Press Release
Poente Table Lamp by Marcos Duailibe Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Marcos Duailibe honored for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Poente Table Lamp by Marcos Duailibe, designed for Mc+ Arquitetos. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Poente Table Lamp
The Lamp combines warm and cool materials, accentuating natural elements and evoking nostalgic feelings. Featuring Rojo Alicante marble, walnut wood, brushed brass, and a linen lamp shade, it creates a striking visual. Its design uses natural materials for a sturdy, comforting look, drawing inspiration from 1950s-1960s Brazilian design, architecture, and art. The goal was to create a refined, luminescent piece that brings calming, sunset-inspired lighting. The design incorporates primary geometric shapes, showcasing the beauty of materials and textures for a naturally contrasting result.
About Marcos Duailibe
Marcos Duailibe is the co-founder of MC+ Arquitetos, an architectural and interior design firm in Brazil. He is an architect strongly influenced by mid-century Brazilian architecture, whose authorial style is marked by bold lines and a unique vision of contemporary architecture with a rescue of modernism. He is capable of working at all project scales, from product design to architecture. In addition, he is a professional committed to quality and experience in each of his projects, combining creativity and technical skill.
Award Record
This recognition makes Marcos Duailibe a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/147848
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/147848
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!147848
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/341718
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Poente Table Lamp
- Function
- Table Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Gainsboro, White Smoke, Maroon, Sienna and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Mc+ Arquitetos
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Marcos Duailibe
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #147848
Credits
- Image Credits
- All Images by Marcos Duailibe.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Lamp is distinguished by its blend of warm and cool materials that accentuate natural elements and evoke nostalgic emotions. It utilizes Rojo Alicante marble, walnut wood, brushed brass, and a linen lamp shade to produce a striking visual. The design style draws inspiration from mid-century and 1950s-1960s Brazilian design, resulting in an elegant piece. Furthermore, the design incorporates natural materials to achieve a sturdy appearance and a feeling of familiar comfort.
- Inspiration
- Inspiration flowed from the vibrant Brazilian culture, architecture and art, seeking to create a luminescent product that incorporated these elements. The aim was to build something innovative and refined, suitable for both homes and workspaces, that would bring calming lighting, inspired by the lighting of the sunset. In the conception, the objective was to use primary geometric shapes that combined could highlight the maximum beauty of its materials and textures, generating a piece with a lot of natural contrast.
- Research
- At first, a lamp was thought of in which wood and marble were the main materials, but which also had a fabric dome to generate diffused and pleasant lighting. The design came about through simple geometric shapes on paper, and these shapes were entirely related to a different material. then volumetry began, seeking to connect each element.
- Challenge
- The choice of marble represented a challenge to be overcome, as it was necessary to find a form that was slender and light enough to keep the luminaire resistant and balanced, but at the same time easy to use and harmonious in shape.
- Realization and Technology
- Rojo Alicante marble, walnut wood, brushed brass, and Lamp shade made of linen
- Operation and Interaction
- The table lamp is very simple to use, it can be plugged directly into the socket through a cable coated in brown fabric with an on/off button in brushed brass. The main structure of the piece is in marble and wood with joints and details in brass, making the resistance of these materials amplify the durability of the product.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2021 in Maranhão, Brazil and ended in April 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Keywords
- lamp, lampshade, lighting, table lamp, light
