Empathy Stehleuchte by Alexey Danilin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Bronze in Beleuchtungsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeBeleuchtung· 2024

Empathy Stehleuchte

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Beleuchtung Category

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The Design

About Empathy Stehleuchte

Empathy ist eine Stehleuchte für Wohnräume und öffentliche Bereiche. Die Leuchte ist so geformt, dass sie den praktischen und emotionalen Bedürfnissen der Menschen entspricht. Ein Bewegungssensor ist an einem abgewinkelten Abschnitt des Gestells angebracht – in einer Höhe, die sowohl sitzenden als auch stehenden Nutzern entgegenkommt. Über den Sensor lässt sich das Licht berührungslos ein- und ausschalten sowie in seiner Lichtstärke regulieren, was die Hygiene in Cafés und Hotels unterstützt. Ein Drehmechanismus ermöglicht es, das Licht um 360 Grad horizontal und um 90 Grad vertikal auszurichten. Die Leuchte besteht aus Metall und Acryl und verfügt über eine 14-Watt-LED-Lichtquelle.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Empathy Stehleuchte ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Empathy Stehleuchte wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Empathy Stehleuchte befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project is designed using the principles of empathy. Therefore, the floor lamp can adapt to the practical and emotional needs of a person. For example, the angular shape of the rebar is created to position the motion sensor. This construction allows a person to control it while sitting at a table or passing by. Traffic management is very important given the pandemic. It is also convenient if a person does not want to stain the floor lamp while eating or doing a craft.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 1420 mm, width 800 mm, depth 300 mm. Metal, acrylic, LED, 14W, 3000K, 1210 lm, 90 CRI. The turning mechanism goes up and down by 90 degrees, to the right and left 360 degrees. Motion sensor with adjustment of luminous flux power.
Tags: Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin, Lamp design, Product Design, Design, Lamp, Lighting, Product
Production Technology: The use of the principles of empathy led to the study of a person's life and habits in order to find out how a person uses the floor lamp and under what circumstances and how it can be improved so that the lamp can adapt to different emotional and practical situations in a person's life. In order to do this, research was carried out in the form of observation of loved ones, colleagues and strangers at home, cafes, in the office and other spaces.
Design Challenge: An important part of the study was the search for a shape for embedding a motion sensor, because the location of the sensor must be in such a way that it is convenient to use in different scenarios. For example, when a person works sitting at the table or walks by. Therefore, the height of the sensor was first determined so that a person could use it both sitting and standing. And then the shape is determined based on the need to create a rotary mechanism.
Research: The concept of empathy allows, first of all, to focus not on the needs of the person himself, but on the emotions and needs of other people. This is very important for the designer, because studying only your own needs is not enough to create a popular product. Therefore, an investigation was made to study human behavior in different spaces, and surveys have been conducted to understand how such a simple subject can help make the world more human-centric.
Inspiration: Empathy is a conscious empathy for the emotional state of another person. The designer decided to set himself the task of combining this concept with the design of an object that is used in everyday life. The choice fell on a floor lamp with an original design, with a motion sensor and adjustable lighting power, as well as a rotary system.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in Moscow and finished in December 2023 in Moscow, and will be exhibited in April 2024 in Moscow.
Operation Flow: Users can use the light to work, read and rest by adjusting the power with a motion sensor. The User can also adjust the angle of lighting using a 90-degree and 360-degree vertical rotation system horizontally. In addition, the lamp can be used in public spaces where there is a large flow of people, for example, in hotels and cafes, since it can be used without touch, which is important for protecting against viruses.
Team Members: Lead designer: Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product manager: Elena Slivka. Assistant product manager: Anastasia Orlova. Visualizer: Dmitry Cherednikov.
Image Credits: IP / COPYRIGHT / IMAGE / PHOTO / SOUND / VIDEO CREDITS
Image #1: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #2: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #3: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #4: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #5: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023.