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Acorn Light System Lampaí by Desislava Sredkova

Acorn Light System Lampaí by Desislava Sredkova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dearadh Soilsithe Competition Category.


IarannSoilsiú· 2023

Acorn Light System Lampaí

by Desislava Sredkova

Client: Awblak

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Soilsiú Category

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The Design

About Acorn Light System Lampaí

Is córas soilsithe de lampaí inbhuanaithe é Acorn a bhaineann leas as solas an lae. Tá gach scáth clúdaithe le scáthán ar a chúl. I rith an lae glacann na scátháin ghathanna na gréine agus léiríonn siad iad níos doimhne isteach sa seomra, ag cur le méid solas an lae taobh istigh den spás ar bhealach nádúrtha. I rith na hoíche is féidir leo foinse solais aonair suite ar an uasteorainn a léiriú agus a neart a mhéadú le haghaidh cur chuige inbhuanaithe eile nó feidhm mar lampaí rialta. Tá an córas comhdhéanta de lampaí balla-suite, uasteorainn, saorsheasaimh agus lampaí boird. Is féidir gach ceann díobh a mhodhnú trí na cruthanna éagsúla de shades a chomhcheangal.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Acorn Light System Lampaí Duais Iarainn A' Design Award, aitheantas gradamach a bhronntar ar dhea-dhearaí a chomhlíonann na riachtanais ghairmiúla agus thionsclaíocha a bhíonn á n-éileamh ó chruthuithe a ndearnadh go maith iad. Léiríonn buaiteoirí Iarainn scil mhór, speisialtóireacht ard, tuiscint saineolaí agus cumas cruthaitheach a gcruthaitheoirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Acorn Light System Lampaí ina chruthú a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear atá praiticiúil agus nuálach. Comhtháthaíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Iarainn A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr sa tionscal agus tá saintréithe teicniúla inniúla aige nasctha le heolas agus le tallann. Tá meas ar an dearadh Acorn Light System Lampaí as a dhúthracht agus dearadh é chun feabhsuithe cáilíochta beatha a sholáthar a chabhraíonn leis an domhan a dhéanamh ina áit níos fearr.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Acorn is a sustainable lighting system concept that utilizes natural daylight. The flip side of each led-lit leaf, circle, or oval is covered with mirrors, which capture sunlight during the day and reflect it deeper into the room, increasing the amount of natural light indoors. At night, the mirrors can reflect a single ceiling-mounted light source, amplifying its brightness for a more sustainable lighting solution. Additionally, the products from the Acorn system can be used as regular lamps.
Dimensions & Packaging
width 850 mm x depth 850 mm x height 1750 mm - when arranged
width 850 mm x depth 500 mm x height 250 mm - when packed
Tags
lamp, mirror, freestanding, reflection, light, natural light, sustainability
Production Technology
The technology used to create this lamp is very straightforward - metal tubes attached to a metal body that illuminates with LED-lit panels. However, what sets this lamp apart is the acrylic mirror installed to the back of the LED-lit surface. This treatment is both simple and effective, and it makes a significant difference in the lamp's performance.
Design Challenge
The main objective of this project was to assign a second role to an everyday object found in everyone's homes. Acorn achieves this by adding mirrors to the lamp, providing enhanced daylight inside interior spaces and amplifying a single source of light to save energy at night.
Research
The research for this product focused on two main groups: people living in 20th-century homes where smaller windows limit the amount of natural light entering the space, and people living in contemporary homes with wider windows but deeper spaces, which can result in a dark interior. In both cases, a mix of artificial and natural light is often necessary during the day. This is not only unhealthy for the eyes and overall health, but also increases unnecessary electricity consumption.
Inspiration
Like many children, I spent countless hours playing with light and mirrors when I was little, and that childhood memory inspired me to create this product. In today's world, energy conservation is becoming increasingly critical, which naturally provoked me to search for a way to bring additional light into our homes and workplaces without consuming more electricity. My goal was to find a natural and sustainable solution to this problem.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2022 and finished in January 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Operation Flow
Acorn lighting system contains of a freestanding lamp, a table lamp, a wall-mounted lamp, and a ceiling lamp. Each Acorn product can be customized by creating different combinations of the three basic shapes of the shades - circle, oval, and leaf. Each shape comes in three different sizes, and the shade itself can be rotated around its axis for better adjustment and to capture the sun's rays. Depending on positioning the lamps can also function as backlit mirrors.
Team Members
Desislava Sredkova
Image Credits
Main Image: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #1: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #2: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #3: Designer Desislava Sredkova
Optional Image #4: Designer Desislava Sredkova

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