Flatiron Ipukukui by Mr Smith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Kukui a me Lako Kukui Competition Category.

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Flatiron Ipukukui

by Mr Smith Studio

Client: Egle

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Kukui Category

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The Design

About Flatiron Ipukukui

Ua kūpaʻa ka manaʻo o Achille Castiglioni e pono ke wehe aku, wehe aku, wehe aku a hiki i ka loaʻa ʻana i ka ʻāpiki o ke hoʻolālā. Ua maʻa ʻo Bruno Munari ke ʻōlelo he maʻalahi ke hoʻopaʻakikī, akā he paʻakikī loa ke hoʻomaʻalahi i nā mea. Mai ka hui pū ʻana o kēia mau kuhikuhi ʻelua i puka mai ai ʻo Flatiron. He kumu kukui i pani ʻia e kahi kino i hana ʻia mai he lau metala maʻalahi me hoʻokahi wale nō pepeiao. ʻO ka nui uuku loa o nā ʻāpana no kahi huahana me ka koʻikoʻi nui, he hōʻiliʻili ipukukui i hoʻohālikelike ʻia e kahi hoʻolālā he mea pono loa a kūpono pū.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Flatiron Ipukukui i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Flatiron Ipukukui he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Flatiron Ipukukui i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flatiron is a collection of lamps characterized by a structure that is as essential as it is of great visual impact. A laser-cut metal sheet with a single fold, this is enough to have a product with great prominence.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 350mm x Depth 200mm x Height 1900mm
Tags: Lighting, lighting design, design, winner, italian design, egle, floorlamp, lamp
Production Technology: Lasercut metal sheet with a single fold for the structure. Dimmerable LED strip as a light source.
Design Challenge: Bruno Munari once said that to complicate things is easy, while to simplify things is very hard. Achille Castiglioni was convinced that the designer should delete, delete, delete and at the end find the core aspect of the design. Flatiron comes from the combination of this two references. A simple metal sheet with just one fold that encases the light source. The challenge has been to reduce the project to the minimum amount of elements.
Research: Starting from a deep research on floor 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 technical lamp, but to be an decorative ambient lamp, the diffused light is the right choice and the shape of the structure itself orientates the beam. We invested a lot of time in the selection of the right light source because we wanted it to be warm and dimmerable.
Inspiration: The combination of the world of origami and the world of architecture is what is at the base of Flatiron family.
The name itself has two meaning. First is a reference to the famous building in Manhattan with a triangular shape. Than explains how it is made, starting from a simple flat sheet of iron.
Project Duration: Development of the project took 4 months and took place in Milan
Operation Flow: Simply plug the lamp, press the dimmer and you can turn on or off the lamp and dimm the intensity of light
Patents: Patented 2023
Team Members: MrSmith Studio
Image Credits: MrSmith Studio