Press Release
Eclips Hanging Lamp by Andrea Cingoli Is Granted the A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Andrea Cingoli acknowledged for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Eclips Hanging Lamp by Andrea Cingoli, designed for CONCEPTICONstudio, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The result belongs to the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Eclips Hanging Lamp
Eclips is a clip-on lamp designed for curtains and other fabric supports. The lamp attaches to fabric like a clip, so a curtain becomes a source of ambient light. Light is produced by two dimmable RGB LED strips, which work without generating heat. The body is made of brushed aluminium and steel. Intensity, colour and power are set through an application. Several units can be combined on one curtain to create different compositions and light effects, which vary with the shade of the fabric.
About Andrea Cingoli
Architect /Designer/Contractor. He graduated cum laude in architecture at the University G. D'Annunzio of Pescara in 2006. Since 2000 he is technical director of the "Cingoli Consolidation and Restoration" ( www.impresacingoli.it). In 2007 he is co-founder of Zo_loft architecture & design (www.zo-loft.com). In the last seven years he ranks with Zo-loft consistently at the top of several worldwide competitions such as IDA AWARD, Atlanta International Design AwardS, MACEF Design Award and others. In 2010 he is selected as one of the Best Young Italian talents in the world in the Young Blood Competition.
Award Record
With this recognition, Andrea Cingoli is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2017 - 2018 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/58919
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/58919
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!58919
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/150735
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.concepticondesign.com/projects/e-clips/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Eclips Hanging Lamp
- Function
- Hanging Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Firebrick, Crimson, Maroon, Silver and Dark Red
- Images
- 5
- Client
- CONCEPTICONstudio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Andrea Cingoli
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #58919
Credits
- Image Credits
- CONCEPTICONstudio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Eclips is the first plugIN lamp for curtains and texture supports. Its main feature is to work as a clip, to transform our curtains in lighting systems of ambient light alternative to other lamp models. The lighting is done by two dimmable RGB led strips. The led system allows the device to function without producing heat. Each curtain could become a support for one or more devices, creating interesting light effects taking into consideration the shade of the fabric it is attached to.
- Inspiration
- The use of a known method such as the hair clip applied to a curtain is the formal summary of this radiant circle which naturally brought me to the idea of an eclipse. The idea of a light fixture on a curtain is innovative because it gives something new to an environment that is somehow already well known and potentially opens up new space for exploration in the field of interior design.
- Research
- I wanted to focus on the user experience and try to combine a functional tool and an image archetype in order to produce an innovative object that guarantees flexibility and functionality, while keeping that familiarity of the object we're used to seeing. By using these familiar images, creating a hybrid of parallel world and languages, we decontextualize these forms and give them new meaning and make our lives better. The object fulfills its task by being innovative, not technological.
- Challenge
- Lamps and lighting is a theme that brings nothing new to the table. Few lights however have a structural rapport with fabric, outside of lampshades that are more byproduct than integral part. This rapport is the revolution of Eclips, since it is supported by the fabric and not viceversa. This thought is an integral part of my research which aims to make the ordinary extraordinary and giving objects new sense, new functions to make reality more rich intelligent and stimulating.
- Realization and Technology
- Materials: brushed aluminum, steel, LED strip, electronics. The manufacturing process is done by press, but as an alternative cutting could be used.
- Operation and Interaction
- The lamp can be dimmed. It can also be assembled with other lamps to create different furnishing solutions for the home or business with a greater or lesser visibility of the composition. The app that controls is can control every aspect of lighting, such as intensity, colour, power.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Febrary 2016 and was completed in June 2016 in Teramo. It won the silver medal at EPDA 2017 in the category of Illumination and Illuminated home decor.
- Specifications
- W 400 x D 50 x H 300 mm Lamp diameter 300 mm Power bar length 400 mm A piece of fabric, preferably velvet is included in the packaging as a standard support to the product.
- Keywords
- lamp, eclipse, cluster, curtain, fabric, LED, curtain clasp, hair clasp, clip
