Press Release
L and S Arno Series Piano Lamp by Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang and Xiang Zhang Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang and Xiang Zhang honored for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that L and S Arno Series Piano Lamp by Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang and Xiang Zhang, designed for L&S Lighting (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
Regarding L and S Arno Series Piano Lamp
L and S Arno Series is a piano lamp designed to light piano keys and sheet music. The illuminance on the keys is no less than 300 lx. A full-spectrum LED with a color rendering index of at least 95 provides light similar to sunlight, without flicker or blue light hazard. An OLED display, a hygrothermograph and a metronome are integrated into the lamp. Multi-shaft joints rotate at large angles for all-round illumination, so the lamp suits electric, upright and grand pianos. The conical base has a silicone pad that prevents slipping and protects the piano surface.
About Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang and Xiang Zhang
L&S, born in Italy in 1977, has independent branches in Germany, China and the United States, providing professional lighting design and customized lighting solutions to customers with different needs in different regions. Keeping pace with the global forefront of interior design trends, we tailor comfortable light environments for public and private spaces with expertise, we have become the partner of many international high-end home brands, luxury brands and fashion brands.
Award Record
Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang and Xiang Zhang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/152299
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/152299
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!152299
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/345348
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- L and S Arno Series Piano Lamp
- Function
- Piano Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Light Slate Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- L&S Lighting (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang and Xiang Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #152299
Credits
- Team
- Changhai Zhao, Meiling Wang, Xiang Zhang
- Image Credits
- L&S Lighting (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Based on optical and thermal research, L&S ARNO series provide tailored made illumination for users when they play the piano. The illuminance for piano keys is no less than 300 lx, reaching AA-grade illumination. Together with full-spectrum LED, the product can provide illumination similar to sunlight. In addition, L&S ARNO series integrate an OLED display, hygrothermograph, and metronome, support multi-angle rotary illumination for all-round illumination, and apply to multi-type pianos.
- Inspiration
- L&S ARNO series are inspired by the Arno flowing through the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. The conical base with a silicone sucker is as stable as Ponte Vecchio and has multiple anti-tipping designs.The groove design enables the product to avoid the piano hinge, like the Arno, thus protects the piano. Matched with the linear lighting design, the product is simple and artistic. L&S ARNO series have high integration and multi-dimensional rotary way, breaking the limitation of traditional desk lamps.
- Research
- With the design concept of only light but no lamp can be seen, L&S ARNO series provide illumination for piano keys and opern. They integrate the metronome, hygrothermograph, human self-sensing, and other humanized functions with a unique appearance, which improves the practicality and convenience and creates an artistic sense during playing the piano. The innovative large-angle joint rotation realizes all-round illumination, thus offering users the ultimate experience.
- Challenge
- The large-angle multi-shaft joint design allows users to rotate it flexibly for all-round illumination. The conical base with grooves is stable when the product rotates, which applies to electric pianos, upright pianos, grand pianos, and other types of pianos. The product has innovative sounds of the metronome that can simulate the actual mechanical beats of studios. The tempo range is 40-208 bpm, and beat selection is 0/1/2/3/4/5/6. The sound is more natural and well-received by users.
- Realization and Technology
- Based on optical and thermal research, L&S ARNO series are equipped with lens, reflection, diffuse reflection, and other technologies to realize precise and even illumination for piano keys and opern. The product uses a full spectrum LED, with a color rendering index (Ra) of no less than 95, no flicker, no radiation, and no blue light hazard (RGO). Thanks to the OLED display, the built-in metronome (40 to 208 bpm) and the hygrothermograph, the product is more useful for piano practice and daily maintenance.
- Operation and Interaction
- L&S ARNO series have a multi-shaft design to rotate joints with large angles to provide all-round illumination, which applies to electric pianos, upright pianos, and grand pianos. They feature intelligent sensor lighting that will automatically turn off when the user is not at the seat for 10 minutes. The visible independent touch button allows brightness self-adjusting with manual and stepless modes. The PRO type has a color temperature range of 2700K-5000K and supports stepless adjustment.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in September 2022 and May 2023 in Shanghai.
- Specifications
- L&S ARNO series include ARNO and ARNO PRO (550mmx500mmx210mm in size and 3.2 kg in weight). They are compatible with Type-C ports and have foolproof overload protection design and fire protection. The base is stable, with a silicone pad to prevent slipping and protect the piano surface. The 15-degree anti-tipping design makes it safer to use. The metronome simulates mechanical sounds, which is more natural.
- Keywords
- Piano lamp, only light but no lamp can be seen, full spectrum LED, precise illumination, large-angle rotation, human self-sensing, 15-degree anti-tipping protection, integrating hygrothermograph and metronome, independent button, OLED display.
