Level Pendelleuchte by Alexey Danilin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in Silber in Beleuchtungsdesign Competition Category.

SilberBeleuchtung· 2025

Level Pendelleuchte

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Beleuchtung Category

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The Design

About Level Pendelleuchte

Level ist eine Kollektion von Pendelleuchten für die Innenraumbeleuchtung. Die Kollektion umfasst drei Modelle mit leicht unterschiedlichen Formen. Jede Leuchte basiert auf einem Metallrahmen, der mehrstufige Glaselemente in Amber mit einem vertikalen Ornament trägt. Die Formen erinnern an die Silhouette eines städtischen Geschäftszentrums bei Sonnenuntergang. In jedem Modell kommen zwei LED-Lichtquellen zum Einsatz. Die untere Lichtquelle beleuchtet die Funktionsbereiche eines Raumes. Die obere Lichtquelle beleuchtet das Glas und erzeugt Reflexionen auf dessen Oberfläche. Die drei Modelle lassen sich zu größeren Kompositionen kombinieren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Level Pendelleuchte ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Level Pendelleuchte wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Level Pendelleuchte ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The silhouette of the landscape of the metropolis in the rays of sunset is created due to the forms, materials and light properties. The lamps consist of multi-level glass forms, which in the composition create an image of the silhouette of the business center of the city, consisting of skyscrapers. Light scenarios were specially thought out so that the lower light source illuminates the functional areas of the interior, and the upper light source illuminates glass forms and creates glare and play of light on them. A vertical ornament was created on these elements to emphasize associations with early 20th century architecture. It is easy to create compositions from lamps from a large number of these products, and they will look airy thanks to translucent glass.
Dimensions & Packaging: Pendant lamp, armature color brass, color temperature 3000 K, IP protection IP 20, scattering angle 120 °, voltage AC 220-240 V, luminous flux 1450 lm.
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Production Technology: The collection of pendant lights is created from three models each with slightly different shapes. The basis of the lamps is a metal frame, on which amber glasses with a vertical ornament are attached. The models have two LED light sources: Lower to illuminate the functional areas of the space and Upper to illuminate the glass, as well as to emphasize its quality and decorative properties. LED lights are made with a warm color temperature to emphasize the shades of amber glass. You can create different compositions for the interior from three models. The height of the wire is 3000 mm and it can be changed.
Design Challenge: The study of archival photographs of megacities of the early 20th century, and the study of the properties of light at sunset, yielded great results, but showed the need for additional research on glass ornaments to understand how it affects the formation of glare and chiaroscuro. After that, it was decided to use a second additional light source to illuminate decorative glass elements. In particular, it was decided to use a vertical ornament, which fit the meaning of the lamps and did not interfere with the perception of its general silhouette.
Research: In order to create an image of the silhouette of a metropolis in the rays of sunset, it was necessary to come up with forms, technologies and materials that would best convey the creative idea of the project. The first task was to study the images of the silhouette of the business center of the city, to find patterns of forms. It was necessary to understand what unites them. For this, hundreds of photographs of megacities of the early 20th century were viewed at sunset. In addition, after choosing glass as the main material for the models, it was necessary to study the properties of glass and LED light sources in order to arrange them in the most successful way with a successful luminous flux and color temperature.
Inspiration: Unfortunately, people often forget about their first impression and emotions. That is why a collection was created to emphasize the beauty of familiar places. For example, many people live in modern megacities, and they are initially impressed by modern architecture and urban landscape, but then it becomes familiar to them. The Level collection conveyed the beauty spirit of the big city. This was done thanks to multi-level glass elements, vertical ornament and amber glass, the color of sunrise. Three suspended lamps with different shapes create a general composition reminiscent of New York at the beginning of the 20th century, with its famous skyscrapers from the time of Art Deco and the great Gatsby.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2023 in Moscow and finished in January 2024 in Moscow, and was exhibited in Interlight in September 2024.
Operation Flow: The lamps have a bright design, but at the same time consist of rather simple shapes and restrained ornament. Thanks to this, they can be used in a wide variety of interior styles. Due to their similar shapes, pendant lights can be combined into different compositions. They can be placed in the dining room, above the bar, above the bedside table, or even create a large composition in the stair flight.
Team Members: Lead designer: Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product manager: Elena Slivka, Assistant product manager: Anastasia Orlova, Brand Director Natalia Danilova, Brand manager Valeria Putz, Art Director Kristina Bushueva, Photographer Pavel Dunaev.
Image Credits: Image #1: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024, image #2: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024, image #3: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024, image #4: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024, image #5: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024.