Wave Kukui by Mario Mazzer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Kukui a me Lako Kukui Competition Category.

KeleaweKukui· 2020

Wave Kukui

by Mario Mazzer

Client: Candelah

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Kukui Category

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The Design

About Wave Kukui

ʻO Wave kahi kukui hoʻonani i hana ʻia me nā apo ʻale palasetika i hoʻopaʻa pū ʻia e nā koʻokoʻo kila. Ke nānā ʻia mai ka ʻaoʻao, ua like kēlā me kēia apo me ka hōʻailona pau ʻole, me kahi neʻe ʻale ʻole i loaʻa ka hoʻomaka a me ka hopena ʻole. Hana ʻia ke kukui ma nā nui like ʻole a me nā ʻano like ʻole, e komo pū ana me nā kumu hoʻohālikelike papahele, pākaukau, a me ke kaupaku. I ka wā i hoʻā ʻia ai, hoʻohālike nā apo i ka mālamalama a hana i kahi hopena chiaroscuro e hāʻawi ana i kahi manaʻo o ka hohonu. I ka wā i hoʻopau ʻia ai, ʻike ʻia ke kukui he mānoanoa a kiʻi paʻa. Hiki ke hui pū ʻia kekahi mau ʻāpana e hana i nā ʻano kūkulu mālamalama nui a i ʻole nā kukui kaupaku nani.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Wave Kukui 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 Wave Kukui 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 Wave Kukui 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: This lamp is made of plastic wavy rings held together by steel rods. The ring viewed from the side looks like the infinity sign, depicted by the undulating movement that has no beginning and no end. There are different dimensions and versions: floor lamp, table lamp, ceiling lamp. It is also possible to use this decorative element to create big light structures or Chandelier with endless variations.
Dimensions & Packaging: Size:φ26 cm, H: 59 cm
Tags: Decorative Lamp, Light Patterns, Plastic Lamp, Waves, Infinity, Shadows, modules, rings, light installations
Production Technology: Materials: Aluminium and Plastic
Design Challenge: The challenge was to create a lamp made of modules that could itself be a module for endless possibilities light installations. It can be used as a single unit or combined with other types. There's a wide variety of options to create a unique atmosphere. In this way Wave incorporates the user into the design process.
Research: The starting point was a combination of emotional encounter with light and a material experiment. The material research focused on the translation of 2D planar geometry in 3 dimensional forms.
Until the final form of Wave was realized, diverse prototypes has been constructed to get the best result. The exact shape of the wavy rings, the distance between them, the colors, the way the rings reflect were researched in many ways to have the best indirect light source.
Inspiration: The idea was to channel the light beam so that thanks to the sinuosity of the components it sways as if inside is hiding a secret source of light.
This lamp is made of plastic wavy rings held together by steel rods. The ring viewed from the side looks like the infinity sign, depicted by the undulating movement that has no beginning and no end.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 in Italy and finished in 2018 in China. Wave was exhibited in Hong Kong Lighting fair 2018
Operation Flow: The lamp has a visual duality. When lit, the waves that reflect the light create a suggestive chiaroscuro effect givig the lamp a visual perception of depth which changes depending upon the viewing angle. The light beam sways thanks to the wavy rings of the lamp creating evocative shadows.
When switched off, the lamp appears more dense and sculptural.
Patents: Patent No.:ZL201530551991.8