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Relio Lampe transformable by Marco Bozzola

Relio Lampe transformable by Marco Bozzola is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Design d'Éclairage Competition Category.


OrÉclairage· 2020

Relio Lampe transformable

by Marco Bozzola

Client: Relio Labs

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Éclairage Category

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The Design

About Relio Lampe transformable

Relio est une lampe professionnelle modulaire conçue pour les arts et les sciences. Portable et transformable, elle peut être configurée en lampe de bureau, en applique murale, en plafonnier ou en éclairage photographique. La coque modulaire est réalisée en aluminium et en acier inoxydable, tandis que le support magnétique utilise des aimants au néodyme. Plusieurs pièces sont imprimées en 3D et diffusées sous forme de fichiers open source, ce qui permet d'ajouter et de remplacer des accessoires. L'éclairage a été conçu pour se rapprocher de la lumière naturelle du soleil, afin que les professionnels puissent travailler dans des conditions idéales. L'alimentation s'effectue via un port USB standard.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Relio Lampe transformable 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. Relio Lampe transformable 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. Relio Lampe transformable 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
The Relio 2020 Editions are professional lamps for Arts and Sciences. They are portable, transformable and modular, and can take different shapes to accomodate a variety of usages, from Cinema, to Painting, to School and Medical laboratories.
Many parts are 3D-printed and open-source, to allow anyone to expand Relio's functionalty without limits.
Relio's light is engineered to be identical to natural Sunlight, allowing a Professional to work under ideal lighting conditions wherever he goes.
Dimensions & Packaging
Outer case 30 x 10 x 10cm, 2Kg.
Inner modular structure is a mere 85 x 85mm, weighing just 600g.
It's powered by a ubiquitous USB port, so it can be used everywhere and also with portable USB power banks, for extreme mobility.
Tags
lighting, lamp, portable, professional, sunlight, modular, illumination, color
Production Technology
The modular shell is entirely made of aluminum and premium-grade stainless steel, machined in the hills of Northern Italy.
A protective layer of aerospatial aluminum oxide protects these metal surfaces from scuff marks and deep scratches.
The outer carrying box is made of recycled wood, machined and assembled here in Italy.
The magnetic stand is made of powerful neodymium rare-earth magnets made in Japan.
Design Challenge
You can make beautiful, robust and well-thought products, but if the end price is too high, very few people will be able to experience them. So, the biggest challenge and successful achievement for this project was to keep prices low despite the use of premium materials and while keeping 100% of manufacturing here in Italy.
Research
Historically, professional and scientific instruments are engineered without too much attention to their design. In this project, I wanted to embrace the design rules that usually apply to consumer products (modularity, simplicity and minimalism) to create a professional device that is both easy to use and easy to repair. This approach resulted in a robust and maintainable product. A core requirement for professional tools!
Inspiration
My passions - modularity and openness - are the inspiration for Relio.
Modularity, because I wanted to create a professional instrument able to transform into various shapes to cover as many functions as possible.
Openness, because many parts of Relio are released as 3D-printable Open-Source files, so anyone can expand Relio's functionality and customize it for every need.
These features make Relio able to withstand years and years of intense usage, while keeping high repairability and upgradeability scores. The best of both worlds!
Project Duration
The project started in 2017 in Brescia, Italy. Final prototypes were ready in 2019. In early 2020, Relio 2020 was presented to the market and quickly sold-out its initial production batch.
Operation Flow
Relio is a professional lamp that mimics sunlight. A series of modular parts combine together to form a tiny, powerful light source that can either become a desktop lamp, a wall lamp, a ceiling lamp or a professional photographic instrument. Magnets, metals and 3D-printable add-on accessories are the core of its modularity.
Patents
Design, Trademark, Mechanical parts and Models are patented or patent pending. For more information, contact the author.
Team Members
Marco Bozzola
Image Credits
All images and photographs are copyright of Marco Bozzola and his Relio Labs Team

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