Sound Wave 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

Sound Wave Kukui Lewa

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Kukui Category

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The Design

About Sound Wave Kukui Lewa

He kukui lewa ʻo Sound Wave i hoʻoulu ʻia e ke ʻano ʻike maka o kahi haku mele. Ua hoʻololi ʻia ka leo mele o Prelude Helu 3, Wind on the Plain na Claude Debussy i kiʻi o kahi nalu kani me kahi polokalamu kūikawā, a ua lilo ka laina piʻo i loaʻa i kumu no ke kiʻi aka o ke kukui. Ua hoʻoponopono ʻia ke ʻano no ka ʻoi aku o nā waiwai mālamalama a no ka hana nui ʻana. Ua kau ʻia ke aniani keʻokeʻo pōhinahina ma luna o kahi kūkulu metala, a ua kau ʻia kahi ʻāpana aniani hoʻonani ma ka waihoʻoluʻu polū, gula, ʻeleʻele a i ʻole hina ma luna, no laila ua pale ʻia nā mea hoʻopaʻa ʻike maka ʻia. Hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia ke kiʻekiʻe o ka uea mai 100 a 3000 mm.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Sound Wave 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 Sound Wave 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 Sound Wave 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: During the development of the lamp, a musical composition was first chosen. The choice fell on the melody of Claude Debussy's "Prelude No. 3, Wind on the Plain." After that, the music was turned into an image of a sound wave using a special program. It became the basis for the silhouette of the lamp. However, small changes were made to it in order to optimize the design for the optimal light properties of the lamp and the requirements for mass production.
Dimensions & Packaging: Special magnetic ceiling bowls are used in lamps. Bolts for fastening to the ceiling are hidden - this saves the structure from unnecessary "visual noise." The lamps are made of white glass with colored elements in four colors: blue, gold, black gray. Interchangeable G9 bulbs allow you to choose power and color temperature. Wire height can be changed - from 100 to 3000 mm.
Tags: Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin, Lamp design, Product Design, Design, Lamp, Lighting, Product
Production Technology: Unique in the design is a multi-stage system. With it, first, matte glass is put on a metal structure with a light bulb. And then a decorative glass element of different interchangeable colors is placed on this glass. With this, the structure is relieved of bolts and additional fasteners. Therefore, the production speed and quality are improved. The amount of scrap decreases, and therefore the damage to the environment decreases. And also the lamp becomes more durable.
Design Challenge: In order to turn the silhouette of a sound wave, thinking out the design of the lamp turned out to be a difficult task. Since it was decided to use two glass elements of different colors in the same lamp, it was decided to apply the upper element to the lower one in order to get rid of additional fasteners, and achieve a concise design.
Research: The goal of the designer was to turn the vivid emotions that people receive from music into a physical object, with the possibility of practical application at home. An important task was to study music programs that could make the melody a sound wave. And then it was decided to make a lamp out of it. Then there was a long process of choosing music, so that her silhouette is suitable for creating a silhouette of a lamp that can be produced.
Inspiration: The prototype of this lamp was the silhouette of the sound wave of the work of Claude Debussy, the great composer and innovator - one of the founders of modernism in music. This was achieved through a special program and styling by the designer. Now we can not only hear our favorite melody, but also see it. And also touch with your own hands.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in Moscow and finished in August 2023 in Moscow, and was exhibited in Interlight Russia 2023 in September 2023.
Operation Flow: This collection is ideal for creating multilevel compositions by adjusting the height of the wires. Moreover, thanks to black wires and ceiling bowls that fit together, they can be used in flights of stairs, over dining tables, instead of sconces on the side of the bed. These lights will be a striking interior accent thanks to the design and craftsmanship of the glassblowers.
Team Members: Lead designer: Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product manager: Elena Slivka, Assistant product manager: Anastasia Orlova, Photographer Pavel Dunaev.
Image Credits: Image #1: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #2: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #3: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #4: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #5: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023.