The Conequeror Lamp by Kezia Age is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in 3D Printed Forms and Products Design Competition Category.
Iron3D Printing· 2024
The Conequeror Lamp
by Kezia Age
Client: Duettones Design Lab
A' Design Award Winner in 3D Printing Category
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About The Conequeror Lamp
Crafted with an approach to redefining primitive nature, the Conequeror Lamp draws inspiration from primitive life and the Mbaru Niang, one of Indonesian traditional house. This lamp undergoes a transformative process, merging traditions with 3D printing techniques to show the detail. Its minimalist 3D-printed resin design reflects three intricate patterns of primitive nature, combined with LED technology which offering a palette of 13 vibrant colors to cast the patterns onto surrounding surfaces.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
The Conequeror Lamp 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. The Conequeror Lamp 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. The Conequeror Lamp is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The Conqueror Lamp was designed to redefine the essence of the primitive in a contemporary context. The aim of this project was to translate the dark side perception of primitive nature into a warm, minimalist, 3D-printed conical shape. This lamp draws inspiration from primitive life and Mbaru Niang, one of the traditional houses of Indonesia. Mbaru Niang epitomizes architectural structures featuring conical houses constructed from natural materials such as woven rattan, bamboo, and wood. This conical shape is then redefined by a parametric approach, symbolizing primitive nature and encapsulating a synthesis of tradition and contemporary ingenuity.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The main focus of this design is to redefine the essence of the primitive in a contemporary context. Today’s society often perceives primitive culture negatively, associating it with cannibalism and fear. This lamp aims to challenge these perceptions by demonstrating that what might seem dark or unsettling to outsiders actually embodies calmness and security within the context of primitive societies. The Conequeror Lamp seeks to highlight how these elements were integral to creating a sense of community and safety for their clans.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
My plan for this design is to sell and multiply it, potentially producing smaller versions to reach a larger market.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Conequeror Lamp translates the dark side of primitive culture into a minimalist 3D printing conical shape. It blends parametric design with cutting-edge LED technology to cast a modern poetic glow, offering an emotional experience with the ability to transform into 13 different colours which project three different patterns. This portable masterpiece brings a sense of protection atmosphere wherever it goes, turning any space into a haven of tranquillity.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 70 mm x Depth 70 mm x Height 140 mm
- Tags
- Lamp, Table Lamp, 3D Printing, LED, Resin, Interior Lighting
- Production Technology
- 3D Printing, Resin, LED light technology
- Design Challenge
- Employing a parametric approach in its design, this concept demands meticulous attention to detail, necessitating an elevated level of precision during both the production phase and the iterative exploration of mock-ups to attain the desired outcome.
- Research
- The research began from prevailing negative association in contemporary society about primitive tribes. The Conequeror Lamp intents to devise innovative design approaches that change this negative perspective, to reach a deeper understanding about the artistic context of primitive arts by making seamless integration of traditional masterpieces within contemporary, technology-driven framework of products. There are three different patterns, including jungle, river, and tree which are translated into a modern design. In the interplay of light and shadow, the purity of the white cones become a transformative force, illuminating the profound essence that resides beneath the surface.
- Inspiration
- Crafted to redefine the essence of primitive in a contemporary context, this lamp draws inspiration from primitive life and Mbaru Niang, one of the Indonesian traditional houses. Mbaru Niang is the epitome of architectural structures featuring conical houses constructed from natural materials such as woven rattan, bamboo, and wood. This conical shape is then redefined by a parametric approach which symbolizes primitive nature, encapsulating a synthesis of tradition and contemporary ingenuity.
- Project Duration
- The project started in June 2023 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and finished in September 2023, and was exhibited in University of Hertfordshire in October 2023.
- Operation Flow
- This portable lamp lets the user customize the colour based on their mood, through remote control or phone application. The light will create interesting projections of parametric patterns surrounding them and can be used indoors and outdoor.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Kezia Age, 2023
- Image Credits
- Kezia Age, 2023
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