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Acorn Light System Lampau by Desislava Sredkova

Acorn Light System Lampau by Desislava Sredkova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award in Goleuo Competition Category.


HaearnGoleuo· 2023

Acorn Light System Lampau

by Desislava Sredkova

Client: Awblak

Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award Winner in Goleuo Category

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The Design

About Acorn Light System Lampau

Mae Acorn yn system goleuo o lampau cynaliadwy sy'n manteisio ar olau dydd. Mae pob arlliw wedi'i orchuddio â drych ar ei ochr gefn. Yn ystod y dydd mae'r drychau'n dal pelydrau'r haul ac yn eu hadlewyrchu'n ddyfnach i'r ystafell, gan wella faint o olau dydd y tu mewn i'r gofod mewn ffordd naturiol. Yn ystod y nos gallant adlewyrchu ffynhonnell golau sengl wedi'i osod ar y nenfwd a chynyddu ei gryfder ar gyfer dull cynaliadwy arall neu swyddogaeth fel lampau rheolaidd. Mae'r system yn cynnwys lampau wedi'u gosod ar wal, nenfwd, annibynnol a phen bwrdd. Gellir addasu pob un trwy gyfuno'r gwahanol siapiau o arlliwiau.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award

Mae Acorn Light System Lampau yn enillydd Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau da sydd yn bodloni'r gofynion proffesiynol a diwydiannol a ddisgwylir gan greadigaethau wedi'u dylunio'n dda. Mae enillwyr Haearn yn dangos medrusrwydd mawr, arbenigedd uchel, dealltwriaeth arbenigol a gallu creadigol eu crewyr. Disgwylir i Acorn Light System Lampau fod yn greadigaeth uchel ei bri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn ymarferol ac yn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Haearn A' Design Award yn integreiddio arferion gorau'r diwydiant ac mae ganddo nodweddion technegol cymwys wedi'u cysylltu â gwybodaeth ymarferol a dawn. Parchir Acorn Light System Lampau am ei drylwyredd ac fe'i dyluniwyd i ddarparu gwelliannau ansawdd bywyd sydd yn helpu i wneud y byd yn lle gwell.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Acorn is a sustainable lighting system concept that utilizes natural daylight. The flip side of each led-lit leaf, circle, or oval is covered with mirrors, which capture sunlight during the day and reflect it deeper into the room, increasing the amount of natural light indoors. At night, the mirrors can reflect a single ceiling-mounted light source, amplifying its brightness for a more sustainable lighting solution. Additionally, the products from the Acorn system can be used as regular lamps.
Dimensions & Packaging
width 850 mm x depth 850 mm x height 1750 mm - when arranged
width 850 mm x depth 500 mm x height 250 mm - when packed
Tags
lamp, mirror, freestanding, reflection, light, natural light, sustainability
Production Technology
The technology used to create this lamp is very straightforward - metal tubes attached to a metal body that illuminates with LED-lit panels. However, what sets this lamp apart is the acrylic mirror installed to the back of the LED-lit surface. This treatment is both simple and effective, and it makes a significant difference in the lamp's performance.
Design Challenge
The main objective of this project was to assign a second role to an everyday object found in everyone's homes. Acorn achieves this by adding mirrors to the lamp, providing enhanced daylight inside interior spaces and amplifying a single source of light to save energy at night.
Research
The research for this product focused on two main groups: people living in 20th-century homes where smaller windows limit the amount of natural light entering the space, and people living in contemporary homes with wider windows but deeper spaces, which can result in a dark interior. In both cases, a mix of artificial and natural light is often necessary during the day. This is not only unhealthy for the eyes and overall health, but also increases unnecessary electricity consumption.
Inspiration
Like many children, I spent countless hours playing with light and mirrors when I was little, and that childhood memory inspired me to create this product. In today's world, energy conservation is becoming increasingly critical, which naturally provoked me to search for a way to bring additional light into our homes and workplaces without consuming more electricity. My goal was to find a natural and sustainable solution to this problem.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2022 and finished in January 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Operation Flow
Acorn lighting system contains of a freestanding lamp, a table lamp, a wall-mounted lamp, and a ceiling lamp. Each Acorn product can be customized by creating different combinations of the three basic shapes of the shades - circle, oval, and leaf. Each shape comes in three different sizes, and the shade itself can be rotated around its axis for better adjustment and to capture the sun's rays. Depending on positioning the lamps can also function as backlit mirrors.
Team Members
Desislava Sredkova
Image Credits
Main Image: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #1: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #2: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #3: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #4: Designer Desislava Sredkova

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