom to the world through the holy light. And we used this meaning to design this lamp. The lamp is also a product for lighting up the night. Our design motivation was to make traditional symbols as unique as possible in modern products. We changed the way this lamp opens and closes. Artfully rotated through the shape of the pagoda.
- Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)