Shanhai I Amp Lamp by Zuilin Zeng, Yunbin Wang and Yin Xu Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design

Zuilin Zeng, Yunbin Wang and Yin Xu acknowledged for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Shanhai I Amp Lamp by Zuilin Zeng, Yunbin Wang and Yin Xu, designed for Yunnan Wallbase Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

About Shanhai I Amp Lamp

Shanhai I is a desk lamp with a built-in Bluetooth speaker. The modular design makes efficient use of desk space. A bearing hinge structure inspired by the shape of a swan egg allows the lamp arm to attach to the light pole and to provide 180 degree illumination. The lamp arm and the light pole also allow 360 degree damped rotation. The speaker and the lamp can be used separately or together for different situations. A full-spectrum side-glow grille structure reduces glare and gives soft light. The speaker covers 20 Hz to 22 kHz.

About Zuilin Zeng, Yunbin Wang and Yin Xu

Yunnan Wallbase Optoelectric Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Kunming Airport Economic Zone, Dianzhong New District, Yunnan Province. It is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research & development, production, sales, operation, and maintenance of smart lighting products. The products cover portable outdoor lighting, smart eye protection table lamps, smart Bluetooth audio, campus health and eye protection lighting, smart early warning for forest fire prevention, and other fields.

Award Record

Zuilin Zeng, Yunbin Wang and Yin Xu is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2023 - 2024 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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. It 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. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/157102
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/157102
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!157102
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/348587

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Shanhai I Amp Lamp
Function: Amp Lamp
Category: Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Black, Light Slate Gray and Dim Gray
Images: 5
Client: Yunnan Wallbase Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd

The Recognition

Laureate: Zuilin Zeng, Yunbin Wang and Yin Xu
Country: China
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2023 - 2024
Design ID: #157102

Credits

Team: Zuilin Zeng, Yunbing Wang, Yin Xu, Yuzhou Zeng, Zhilong Zeng, Xinge Zeng
Image Credits: YUNNAN WALLBASE OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

Design Details

Unique Properties: This is an amp lamp that maximizes the use of desktop space. It seamlessly integrates a Bluetooth speaker into a modular structure. Thanks to the innovative bearing hinge structure inspired by the elegant shape of a swan egg, the lamp arm can be attached to the light pole and offers 180° illumination. The speaker and the lamp can be used separately or together, ensuring optimal flexibility to accommodate users' diverse needs across different scenarios.
Inspiration: This amp lamp combines acoustics, aesthetics, optics, materials science, and engineering mechanics. It provides an impressive dynamic surround effect within a compact sound chamber. With 3-in-1 storage, it doesn't occupy much space. It exudes a stylish, minimalist artistic sense, demonstrating a new desktop aesthetic.
Research: This amp lamp makes the most of desktop space and elevates the aesthetics of traditional amp lamps to a new level. Featuring a modular design, it combines acoustics, aesthetics, optics, materials science, and engineering mechanics. Thanks to the in-house bearing hinge structure inspired by a swan egg, the lamp arm can be attached to the light pole and offers a 180° illumination capability. The speaker and the lamp can be used separately or together to meet different household usage scenarios.
Challenge: Apart from practicality and aesthetics, how to improve performance is a major challenge. It innovatively adopts a full-spectrum side-glow grille anti-glare structure to emit gentle, soft light. The Bluetooth speaker applies an aluminum-plastic resonance structure and a north-south concave-convex magnetic pole engagement process to deliver an impressive dynamic surround effect in a compact sound chamber, spanning from 20HZ to 22KHZ.
Realization and Technology: 1. Thanks to the in-house bearing hinge structure inspired by the elegant shape of a swan egg, the lamp arm can be attached to the light pole and offers a 180° illumination capability. 2. This amp lamp innovatively adopts a full-spectrum side-glow grille anti-glare structure to emit gentle, soft light. 3. The Bluetooth speaker applies an aluminum-plastic resonance structure and a north-south concave-convex magnetic pole engagement process to deliver an impressive dynamic surround effect.
Operation and Interaction: The lamp arm can be attached to the light pole and offers a 180° illumination capability. The speaker and the lamp can be used separately or together. The lamp arm and the light pole allow for 360° damped rotation. An ambiance mode has been newly added. The Bluetooth speaker can be used as a single speaker or as two speakers to produce a superior surround effect.
Project Duration and Location: The project will finish in April 2024 in Kunming.
Specifications: Lamp (folded): height: 545.2mm; diameter: 139mm; lamp arm: 248.36mm Bluetooth speaker (folded): height: 201mm; diameter: 139mm; weight: about 3.5kg.
Keywords: Minimalism, 3-in-1 storage, 180° extendable lamp arm, Bluetooth speaker, high dynamic surround effect, 360° damped rotation, multi-scenario use, soft and gentle light, ambiance illumination, brand-new desktop aesthetics.