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Farol Потолочный Свяцільня by Katia Martins and Tiago Russo

Farol Потолочный Свяцільня by Katia Martins and Tiago Russo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн асвятляльных прыбораў і свяцільняў Competition Category.


СрэбраАсвятленне· 2023

Farol Потолочный Свяцільня

by Katia Martins and Tiago Russo

Client: Trick Design Ltd

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Асвятленне Category

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The Design

About Farol Потолочный Свяцільня

Створаны Katia Martins і Tiago Russo, Farol з'яўляецца ўвасабленнем шматгадовых даследаванняў і выпрабаванняў для дасягнення выдатнага рашэння асвятлення, экалагічнага, якое магло б стварыць максімальнае візуальнае ўздзеянне з дапамогай мінімалістычных ліній і смелых, нейтральных колераў. Сумесь сталі і коркі, сучасныя лініі і спадчына, Farol абапіраецца на сваю вуглавую геаметрыю і цэнтральнае мацаванне, каб стварыць найбольшае ўздзеянне без бачных кампанентаў, акрамя асноўнай канічнай формы. Лямпа, створаная для камбінавання з іншымі, Farol стварае вялікае візуальнае ўздзеянне, якое паўтараецца толькі пры мінімальнай, нахіленай геаметрыі.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

Farol Потолочный Свяцільня — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Farol Потолочный Свяцільня — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Farol Потолочный Свяцільня — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Farol is a ceiling lamp with defined geometric shapes and solid neutral colours, combining the natural shade of cork with painted steel, in a simple and minimalist design that irradiates a soft diffuse spotlight to create a warm, cosy ambiance.

Our intent was to design a lamp that would make a statement even without being in use, through the combination of materials and a bold structure especially when you combine several of them together, creating a stronger visual impact.
Dimensions & Packaging
A fully eco-friendly product, made only with recyclable components, from the light system, to the packaging itself, developed with sustainability in mind, combining kraft board, paper and bio-adhesive to close the box.

Every detail on Farol lamp has been thought through in order to provide a solution that is aesthetically pleasing, with a contemporary design, but ultimately fully respects the environment and future materials being used, whether it's cork or the textile cord.
Tags
Light, Ceiling, Metal, Cork, Environment, Modern, Minimalist, Design, Lighting, Packaging
Production Technology
Based on stainless steel metal spun and cork lathe machining, Farol is a lamp that brings out traditional techniques, handmade components, and an excellent craftsmanship, merged into a minimalist design that associate two main components with a standard 'sandwich screw' bulb system, where the two main parts are linked together by sheer pressure of the screw thread, without any additional fixing nor glues.
Design Challenge
Minimalism to the core of the entire design process and methodology behind Farol. Its shaping, shelled as two inverted deep funnels, required very specific techniques and great craftsmanship in order to achieve a seamless solution, where normally it would have been produced in several layers glued together. Our challenge was to contradict that premise, by creating the deep shapes into a single conformation method, keeping the environment in mind.
Research
A continuous search for the ultimate materials and ways of considering and improving the environmental questions and issues around product design, Farol's research was a continuous R&D process in order to achieve a seamless, perfectly aligned execution, feasible as a whole SKU, and yet keeping the shaping and look and feel that the brand has showcased over the years, using inverted diamond shapes, clean extruded geometries and smooth textures and finishes.
Inspiration
Created by Trick's lead designer Katia Martins, Farol keeps the brand's minimalist language whilst taking a new take on heritage. Being Portugal such an historical country for the exploration of cork material, the concept behind Farol is to explore that heritage, where the upper part of the lamp is machined in cork, into a smooth truncated cone, keeping the same shaping as the spun steel parts. The lamp's silhouette brings back the inverted diamond shape, a signature of Katia's minimalist work.
Project Duration
Developed between 2018 and 2021, prototyped and executed into its full range in 2022, Farol ceiling lamp has been one of the signature designs of both Trick Design Ltd and Katia Martins. The iconic minimal shape started to appear in Katia's work around 2012, and a full aluminium set was originally ideated and tested in 2015, but over the years redesigned into a product that can fully guarantee its ecological and sustainable approach, becoming a highlight of the brand's environmental efforts.
Operation Flow
Open the cubic packaging by removing the bio-adhesive. Inside, remover the raw paper wrap to unveil the Farol lamp in all it's glory. Lift the ceiling lamp by the cord, fully removing it from the box. On top of the conical shaping, Farol comes with a 1m cable and a full installation kit, whether it's meant to go into a rosetta cup or another fixing. The power-saving bulb is already installed, and the user only has to attach the electrical components in order to Farol to start its beam.
Team Members
Katia Martins
Tiago Russo
Image Credits
Trick Design Ltd.

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