Donut Munus Scriptorii by Xingchen Pan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Luminarium Competition Category.

AesLuminaria· 2021

Donut Munus Scriptorii

by Xingchen Pan

Client: Bruce Tao

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Luminaria Category

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The Design

About Donut Munus Scriptorii

Donut est lucerna scriptoria in cubiculis et locis legendi destinata. Lucerna nullum habet clavem visibilem. Umbraculum forma donuti effictum est et etiam pro moderamine inservit. Lucerna accenditur cum manus in umbraculo posita est et in dextrorsum mota. Motus ulterior dextrorsus claritatem auget, dum motus sinistrorsus claritatem minuit vel lucernam exstinguit. Extima pars umbraculi ex lino confecta est, quod lucem mollit et atmosphaeram calidam creat. Lucerna 15 cm longitudine, 15 cm latitudine, et 30 cm altitudine metitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Donut Munus Scriptorii victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Donut Munus Scriptorii rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Donut Munus Scriptorii necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a desk lamp design with no external switch. It is unique in appearance and function. Its light bulbs are donut shaped. It is a very rare look. As for function, the most different part about it is that it shows no obvious switch. Its switch is integrated into the donut. Users simply need to put their hand on the donut and push it gently to switch the lamp on and off. Users also can use this way to adjust its brightness. That is what makes it unique. This unique design can give the user a better experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 15cm x Width 15cm x Height 30cm
Tags: Light, Lamp, No switch, cute, different, Beautiful, Revolve
Production Technology: Desk lamp bulb outer layer uses linen to make a lamp shade. This kind of desk lamp is more applicable in the bedroom, cloth table lampshade is elegant and romantic, can build warm and romantic living atmosphere for the bedroom. The desk lamp light that makes lampshade with cloth is relatively downy, build bedroom atmosphere easily, still can protect our eyesight at the same time, cloth art lampshade is convenient clean change.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: Desk lamp is the product that every family user will buy, have huge market. According to the survey, most lamps are priced below 30 euros. Now the shape of the desk lamp is more fixed. A unique and affordable lamp has great market value. Desk lamp basically is Illumination action, facilitate reading, study, work. As the ceaseless development of desk lamp appearance, modelling, desk lamp has far exceeded the value of desk lamp itself, the desk lamp has become an artwork.
Inspiration: Just like the name, we got this inspiration from the shape of the donut. Donut is a very popular dessert for many people. We think the shape is very suitable as a lamp because of cuteness. When I was eating the donut, I realized it is a circle shape. Meanwhile the adjustment switch of major desk lamp also is circular. So we combined the switch with the donut to create this design.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First, users connect the donut to a power source. Second, put the hand on the donut and push the bulb clockwise and the lamp will light up. Third, continue to push clockwise to increase the brightness. Last, if you want to lower the brightness or turn off the lamp, push the bulb counterclockwise.
Team Members: Design leader: Qihao Zhou, Designer: Lin Ye
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)