Maya Kukui Lewa by Alexey Danilin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Kukui a me Lako Kukui Competition Category.

KalaKukui· 2024

Maya Kukui Lewa

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Kukui Category

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The Design

About Maya Kukui Lewa

He kukui lewa ʻo Maya i hoʻoulu ʻia e ke akamai hana kula kāhiko o Mesoamerica. He kala gula ko ke kino metala a ʻo kona kiʻi he mahina hapalua i hoʻohuli ʻia. Ua uhi ʻia nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua i ke aniani hoʻoheheʻe aniani me nā hoʻonani kiʻi geometrika liʻiliʻi. Na nā ʻaoʻao he nui e hoʻohuli i ka mālamalama a hoʻolele i nā lauana kukuna ma nā paia kokoke. Ua uhi ʻia nā kumu LED ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua i nā mea hoʻopuehu mālamalama pōhihihi no ka mālamalama palupalu a like. Kau ka ipukukui ma nā uea ʻelua i hui ʻia e kekahi ʻāpana pōʻai hoʻonani. Hiki ke hoʻoponopono ʻia ke kiʻekiʻe, a hiki i kekahi mau kukui ke hana i nā haku mele pae he nui.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Maya Kukui Lewa i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Maya Kukui Lewa he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Maya Kukui Lewa e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The lamps not only have a characteristic gold color, but are also framed on both sides with glass with polygonal ornaments. Many faces refract the flow of light and create many spectacular reflections. This effect symbolizes the precious stones that decorated the jewelry of ancient Americans. The collection consists of a suspended lamp that is suspended on two wires. They are connected by a decorative cylindrical element that creates an elegant silhouette.
Dimensions & Packaging: Color temperature 3000 K, Color rendering index 85 CRI,
Scattering angle 120 degrees, IP protection IP 20, Fitting material
Aluminum, Power 10 W, Minimum height 500 mm, Max Height
1865 mm, Packing length 360 mm, 1.21 kg, Gross 1.76 kg.
Tags: Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin
Production Technology: The lamp is made of metal with LED light sources on both sides. They are covered with matte diffusers in order to create a matte diffuse light. On the front and back side, the lamp is covered with transparent cast glass with small geometric ornaments. Wires are connected by a special element. Thanks to the design of the lamp, spectacular rays of light are created.
Design Challenge: After choosing the theme for the project, as well as the silhouette and color combinations of the subject, it was necessary to come up with a concise and thoughtful technical implementation. For this, LED technologies were chosen. Thanks to this, a laconic silhouette was preserved. Fasteners for glass of a simple shape was also made, so as not to distract the viewer from the main image. An element also appeared that connects the wires, which makes the overall image of the lamp more reminiscent of jewelry than a regular lamp.
Research: The main task was to study the origins of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. We wanted to study their jewelry art and find a match in the silhouettes of these products, learn about the religious and cultural heritage of this tradition, and also learn about the attitude of these ancient peoples to jewelry and precious materials. We wanted to create an object that, in its silhouette, color scheme and choice of materials, conveyed the spirit of these distinctive cultures.
Inspiration: The collection is dedicated to the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica. They were famous for their jewelry art, often made of gold. This metal was not a jewel or currency for them, unlike it was for the Europeans of the time. In some Mesoamerican cultures, ornaments had ritual and religious significance. In addition, they often had a similar silhouette in the form of an inverted crescent moon. That's why this form formed the basis of Maya's collection; and the faceted glass symbolizes the precious stones that adorned the jewelry.
Operation Flow: You can create multilevel compositions from suspended lamps. Each of them creates interesting rays of light. And if several such lamps are combined into compositions, you get interesting asymmetric light effects indoors. An abstract ornament of light rays will appear on the walls. Such lamps can be used in the living room in a residential interior or in spacious rooms of hotels and restaurants. Due to the fact that the height of the lamps can be adjusted.
Team Members: Lead designer: Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product managers: Natalia Danilova, Elena Slivka, Assistant product managers: Karim Tabishchev, Anastasia Orlova, Photographer Vlad Buk.
Image Credits: Maytoni GmbH