Gala Iluminación Decorativa by Guliz Tavukcuoglu

Gala Iluminación Decorativa by Guliz Tavukcuoglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Productos de Iluminación y Luminarias Competition Category.

HierroIluminación· 2025

Gala Iluminación Decorativa

by Guliz Tavukcuoglu

Client: Gnt Interior Architecture

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Iluminación Category

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The Design

About Gala Iluminación Decorativa

La rosa, como elemento natural con la frecuencia más elevada, aporta su energía a cualquier espacio en el que reside. Basándose en este concepto, la forma del capullo ha sido estilizada para permitir su uso en diversas funciones dentro de ambientes interiores. Con múltiples opciones de conexión, sirve tanto como objeto decorativo como elemento de iluminación, aprovechando la translucidez de su cuerpo de porcelana. Puede adaptarse como lámpara de mesa, aplique de pared o lámpara colgante. Una fuente de luz oculta emite un resplandor suave desde el interior del capullo. Mediante la producción artesanal, se preserva la sostenibilidad de la artesanía.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Gala Iluminación Decorativa ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Gala Iluminación Decorativa sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Gala Iluminación Decorativa es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The stylized bud-shaped porcelain body has a different appearance from different angles and has the freedom to use in various functions with different base shapes. It can be used as a decorative lighting, as a pendant lighting, either individually or in groups, on a console or as a wall sconce, depending on the place of use. The thin and light-transmitting feature of the proselene emits a soft light. The Led bulb can be easily changed, and being hidden inside the body provides visual comfort.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 260 mm. Diameter 120 mm. Translucent Audrey Blackman Porcelain. Brass. Led. 3000K.
Tags: rose, bud, sconce, lighting, brass, porcelain, decorative design
Production Technology: The stylized bud form was created by casting into a plaster mold. The porcelain process includes drying the first clay, biscuit firing, fine wet sanding, glazing and final firing. Transparent cables pass through the brass connection pipes. All the ceiling or wall connections, intermediate connections or holder parts are connected to each other with a natural brass materials countersunk head insert system. The Led bulb is hidden in the light-transmitting porcelain model with a brass socket.
Design Challenge: Since the slightly inclined stance of the rosebud and the flow of its organic form that tapers upwards towards the tip are quite difficult to shape by hand in porcelain clay, a 3d model was created and the plaster mold casting method was preferred. The holes where the brass fittings would pass for the desired angle were opened while the clay was wet. It was necessary to adjust the shrinkage rates of the porcelain clay when it was fired.
Research: Wanting to integrate his professional experiences with his own name, the designer focused on the philosophy of the "rose" and the frequency it emits, based on the meaning of her name, in order to leave a trace in the space, and directed the concepts of "other" and "gaze" in Jean-Paul Sartre's existential philosophy into a stylized form. Our existence is shaped by the gazes of others. The stylized model inspired by this philosophy gains meaning according to the viewer.
Inspiration: The rose, a natural product with the highest frequency, carries this frequency to the environment it is in in every form. It represents love and balance. The idea of carrying this high frequency of the rose to spaces and spreading the energy of serenity and love to the human soul has been an inspiration. In the stylization of the rosebud form, the concepts of the "other" and the "gaze" in Sartre's existential philosophy have been guiding, and the freedom to perceive from different perspectives, shaped by the gazes of others, has been the main goal of the design.
Project Duration: The project started in the ceramics workshop in Istanbul in November 2023. Production work has been ongoing in Istanbul since February 2025 and is planned to be exhibited in June 2025.
Operation Flow: This decorative lighting collection is a versatile model. If mounted on the power line, it functions as a lighting fixture. It can be used as a decorative object in areas without an electrical connection. While the transparent glazed surface inside the model sends light upwards, the light-transmitting structure of the porcelain offers a soft light. It can be used on the table, on the nightstand, and you can decorate different areas as a pendant on the ceiling or as a wall sconce.
Patents: pending patent number 2024/010946
Image Credits: Resim #1: 3D Artist, İhsan Doğancıl, 2025,
Resim #2: 3D Artist, İhsan Doğancıl, 2025,
Resim #3: 3D Artist, İhsan Doğancıl, 2025,
Resim #4: 3D Artist, İhsan Doğancıl, 2025,
Resim #5: 3D Artist, İhsan Doğancıl, 2025,