Dream テーブルランプ by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 照明製品・器具デザイン Competition Category.

銅照明· 2022

Dream テーブルランプ

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Dream テーブルランプ

Dreamは、柔らかなアンビエントライトを生み出すためにデザインされたテーブルランプです。ベースは枕のような形状でコンクリート製、ディフューザーはヴェネツィアで職人が手作業で仕上げた吹きガラスの球体です。コンクリートは硬く、冷たく、重いという印象を持たれがちですが、その形状は柔らかく、軽やかで、温かみのある佇まいとなるようモデリングされています。革新的な成形手法と非常にきめ細かなコンクリートにより、気泡の見えない均一な質感の表面が実現しました。寸法は24×24×14センチメートルで、調光可能なG9電球を採用しているため、温かな光の明るさを自在に調整できます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Dream テーブルランプは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Dream テーブルランプは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Dream テーブルランプは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A dream, a lamp thought during the exploration with concrete sparked by the CONCRETAmente objects collection.
An oxymoron comes to life where a pillow made in concrete cuddles a globe of light, creating a cocoon atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 x 24 h14 cm
3,5 kg
G9 dimmerable bulb
220V
Tags: Tablelamp, lamp, design, soft, hard, concrete, glass, light
Production Technology: Through an innovative molding method and a particular type of very fine-grained concrete, we were able to obtain a unique shape that breaks the shemes and the usual stiffness of concrete.
The diffuser is obtained from a blown glass globe, handmade by the best glass masters of Venice.
Design Challenge: We were looking for a clever way of using concrete as main material for a table lamp. Our aim was to disconnect from the cold and solid sensation received from concrete.
Research: Starting from a deep research on small table lamps, we focused then on understanding which could be the right kind of light source.
Because the aim of this product is not to be a reading lamp, but to be an ambient lamp, the diffused light is the right choice.
What consumers are looking for in this category, is something that can warm up the environment. So concrete had to disconnect from the cold feeling that usually creates, and light had to be warm and dimmerable.
Inspiration: Concrete as a material is always associated in the collective imagination with something hard, cold and heavy. In MrSmith Studio we believe that the role of the designer should be also to break the schemes and subvert the collective imagination, suggesting new interpretations.
This is why we modeled concrete to give it a soft, enveloping, light and warm shape.
Project Duration: Development of the project took 6 months and has been entirely don in MrSmith Studio
Operation Flow: The project of Dream started with a deep research on concrete moulding techniques.
We've made several trials for defining the best material both for the mould, the concrete and the procedure.
The final result is a soft looking pillow, with a uniform fine grain an no bubbles visible.
Patents: MrSmith Studio
Team Members: MrSmith Studio team
Image Credits: MrSmith Studio