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Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif by Miguel Arruda

Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif by Miguel Arruda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Emas in Desain Produk dan Perlengkapan Pencahayaan Competition Category.


EmasPencahayaan· 2020

Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif

by Miguel Arruda

Client: Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda

A' Design Award Emas Winner in Pencahayaan Category

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The Design

About Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif

Nuvem adalah sistem pencahayaan dekoratif modular yang dirancang untuk ruang interior. Nuvem terdiri atas modul-modul heksagonal yang disatukan untuk membentuk beragam komposisi berbeda. Setiap modul berukuran 12 x 12 x 4 sentimeter dan terbuat dari Opalflex, material yang dapat didaur ulang dan tersusun dari technopolymer serta kristal kaca. Lembaran tipis tersebut dipotong dingin, lalu dilipat dengan tangan. Empat kabel gantung pada setiap heksagon memungkinkan penataan secara horizontal, miring, maupun vertikal. Sumber cahaya dapat ditempatkan di atas modul, di bawahnya, atau dilewatkan menembus bukaan heksagonal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Emas

Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif adalah pemenang A' Design Award Emas, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas satu, menakjubkan, dan menonjol. Pemenang Emas adalah kreasi yang sangat inovatif, visioner, dan berkilau memukau yang mencerminkan kejeniusan, kebijaksanaan, dan kepiawaian para desainernya. Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif diharapkan menjadi penemuan yang sangat dipuji, perintis tren, dan monumental yang memberikan nilai tanpa preseden. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Emas ini adalah proyek yang spektakuler dan disegani yang sangat bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Nuvem Sistem Pencahayaan Dekoratif menciptakan perasaan keinginan yang kuat, membangkitkan gairah, mendorong kreativitas, dan memukau kita.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Nuvem design consists of an handcrafted lamp of hexagonal modules connected to create infinite configurations, easily adaptable to any space.The development took inspiration from a 70 s sculpture witch conjures the female form.The light source can be placed anywhere.The upper placement creates dramatic shadows and plays of light, lower is optimum for illuminating surfaces below and horizontal placement is achieved by threading spotlights through the modules hexagonal openings.
Dimensions & Packaging
The initial module is made of opalflex, a recyclable material composed of technopolymer and glass crystals and has a dimension of 12 x 12 x 4 cm.
The base exagone composed of 96 modules has a dimension of 102cm x 94cm.
The hexagonal modules connect with each other to create customized compositions adapted to the context in which they are inserted.
The product packaging is only 8cm thick.
Tags
lamp, ceiling, light, module, light system, Lighting, decorative
Production Technology
Consists in an artisan technique starting with a sheet of millimetre-thin, technopolymer that undergoes cold cutting, producing 0 co2.The hand-folded three dimensional elements are connected in hexagonal modules in turn connected to create shapes, adaptable to any space.The light source can be placed anywhere.Above creating dramatic shadows and plays of light, under for illuminating surfaces below, and horizontal placement achieved by threading lights through the modules hexagonal openings.
Design Challenge
The concept of spatial development of the hexagonal module, horizontally or vertically,whether inside or outside,needed a certain level of flexibility in order to respond to the intense deformation of the projected surfaces. The experiments carried out with a technical team led us to choose the opalplex a recyclable material, composed of technopolymers and glass crystals developed by Slamp.This was one of the most significant aspects, from a creative and technological point.The Nuvem level of flexibility is one of the most important characteristics of the concept of spatial development.
Research
Inspired by a sculpture that explored the anthropomorphic design of the female form, the Nuvem design consists of an handcrafted lamp of millimetre-thin technopolymer hexagonal modules connected to create infinite configurations, easily adaptable to any space.The dimensional versatility, required in-depth studies on the characteristics of the material to be used.The option was the opalflex, a recycled material, composed of technopolymers and glass crystals.
Inspiration
This project originates from a sculpture made in the 70s.
The sculpture explored the anthropomorphic design of the woman s body shapes.Started from a two-dimensional drawing of these shapes on metallic surfaces, which by means of cuts and folds took on a three-dimensional form (sculpture).The production technique follows the same concept, replacing the metal surface of the 70s sculpture with a sheet of millimetre-thin, technopolymer. The sheet undergoes cold cutting, and is then folded by hand.
Project Duration
This project started to be developed in November 2017 in Pomezia, Italy and ended in March 2019 and was presented in April 2019 at the Milan Fair.
Operation Flow
The hexagonal modules are joined together in order to create infinite compositions that can be developed horizontally, obliquely and vertically according to the movement of the four suspension cables belonging to each hexagon, thus responding to all spatial circumstances.
Team Members
Miguel Arruda
Image Credits
Image 1:Pedro Sadio, Image 2: Pedro Sadio, Image 3: Thomas Pagani, Image 4: Thomas Pagani, Image 5: Thomas Pagani

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