Dot Riippuvalaisin by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Dot Riippuvalaisin by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award in Valaistustuotteiden ja -kalusteiden muotoilu Competition Category.

PronssiValaistus· 2022

Dot Riippuvalaisin

by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Client: Nk Arquitetura

Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Valaistus Category

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The Design

About Dot Riippuvalaisin

Dot on sisätiloihin suunniteltu riippuvalaisinsarja. Jokaisessa valaisimessa on kanootinmuotoinen, 30 senttimetriä leveä alusta, jota tukee kulmittain asetettu teräsvarsi. Alustan sisällä on halkaisijaltaan 12 senttimetrin maitolasinen pallo, joka pitää sisällään enintään 3 watin lampun. Teräsvarret on viimeistelty terrakotan värisellä sähköstaattisella maalilla, ja niiden pituus mukautetaan kuhunkin tilaan sopivaksi. Riippuvalaisimia valmistetaan kahtena versiona ja kahtena eri korkeutena, jolloin niitä voidaan yhdistellä erilaisiksi sommitelmiksi. Lasikupu pehmentää laajaa valoa ja luo rauhallisen tunnelman.

The Recognition

About the Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award

Dot Riippuvalaisin on Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, erittäin arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään erinomaisille designeille, joita luonnehtivat luovuus, nerokkuus ja oveluus. Pronssivoittajat ovat runsaan taitavia ja silmiinpistävän luovia taiteellisia tuotoksia, jotka todistavat suunnittelijoidensa laajaa kokemusta, mielikuvitusta ja kekseliäisyyttä. Dot Riippuvalaisin:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu esine, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign sisällyttää itseensä parhaita käytäntöjä taiteessa, tieteessä, designissa ja teknologiassa ja on erinomainen huomiollaan yksityiskohtiin. Dot Riippuvalaisin tyydyttää upeasti tarpeita, koskettaa haluja, viehättää tunteita ja vetoaa uteliaisuuteen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The luminaire is a set of pendants that defy gravity and symmetry in harmony. Each pendant has a canoe-shaped base, supported by an angled stem. Inside the base is a sphere-shaped point of light.
The luminaire's earthy tone recalls the earth, our greatest design inspiration.
The final composition was harmoniously developed from the visual existing in the environment, presenting the points of light in different ways.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Luminaire has a base canoe 30cm wide and a milky globe with 12cm of diameter, it’s illuminated by a g9 lamp up to 3W. These elements are supported by spun steel rods, with Terracotta color electrostatic painting. The size of the steel rods and placement is custom for each specific space composition.
Tags: Light fixture / light fitting / luminaire / Pending light / Contemporary Design / Lighting Design / Canoe
Production Technology: Steel and glass.
Design Challenge: The deadline was the biggest challenge of the project. With just 1 month to develop a complete environment in an Interior Architecture exhibition with great recognition in Brazil, our focal point of the project became unusual in the lighting market.
Research: After being invited to create an environment in an Interior Architecture exhibition with great recognition in Brazil, we conceptualized the space focused on creating a cozy atmosphere, with Brazilian design pieces and a mixture of natural materials and technology.
When we looked for a luminaire on the market, we realized that nothing fitted the feeling that we wanted for the project. So, we decided to carry out research on the sensations that shapes and colors convey to create something unique and innovative for the environment.
Inspiration: Our inspiration was the earth around its course in the solar system. Each rotation, each position of the planet results in sunlight over us, and with that, we have day and night, routine, and the circadian cycle. We wanted to represent that people physically go through these transformations that’s why each point of light is seen differently in the luminaire, in the way it is placed in the environment.
Project Duration: The project was developed in a short period to be presented in a decoration show. Between research, creation, and production, the time was 1 month.
Operation Flow: The pieces were made in two different versions and heights, which can be composed in different ways depending on the ambient, creating a dynamism wherever it’s inserted.
Despite having broad non-directed lighting, it provides visual comfort due to the material used in its dome, creating a cozy atmosphere.
Team Members: NICOLLE NOGUEIRA (ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF NK ARQUITETURA)
KATHERINE HEIM WEBER (ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF NK ARQUITETURA)
DAVID GUERCHON (ARCHITECT)
ADRIANA SYPNIEWSKI (LIGHTING DESIGNER)
Image Credits: Photos: Eduardo Macarios