Lighten Lampadaire by Qianqian Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fer in Design d'Éclairage Competition Category.

FerÉclairage· 2022

Lighten Lampadaire

by Qianqian Lin

Client: Beijing Institute of Technology

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Éclairage Category

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The Design

About Lighten Lampadaire

Lighten est un lampadaire inspiré du caractère chinois signifiant « lumière », dont la forme trouve son origine dans l'image de torches rassemblées. L'éclairage indirect crée une atmosphère douce dans de nombreux contextes. La lampe est réalisée en bois et en verre dépoli, produite par usinage CNC et sablage mécanique. Des modules LED sont intégrés dans le bois, dont la surface est polie et cirée afin de préserver son veinage naturel. Toutes les pièces sont modulaires et assemblées par tenons et mortaises, si bien que le montage ne nécessite aucune vis. Un interrupteur à pied situé à la base permet d'allumer un, deux ou trois fûts lumineux pour ajuster la luminosité.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Lighten Lampadaire est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Lighten Lampadaire est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Lighten Lampadaire est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Lighten floor lamp is a product inspired by the "light" in Chinese characters. It uses indirect lighting to achieve the function of creating a lighting atmosphere. The combination of wood materials and frosted glass also makes it more premium. It can bring a pleasant aesthetic experience and use feeling in a variety of scenarios.The product uses the tenon-and-mortise principle to thread all the parts together, and the user can assemble them very easily without any screws in the process.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 520 mm x Depth 520 mm x 1700 Height mm
Tags: Floor lamp, Atmosphere lamp, Chinese character, Light, Tenon and tenon, Lighting design, Easy to assemble
Production Technology: Standardized production of wood and glass is achieved through CNC machining technology, frosted glass is made through mechanical sandblasting technology, and LED modules are embedded in wood with environmentally friendly glue. The wood surface is polished and waxed to maintain its natural grain and delicate touch.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project is how to achieve the unification of product form and function from the perspective of Chinese characters. By dismantling the structure of Chinese characters and studying the semantic origin of Chinese characters, we gradually obtained the design basis. The assembly between the various parts of the product is also a challenge for us. We found a solution after learning from the tenon and tenon principle and mechanical balance research.
Research: Combining traditional wisdom and creativity in design is a novel way to allow users to experience modern elements while feeling traditional cultural emotions. This lamp takes Chinese pictographs as a starting point, fully interprets the shape and meaning of light in Chinese characters and analyzes the needs of market users, and finally positions it as innovative, friendly, lightweight and economical. It is suitable for the aesthetics and lifestyle of young people.
Inspiration: Chinese characters are the only morpheme characters left in the world. Lighten floor lamp is a product inspired by Chinese characters. Its shape design is inspired by the structure of "light" in Chinese characters (originated from the gathering of torches).As a lamp, it also echoes the meaning of "light" in Chinese characters. It has realized the unification of product form and Chinese characters' structure, as well as the unification of product function and Chinese characters' meaning.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2020 in Beijing, with model making around November 2020 and completion in early January 2021. And it will be exhibited in the Korean "Brand and Culture" design exhibition in January 2021.
Operation Flow: All components of the Lighten floor lamp are modular and easy to assemble. The product utilizes the balance of mechanics to realize the assembly of various components, and the user can assemble it very easily without using any screws in the process. The switch of the Lighten floor lamp is at the bottom, and the user can adjust the switch and brightness by stepping on it. The brightness is adjusted by the number of three lamp posts turned on.
Team Members: Dan Wang
Qianqian Lin
Zhaoan Huang
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Ziqiang He, Lighten floor lamp, 2021.
Image #2: Designer Dan Wang, Color selection, 2021.
Image #3: Designer Zhaoan Huang, Details, 2021.
Image #4: Designer Feng Gao, Scenarios, 2021.
Image #5: Designer Qianqian Lin, Dismantling, 2021.