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Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Goes to Wall Washer Lamp by Tao Chen, Nana Lei and Zijian Li

Tao Chen, Nana Lei and Zijian Li recognized for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wall Washer Lamp by Tao Chen, Nana Lei and Zijian Li, designed for Roleds, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Wall Washer Lamp

Wall Washer is a linear lighting fixture designed to illuminate building facades. The fixture uses a seven-in-one digital light and color technology, created through precise optical design, to reach a wide color mixing range that covers 73 percent of the CIE 1931 area. The broad color coverage and intelligent color toning help lighting designers match the style of a building. The body is made of aviation aluminum alloy and measures 100 by 6.5 by 10 centimeters. An IP67 rating and a grille that limits glare support outdoor use.

About Tao Chen, Nana Lei and Zijian Li

Hangzhou Roleds Technology Co., Ltd. with its core on urban intelligent lighting is global intelligent IOT solution provider, we have great reputation at home and broad by innovative technology, first-class smart products and high-quality services, and its products have served hundreds of customers worldwide, it’s turnover ranks in the forefront of the field.

Award Record

With this recognition, Tao Chen, Nana Lei and Zijian Li is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2021 - 2022 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award

The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Wall Washer Lamp
Function
Lamp
Category
Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Lavender, Gray and Light Gray
Images
5
Client
Roleds

The Recognition

Laureate
Tao Chen, Nana Lei and Zijian Li
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#127267

Credits

Team
TAO CHEN, NANA LEI and ZIJIAN LI

Design Details

Unique Properties
It is linear type lamp with rich colors and high-quality lighting effects. For optical design part, the unique seven in one digital light color technology is used to achieve a wider range of color coverage, so as to fully reflect building style and the design language which designer wants to express, and make people and the building have a deeper resonance.
Inspiration
The wall washer currently on the market has certain limitations in the choice of light color,,and some unique color matching needs by lighting designers cannot be satisfied;how to improve wider color gamut is one of the directions we pursue. In the maintenance cost on big projects is very high, It requires a lot of manpower and material resources to find and maintain the damaged parts. How to reduce the maintenance cost through scientific and technological means is a direction.
Research
The wall washer is linear type lamp with rich colors and high-quality lighting effects. For optical design part, the unique 7in1 digital light color technology is used to achieve a wider range of color coverage, so as to fully reflect building stype and the design language which designer wants to express, and make people and the building have a deeper resonance. Through precise optical design, the wall washer lights has a unique seven in one digital light and color technology to achieve a wide color gamut mixing range ; wider color coverage and intelligent color toning give designers unlimited possibilities.
Challenge
The product has been significantly improved in terms of industrial design, process accuracy, precise 7in1 integrated optics, and intelligent control. Through the efforts of internal departments and suppliers, including hardware and software, the products not only greatly meet the high-end luminaire and vivid color requirements of lighting designers and customers.
Realization and Technology
Through precise optical design, the wall washer lights has a unique seven in one digital light and color technology to achieve a wide color gamut mixing range (CIE 1931 area 73%);wider color coverage and intelligent color toning give designers unlimited possibilities.The IP67 rated features guarantees better quality of products.
Operation and Interaction
It currently on the market has certain limitations in the choice of light color, and some unique color matching needs by lighting designers cannot be satisfied; how to improve wider color gamut is one of the directions we pursue. In the maintenance cost on big projects is very high, It requires a lot of manpower and material resources to find and maintain the damaged parts. How to reduce the maintenance cost through scientific and technological means is a direction.
Project Duration and Location
The project was launched in Turin in September 2019, completed in Hangzhou in October 2020, and mass production will begin in November 2020.
Specifications
Material:aviation aluminum alloy material Size:100cm,6.5cm,10cm Weight:2kg
Keywords
a. Seamless splicing, high light efficiency, high uniform wall grazing effects b. Digital light color technology, wider color coverage c. Clever grille design, effective anti glare

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