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Sunnest Stolní Lampa by King Him Ho

Sunnest Stolní Lampa by King Him Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Železná cena A' Design Award in Osvětlení Competition Category.


ŽelezoOsvětlení· 2023

Sunnest Stolní Lampa

by King Him Ho

Client: King Him Ho

Železná cena A' Design Award Winner in Osvětlení Category

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The Design

About Sunnest Stolní Lampa

Sunnest je noční stolní lampa s dýchacím světlem, která nabízí behaviorální interakci s uživateli ke snížení stresu během spánku tím, že napodobuje slábnutí světla přírodního jevu: západ slunce. Inspirováni clonou objektivu, uživatelé mohou otočit horní zakalenou plastovou část, složenou ze dvou 3D tištěných základů závěrky a šesti lamel závěrky, proti směru hodinových ručiček, aby světlo sláblo, když je promítáno na zeď nebo strop. . Postupné mizení světla související se západem slunce může uživatelům ulevit a vytvořit uklidňující atmosféru pro usínání.

The Recognition

About the Železná cena A' Design Award

Sunnest Stolní Lampa je vítězem Železné ceny A' Design Award, prestižního uznání udělovaného dobrým designům, které splňují profesní a průmyslové požadavky očekávané od dobře navržených výtvorů. Železní vítězové prokazují velké dovednosti, vysokou specializaci, odborné porozumění a tvůrčí kapacitu svých tvůrců. Očekává se, že Sunnest Stolní Lampa bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a oblíbeným výtvorem, který je praktický a inovativní. Tento design, který získal Železnou cenu A' Design Award, integruje osvědčené postupy odvětví a má kompetentní technické vlastnosti spojené s know-how a talentem. Sunnest Stolní Lampa je vážen pro svou důkladnost a je navržen tak, aby poskytoval zlepšení kvality života, která pomáhají činit svět lepším místem.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Sunnest is a bedside table lamp with a breathing light that provides behavioral interaction with users to reduce stress during sleeping, mimicking the fading out of the light of the natural phenomenon: Sunset. Utilizing an iris shutter of lens, users can twist the top part in an anti-clockwise way to make the light fading out. The gradual and subtle disappearance of light can be related to sunset which relieves the users.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 96mm x Depth 96 mm x Height 155 mm
Tags
Bedside table lamp, behavioral interactions, stress relieve, mood lamp, emotions
Production Technology
For the main body of the product, a lathe machine is used to rotate wood pieces in an axis to turn a wood from rectangular to conical. As for the iris shutter mechanism, 6 shutter blades and 2 shutter bases are 3D printed. For the breathing light, an Arduino board is connected to the light bulb to create this effect.
Design Challenge
Internally, one creative challenge is to discover the use of iris shutter mechanism. Based on many different sketches and prototypes, it is yet far from satisfactory. After many trials and observation, the lens of a camera is accidentally discovered and then inspired. Externally, it is hard to mass produce the product as it is still on concept and initial prototyping stage. Further study should be conducted.
Research
This is houseware lighting research that discovers the pain points of sleeping quality. The research has covered world and Hong Kong general sleeping problems, evolution of lifestyle in bedroom, an interview with a user and a product analysis that study table, floor, and wall lamps. The study has found that sleeping with lights on can be a habit for some people and reachability from bed to the lamp is key. Hence, an analysis of possible lamp locations is made according to 5 different bedroom layout including beds placing at centred, corner, under the window, opposite to the door, and bed island.
Inspiration
According to a study conducted by Cigna Corporation in 2018, people aged 18 to 34 years old in Hong Kong suffer from the highest level of stress. As more people are struggling to sleep well recently because of uncertainty in their career and academic performance, they toss and turn all night but still not sleep well. This project aims to design a bedside lamp to improve their sleeping quality.
Project Duration
The project started in early September 2022 and finished at the end of December 2022 in Hong Kong.
Operation Flow
The product can simply be divided into 3 levels. By twisting the top black cloudy plastic part in an anticlockwise way, the diameter of the iris will decrease, and the size of light projected on the ceiling will become smaller. The top part is represented as a T shaped in order to provide an indication for placing purlicue.

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