Dot Kukui Kau by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Dot Kukui Kau by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Kukui a me Lako Kukui Competition Category.

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Dot Kukui Kau

by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Client: Nk Arquitetura

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Kukui Category

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The Design

About Dot Kukui Kau

He pūʻulu kukui kau ʻo Dot i hoʻolālā ʻia no nā keʻena kūloko. Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia kukui kau kahi kumu like me ke kalaiwaʻa, he 30 kenimika ka laulā, i kākoʻo ʻia e kahi ʻōmole kila i pelu kīhei ʻia. Loaʻa i loko o ke kumu he pōpō aniani waiūwiu, he 12 kenimika ke anawaena, a mālama ia i kukui a hiki i 3 wati ka ikaika. Ua paʻi ʻia nā koʻokoʻo kila me ka pena uila-mākēneki kala terracotta, a ua hoʻololi ʻia ko lākou lōʻihi e kūpono i kēlā me kēia keʻena. Ua hana ʻia nā kukui kau ma nā ʻano ʻelua a me nā kiʻekiʻe ʻelua, i hiki ke hoʻonohonoho ʻia ma nā hui hoʻolālā like ʻole. Hoʻomālie ke kua aniani i ka mālamalama ākea a hoʻokumu i kahi lewa mālie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Dot Kukui Kau i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Dot Kukui Kau he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Dot Kukui Kau i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The luminaire is a set of pendants that defy gravity and symmetry in harmony. Each pendant has a canoe-shaped base, supported by an angled stem. Inside the base is a sphere-shaped point of light.
The luminaire's earthy tone recalls the earth, our greatest design inspiration.
The final composition was harmoniously developed from the visual existing in the environment, presenting the points of light in different ways.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Luminaire has a base canoe 30cm wide and a milky globe with 12cm of diameter, it’s illuminated by a g9 lamp up to 3W. These elements are supported by spun steel rods, with Terracotta color electrostatic painting. The size of the steel rods and placement is custom for each specific space composition.
Tags: Light fixture / light fitting / luminaire / Pending light / Contemporary Design / Lighting Design / Canoe
Production Technology: Steel and glass.
Design Challenge: The deadline was the biggest challenge of the project. With just 1 month to develop a complete environment in an Interior Architecture exhibition with great recognition in Brazil, our focal point of the project became unusual in the lighting market.
Research: After being invited to create an environment in an Interior Architecture exhibition with great recognition in Brazil, we conceptualized the space focused on creating a cozy atmosphere, with Brazilian design pieces and a mixture of natural materials and technology.
When we looked for a luminaire on the market, we realized that nothing fitted the feeling that we wanted for the project. So, we decided to carry out research on the sensations that shapes and colors convey to create something unique and innovative for the environment.
Inspiration: Our inspiration was the earth around its course in the solar system. Each rotation, each position of the planet results in sunlight over us, and with that, we have day and night, routine, and the circadian cycle. We wanted to represent that people physically go through these transformations that’s why each point of light is seen differently in the luminaire, in the way it is placed in the environment.
Project Duration: The project was developed in a short period to be presented in a decoration show. Between research, creation, and production, the time was 1 month.
Operation Flow: The pieces were made in two different versions and heights, which can be composed in different ways depending on the ambient, creating a dynamism wherever it’s inserted.
Despite having broad non-directed lighting, it provides visual comfort due to the material used in its dome, creating a cozy atmosphere.
Team Members: NICOLLE NOGUEIRA (ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF NK ARQUITETURA)
KATHERINE HEIM WEBER (ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF NK ARQUITETURA)
DAVID GUERCHON (ARCHITECT)
ADRIANA SYPNIEWSKI (LIGHTING DESIGNER)
Image Credits: Photos: Eduardo Macarios