Thorn Belysning by Yılmaz Dogan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award i Sølv in Belysningsprodukter og Armaturdesign Competition Category.

SølvBelysning· 2019

Thorn Belysning

by Yılmaz Dogan

Client: Qzens

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Belysning Category

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The Design

About Thorn Belysning

I tro på, at det er muligt at vokse og differentiere organiske former i naturen uden at forstyrre deres struktur og udtryk ved tilfældigheder, og at mennesker har en instinktiv tilhørighed til naturlige former, sagde Yılmaz Dogan, at mens han designede Thorn, ville han reflektere vækst med former, der efterligne naturen uden nogen dimensionsbegrænsning i belysningen. Thorn, som er en kilde til inspiration for en naturlig gren af Thorn; vokser i en tilfældig struktur og danner naturlig, opfylder forskellige behov og har ingen størrelsesbegrænsning som et godt lysdesign.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Thorn Belysning er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Thorn Belysning forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Thorn Belysning er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Thorn eliminates dimensional and formal limits and makes lighting installations possible in any dimension and form. Composed of only two different pieces, it offers a limitless diversity of form and a freedom of sizing in lighting design and production. The sculptural stance and dynamic structure differentiate it from every angle. This way, it can transform into any size and form in any kind of living space and meet diverse lighting needs. Thorn harmonizes random installations with innovation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Since one of Thorn's main ideas is being dimensionless, it is not possible to define its sizes. It is possible to produce in different lengths, areas and volumes from 1 meter to 5, 10, 20, 30 meters, from 1 square meter to 20,10,100,200 square meters and from 1 cubic meter to 5,10,15 cubic meters. The boxed shipment of these products can be made freely as assembled or unassembled.
Tags: Lighting, Infinity, Thorn, Qzens, Wood, Steel, Modern, Minimalism, Installation, Innovation
Production Technology: Thorn is designed to maximize possible forms with fewest elements. It consists of a combination of only two different parts, while offering an unlimited form diversity and freedom of infinite dimensioning in lighting design and production. The backbone piece with 3 openings joining at 120 degrees constitutes the main structure, and it interlocks with the gear system. The sticks creating thorn figure are built by light massive wood lathe.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge here was the form of the main backbone structure, which could form a large structure. Many forms have been tried to capture the right angle. In nature, we observed a 120 degree angle in many structures, from honeycombing to beech leaves. The main backbone part was a 3-span form and structure that best match the random results with 120-degree arms and geared connections.
Research: The research began by imitating a piece of thorn branch merged with the question of "how can we overcome the differentiation of dimension, form and shape with the least number of piece?". While the size and form change in lighting products required new raw material inputs and design processes, Thorn allowed us to create an illumination that could offer endless combinations with only two parts.
Inspiration: The growth and differentiation of organic forms in nature without disrupting their holistic structures and expressions is possible by the randomness in their existence. Due to biophilia, humans have an instinctive intimacy for natural forms. This feeling of intimacy is one of the basic elements of inner peace. Thorn's main inspiration was the idea of reflecting lighting with forms that emulate the nature to grow without any size limit.
Project Duration: The project was originally designed as a raw idea sketch in 2015 and put on hold. It was re-interpreted in February 2018 and completed in September 2018 in Ankara. In November 2018, we participated in Design Week Turkey with this project.
Operation Flow: With Thorn, you can create horizontal surfaces, curvilinear structures, bifurcated and branched structures or complex organic-geometric forms and parametric and symmetric surfaces. Thorn separates lighting elements and light bulbs with stick-shaped, lathed parts and creates contrasts by adding different projectional shadows to the space.
Patents: Protection Type: Utility Model
Application Number: 2018/15998
File Number: 2018-Ge-454153
Invention Title: Decorative Lighting System
Invention classification: G06t 15/50
Protection Type: Design Registration
Application Number : 2018/06353
Registration Number: 2018 06353
Bulletin Number: 306
Application Date: 25.10.2018
Registration Date: 25.10.2018
Bulletin Date: 10.12.2018
PCT Submission Number: 050102
PCT Application Number: Pct / Tr2019/050102
PCT Reference : Py2018-15998
Team Members: Yılmaz Dogan
Image Credits: Image courtesy of QZENS Furniture & Design