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Tangent Pendelleuchte by Seyed Shahriyar Shahriyari

Tangent Pendelleuchte by Seyed Shahriyar Shahriyari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in Bronze in Beleuchtungsdesign Competition Category.


BronzeBeleuchtung· 2025

Tangent Pendelleuchte

by Seyed Shahriyar Shahriyari

Client: Trio Licht

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Beleuchtung Category

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The Design

About Tangent Pendelleuchte

Tangent ist eine Pendelleuchte für architektonische Räume. Die Form basiert auf geometrischen Mustern, die aus Kreisen und deren Tangenten entstehen. Jedes Muster lässt sich an den Charakter eines Raumes anpassen oder nach den Wünschen der Nutzer formen, weshalb die Abmessungen je nach Projekt variieren. Der Körper besteht aus einem extrudierten Aluminiumprofil, das in das gewählte Muster gebogen wird. Im Inneren des Profils ist ein LED-Leuchtmittel eingesetzt. Die obere Abdeckkappe und der Diffusor werden lasergeschnitten und am Körper befestigt. Ziel ist eine maßgeschneiderte Lichtlösung für jeden Innenraum.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Tangent Pendelleuchte 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 Tangent Pendelleuchte 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. Tangent Pendelleuchte befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This innovative lighting system adapts seamlessly to its surroundings, with dynamic geometric patterns that enhance both aesthetics and functionality. Its fully customizable design allows users to create unique configurations, ensuring a tailored lighting solution for any space. By responding to spatial characteristics, it provides a harmonious blend of adaptability, personalization, and visual impact.
Dimensions & Packaging
Due to the customization capabilities for each individual and project, the dimensions can vary accordingly.
Tags
Tangant, Lighting, Pendant, Architectural, Customizable, Modular
Production Technology
After determining the desired pattern based on the functionality and spatial needs of each project or user preferences, the extruded body profile undergoes the bending process. The LED light is then installed inside the profile. Following this, the top cap and diffuser are laser-cut and attached to the body. This process ensures that each component fits precisely, providing a seamless and efficient lighting solution tailored to the specific requirements of the space.
Design Challenge
The challenges of this process include creating unique patterns that are both functional and visually striking. Additionally, transforming two-dimensional patterns into large-scale lighting products posed its own difficulties.
Finding the best solution for manufacturing these designs while maintaining their visual and functional integrity was a key challenge, ensuring that the final product would meet both aesthetic and technical requirements.
Research
In designing this product, we explored geometric principles and graphic patterns, ultimately drawing inspiration from the work of Swiss graphic designer Armin Hofmann.
Using his principles, we developed a series of patterns specifically suited to our space. We analyzed the challenges of constructing patterns derived from the tangent connections of circles, which guided us through the detailed design and manufacturing process of the lighting fixtures.
For the body profile, we optimized the design using aluminum extrusion, ensuring a perfect fit for the top aluminum cap, bottom diffuser, and adequate space for LED installation. After testing the models in various spaces with different architectural requirements, we found that this product not only interacts with its primary user but also serves as an essential element for designers and architects, contributing significantly to the identity of the space.
Inspiration
Inspired by Armin Hofmann’s geometric studies, our lighting design explores the connection between circles and their tangents. This approach enabled us to create adaptable patterns that respond to both the spatial context and the objects they illuminate. By refining these patterns for both form and function, we enhance the interplay of light and shadow, enriching the atmosphere while ensuring that the design is both aesthetically pleasing and functionally effective in the space.
Project Duration
Conceived in July 2024, this innovative lighting concept was developed over six months in Vienna, Austria, by January 2025.
Operation Flow
This design interacts simultaneously with both the environment and the user. The pattern can either be directly designed by the user or created to suit a specific space. Additionally, this customization capability aligns with the functional needs of the space, enhancing its architectural synergy. By allowing users to personalize the design, the lighting solution fosters a dynamic relationship between the space, its purpose, and the people who inhabit it.

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