Loop Candleholder by Zeynep and Konstantinos Paradeisopoulos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Homeware Design Competition Category.
IronHomeware· 2024
Loop Candleholder
by Zeynep and Konstantinos Paradeisopoulos
Client: Kazoo Design
A' Design Award Winner in Homeware Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #157357The Design
About Loop Candleholder
The Loop candleholder, named for its distinctive design, features three interconnected loops that serve as a sturdy base for a tall candle to rest upon. The perpendicular loop that houses the candle adds an elegant touch to the overall aesthetic. To prevent any wax from spilling onto surfaces, an accompanying tray has been designed specifically for this candleholder. This tray not only catches any excess wax but also serves as a standalone home decoration item when not in use. The Loop candleholder and tray create a cohesive and visually appealing set that is both functional and stylish.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Loop Candleholder 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. Loop Candleholder 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. Loop Candleholder 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?
1. An object that can support itself on three legs and is stable
2. Be made to look like it was made with a single stoke.
3 use an array of only one shape (the circle in this case)
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
We wanted to make an object that looked like it was made with one stroke.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
We are experimenting with different pigmenting techniques and color variations
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to the Loop Candleholder's infinity-inspired design has earned recognition with an A' Design Award - could you share the creative journey that led to transforming this mathematical concept into a functional piece of art?
The infinity symbol, represented by a loop of two interconnected circles, served as the foundation for our design. Our approach was to reinterpret this timeless symbol concept as a three-dimensional object that, when viewed from multiple angles, would always reveal the infinity shape. The symbol represents the concept of endlessness and the loops that we used for this object also have no beginning or an end.So for practical purposes, the three loops serve as the legs that hold the fourth loop which holds the tall candle in position. The placement of the leg loops at 120° intervals ensures that, from most perspectives, two loops create the illusion of the infinity symbol, while the third loop remains subtly hidden behind by the candle and, barely noticable.
The Loop Candleholder features an intricate design with three interconnected loops and a perpendicular fourth loop - what engineering and production challenges did you face when transitioning this complex geometry from digital design to physical reality?
The biggest engineering challenge in bringing the Loop Candleholder to life was designing its mold. Unlike previous objects we had created, this piece required a completely different approach. Instead of printing a full prototype, we broke the design into components. For the legs—the three large vertical loops—we printed a single prototype segment that, when rotated, repeats two more times to complete the structure.For the candle's insertion cup—the smaller horizontal loop—we used two separate mold parts. These parts were designed to render the area from the top and bottom, fitting seamlessly with each other and integrating perfectly with the other three parts. This modular approach allowed us to maintain the intricate geometry of the design while ensuring the production process was efficient and precise.
How did your extensive background in computer-generated imagery and visual effects influence the development of the Loop Candleholder's distinctive shadow-casting properties?
Our CGI background certainly proved helpful with all the pre-viz renders we did for different light scenarios, in order to decide on the right balance between the object’s positive and negative space.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Loop candleholder, inspired by the concept of infinity, boasts a unique design that allows it to sit steadily on a coffee table while emitting captivating infinite loop shadows onto the surface below. The candleholder's elegant tray serves a dual purpose, not only catching any wax that drips but also functioning as a standalone decorative item for jewelry storage.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Candleholder dimensions are 160mm x 160mm x 90mm
- Tags
- candleholder, tall candleholder, home decor, product design, candleholder with tray, home decoration
- Production Technology
- The design's initial prototype had been created on the computer, but the true challenge lay in transitioning a 3D digital product into physical production. Thus, the design of the mold posed as much of a challenge as the object itself.
- Design Challenge
- The mold of the Loop Candleholder has been quiet a challenge since there are three big loops that are the main legs and a perpendicularly placed fourth loop that houses the candle. Therefor the mold consists of five pieces that come together and it takes crafty hands to remove each copy without damaging the pieces.
- Research
- Most of the geometrical design challenges were solved on the computer, digitally first. The angle of how the curves transition into the fourth loop that houses the tall candle were carefully studied and tested well so that the candle would sit stably when pushed in.
- Inspiration
- The Loop Candleholder draws inspiration from the infinity symbol, translating its geometric form into a modern home accessory. The challenge of this project was to connect three loops with each other while creating a fourth loop in the center to house a tall candleholder.
The accompanying tray serves as a surface for the candleholder's melted wax and highlights the design's geometrical twists in the corners, adding an accentuating touch to the overall aesthetic. - Project Duration
- The project took 200 hours until completion. The design was first started on a 3D application on the computer later printed to size and the prototype was well finessed so that the silicon mold could capture all the details. The silicon mold is based of 5 parts that are secured with 3D printed parts and bolts.
- Operation Flow
- Loop candleholder can be easily transferred by holding one of the loops and positioning it on a table. It transforms the space with it's geometrical aesthetics and when lit creates various nice loop shadows on the surface it is placed on.
- Patents
- Patent File Number: 2021/004916
Patent Application Date: 15.04.2021
Patent Holder: Zen Crafts İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. - Team Members
- Konstantinos Paradeisopoulos
Zeynep Önder Paradeisopoulos - Image Credits
- Konstantinos Paradeisopoulos
Zeynep Önder Paradeisopoulos
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