Eternal Flame Pendant Light by Hasti Haj Khan Mirza Saraf is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Competition Category.
IronLighting· 2025
Eternal Flame Pendant Light
Client: Hasti Saraf
A' Design Award Winner in Lighting Category
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About Eternal Flame Pendant Light
The Eternal Flame pendant lamp is a unique design inspired by the mythology of the phoenix. Its warm, vibrant colors evoke the spirit of the legendary bird. The lamp's lighting system highlights key details, such as the feathered edges and eyes, while providing ambient light. Crafted from durable glass and metal, the lamp is both visually appealing and functionally sound
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Eternal Flame Pendant Light 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. Eternal Flame Pendant Light 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. Eternal Flame Pendant Light is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
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We craft bespoke lighting fixtures that merge cultural heritage with contemporary innovation. Our designs transform mythology, history and artistic narratives into functional illumination. Each piece is uniquely conceived to bring warmth, meaning and artistic complexity to your space through thoughtful material selection and lighting technology.
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Grand Interview
Your innovative fusion of phoenix mythology with contemporary lighting design in the Eternal Flame Pendant Light is captivating - could you elaborate on how ancient symbolism influenced your technical decisions in crafting this unique piece?
In the culture and history of my country, as well as many other nations, the phoenix symbolizes rebirth, rising from the fire, and immortality. This symbol of strength and renewal has served as a profound source of inspiration in the design of this lighting piece. I intended to seamlessly blend these ancient concepts with contemporary design, presenting the traditional pattern in a modern form while incorporating modernity through the form, technical details, and the use of innovative, state-of-the-art lighting technology. This fusion created a harmonious balance that both preserves tradition and embraces innovation.
The glass feathers in the Eternal Flame Pendant Light create an ethereal effect through LED refraction - what inspired your choice of materials and lighting placement to achieve this delicate balance between functionality and artistic expression?
In the feather and wing section, achieving a precise and balanced color effect, blending shades of yellow, red, and orange, was of paramount importance to me. Furthermore, considering the essence of the phoenix as a symbol of rising from the fire, my intention was to subtly convey a sense of warmth and the flames of fire to the viewer through the light refraction created within the glass by the LEDs.
How did your research into historical phoenix depictions shape the specific dimensional choices and proportions of the Eternal Flame Pendant Light, particularly its impressive 160cm length and intricate feather details?
My research into historical depictions of the phoenix greatly influenced the dimensional choices and proportions of the Eternal Flame Pendant Light. In various cultures, the phoenix is often portrayed with expansive wings and an elongated body, symbolizing strength and rebirth. These visual elements inspired my decision to design the pendant with an impressive 160cm length, capturing the expansive and dynamic nature of the mythical bird.Additionally, since this design was intended for high ceilings and spacious environments, the dimensions were carefully selected to ensure optimal lighting coverage while maintaining a balance in weight and structural integrity to avoid any issues with ceiling attachments. The intricate feather details were inspired by the delicate textures often found in depictions of the phoenix, striking a harmonious balance between artistry and structural robustness
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This lamp captures the phoenix's rebirth and immortality. Crafted with intricate glasswork, it evokes the creature's fiery essence. The metal frame houses electrical components, while strategically placed lamps cast an ethereal glow. Additional lights illuminate the body, and light strips accentuate the neck and eyes. Ethereal light dances along the feathered edges.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The highest dimensions are 160 cm (L) x 75 cm (W) x 120 cm (H).
- Tags
- Eternal-Flame, Lighting, Pendantlight, adesignaward, Lamp,
- Production Technology
- The chandelier's body and head are constructed of bronze metal, encapsulating the electrical wiring and light sources. The feathers are crafted from glass. The internal light source utilizes LED up-and-down lighting, while the feather edges are illuminated by LED strips. The purpose of the strips is to create a refraction of light within the glass feathers, simulating the effect of fire and generating intricate patterns with the feathers' shadows.
- Design Challenge
- As the phoenix is a mythical and imaginary creature, transferring its essence to a lighting product proved challenging. The design phase also presented challenges in positioning the light sources in a way that provided ambient lighting while also refracting light through the feathers to convey a fiery sensation. The technical aspects, due to the product’s large size, were not without their difficulties, particularly in cable management, ensuring proper connections, and achieving balance.
- Research
- For the theoretical section, historical sources such as books and articles were utilized. Online resources like Google and the Gemini AI were employed to supplement this research. For the design and inspiration, visual references from ancient texts and illustrations depicting the phoenix were consulted.
- Inspiration
- Eternal Flame is a pendant lamp inspired by the phoenix, a mythical creature renowned for its immortality and rebirth. Symbolizing transformation and renewal through cyclical destruction and regeneration, the phoenix, particularly its association with fire and the evolutionary process, serves as a captivating source of inspiration for this lamp. The fusion of history, culture, and deep symbolism gives this lamp depth and artistic complexity, elevating it beyond a mere light source.
- Project Duration
- This project was conceived and designed in Tehran, Iran, over three months in 2024.
- Operation Flow
- As a historical and cultural symbol, the phoenix inherently evokes feelings of familiarity and warmth in the user. The warm colors used in the body, reminiscent of fire, convey a sense of warmth to the environment. The concealment of light sources prevents glare, and the combination of intimate and visually calming environmental themes provides the user with a sense of comfort and tranquility.
- Image Credits
- Visualization: Soroush Akbari
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