Cling Lampadaire by Dabi Robert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Or in Design d'Éclairage Competition Category.

OrÉclairage· 2021

Cling Lampadaire

by Dabi Robert

Client: Robert Dabi Graphic and Product Design

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Éclairage Category

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The Design

About Cling Lampadaire

Cling est un lampadaire de Robert Dabi. Émergeant de la plaque de sol, le poteau s'enroule de manière transparente autour d'un anneau LED impeccable composé d'un profilé en aluminium mince d'un diamètre de 55 cm. Dans la zone située entre le mât et le cadre tenant l'anneau lumineux, une section flexible est incorporée. Cela permet de déplacer ou d'incliner librement l'anneau et d'adapter ainsi l'apparence de la lampe à son # 039; environnant. Robert a construit la lampe en pensant à la stabilité - les lourdes pièces inférieures en acier et les pièces supérieures en aluminium ne pèsent que 2,5 kg.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Cling Lampadaire est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Cling Lampadaire est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Cling Lampadaire crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Cling is a minimal and flexible floor lamp. The steel pole smoothly transitions from bottom plate into a bent frame that holds a big but very thin & light spotless LED ring. The unique feature is a flexible section between frame and pole, which allows the ring to be moved into any position. Thereby the appearance of the lamp can be changed and adapted to its' surrounding. It is constructed with stability in mind: heavy lower steel parts and top aluminium parts sum up to about 2,5 kg of weight.
Dimensions & Packaging: Light source: LED, spotless, 3000K, 1500 lumen, 15 W
Height: 1300 - 2000 mm
Base: diameter 250 mm, steel
Pole: diameter 13 mm, steel / aluminium
Ring: diameter 550 mm, aluminum, thickness 6 x 6 mm
Joint: Gooseneck, brass, nylon fabric surface
Cover: milky polycarbonate
Cable: with PET sleeve
Color: matte black
Weight: 2500 g
Tags: light, ring, cling, floor, lamp, lighting
Production Technology: Being in a prototype stage, this lamp is manufactured in my studio. It is constructed with stability in mind: lower parts are made of heavy steel, top parts are made of aluminium. This allows it to be stable at all positions and while only weighing about 2,5 kg. To make sure that the transition between the vertical pole and and the ring is smooth and without a change of diameter, the flexible part is constructed using a gooseneck layered with silicon and black woven nylon. For transportability, the pole can be disassembled at the center position, as well as at the floor base.
Design Challenge: I've been researching, designing & prototyping lighting objects for the past 3 years now, just because I became very enthusiastic about this subject. To me, lighting isn't something that is just there. I want to use it, alter it, observe it, interact with it. That's why I intuitively always try to design lighting objects that are not only interesting to look at, but also make you want to play with them. The biggest technical challenge with this lamp was to create a smooth flexible transition between pole and ring frame.
Research: I noticed that the perception of a lamp is very different when the light source itself, as in single LEDs or light bulbs, are visible to the naked eye. For example, one common trend was to use naked bulbs in lamps. A relatively small light source results in hard shadows and glaring. I think many people don't deliberately notice how uncomfortable a light source can be. A visible source can easily result in glaring, at the same time a diffuse light can look inconsiderable. That's why I tried to find ways of "showing but not showing" the direct source of light.
In the preceding 2-3 years before designing Cling, I've spent a lot of time researching and testing methods of converting arrays of single LEDs into thin lines using lenticular or micro prism filters. At the same time, I tried to find the best way of incorporating very thin but completely spotless lines of LED light into lamp designs.
Inspiration: My lamp concepts involve a certain amount of interaction in order to modify the way light is perceived. This should encourage curiosity and human interaction with the light source, instead of just putting it somewhere to rest. I strive for a deeper relationship to the interior product.
Project Duration: This project is part of a series of lighting objects, Poise (platinum award winner) being one of them. Completing this particular lamp took about 4 months.
Operation Flow: The light ring of the floor lamp is approximately located in grip height of a standing person. It can be grabbed at the area of the frame and moved freely. The ring can be tilted perpendicular or horizontal to the floor. From a visual impression, it can look like the ring is being catched, dropped or flinged, depending on which direction it leans to. The involvement of a wall also comes into consideration, as it can be placed parallel or touching it. Each position creates another light appearance.
Team Members: Robert Dabi
Image Credits: Robert Dabi