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Sunnest Tischlampe by King Him Ho

Sunnest Tischlampe by King Him Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Eisen in Beleuchtungsdesign Competition Category.


EisenBeleuchtung· 2023

Sunnest Tischlampe

by King Him Ho

Client: King Him Ho

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Beleuchtung Category

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The Design

About Sunnest Tischlampe

Sunnest ist eine Nachttischlampe mit atmendem Licht, die eine Verhaltensinteraktion mit Benutzern ermöglicht, um Stress während des Schlafs zu reduzieren, indem sie das Ausklingen des Lichts des Naturphänomens Sonnenuntergang nachahmt. Inspiriert von einem Irisverschluss oder einer Linse können Benutzer das obere, trübe Kunststoffteil, das aus zwei 3D-gedruckten Verschlussbasen und sechs Verschlusslamellen besteht, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn drehen, um das Licht auszublenden, wenn es an die Wand oder Decke projiziert wird . Das allmähliche Verschwinden des Lichts im Zusammenhang mit dem Sonnenuntergang kann die Benutzer entlasten und eine beruhigende Atmosphäre zum Einschlafen schaffen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Sunnest Tischlampe ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Sunnest Tischlampe wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Sunnest Tischlampe wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

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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