Dream Tafellampe by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Ferljochtingsprodukten en Armatueren Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsFerljochting· 2022

Dream Tafellampe

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Ferljochting Category

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The Design

About Dream Tafellampe

Book Text: Dream is in tafellampe ûntwurpen om sêft omjouwingslicht te jaan. De foet hat de foarm fan in kessen en is makke fan beton, wylst de diffusor in mûnblazen glêzen bol is dy't mei de hân yn Feneesje makke is. Beton wurdt faak sjoen as hurd, kâld en swier, dêrom is de foarm sa modellearre dat er sêft, licht en waarm oandocht. In ynnovative gietmetoade en in tige fynkorrelich beton jouwe it oerflak in unifoarme tekstuer sûnder sichtbere bublen. De lampe mjit 24 by 24 by 14 sintimeter en brûkt in dimbere G9-gloeilampe, sadat it waarme ljocht oanpast wurde kin.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Dream Tafellampe is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Dream Tafellampe wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Dream Tafellampe foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A dream, a lamp thought during the exploration with concrete sparked by the CONCRETAmente objects collection.
An oxymoron comes to life where a pillow made in concrete cuddles a globe of light, creating a cocoon atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 x 24 h14 cm
3,5 kg
G9 dimmerable bulb
220V
Tags: Tablelamp, lamp, design, soft, hard, concrete, glass, light
Production Technology: Through an innovative molding method and a particular type of very fine-grained concrete, we were able to obtain a unique shape that breaks the shemes and the usual stiffness of concrete.
The diffuser is obtained from a blown glass globe, handmade by the best glass masters of Venice.
Design Challenge: We were looking for a clever way of using concrete as main material for a table lamp. Our aim was to disconnect from the cold and solid sensation received from concrete.
Research: Starting from a deep research on small table lamps, we focused then on understanding which could be the right kind of light source.
Because the aim of this product is not to be a reading lamp, but to be an ambient lamp, the diffused light is the right choice.
What consumers are looking for in this category, is something that can warm up the environment. So concrete had to disconnect from the cold feeling that usually creates, and light had to be warm and dimmerable.
Inspiration: Concrete as a material is always associated in the collective imagination with something hard, cold and heavy. In MrSmith Studio we believe that the role of the designer should be also to break the schemes and subvert the collective imagination, suggesting new interpretations.
This is why we modeled concrete to give it a soft, enveloping, light and warm shape.
Project Duration: Development of the project took 6 months and has been entirely don in MrSmith Studio
Operation Flow: The project of Dream started with a deep research on concrete moulding techniques.
We've made several trials for defining the best material both for the mould, the concrete and the procedure.
The final result is a soft looking pillow, with a uniform fine grain an no bubbles visible.
Patents: MrSmith Studio
Team Members: MrSmith Studio team
Image Credits: MrSmith Studio