Dot Lampas Pendens by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Dot Lampas Pendens by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Luminarium Competition Category.

AesLuminaria· 2022

Dot Lampas Pendens

by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Client: Nk Arquitetura

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Luminaria Category

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The Design

About Dot Lampas Pendens

Punctum est ordo lamparum pendentium ad spatia interiora destinatarum. Quaeque lampas pendens basim cymbae formam habet, triginta centimetra latam, quae a caule ferreo obliquo sustinetur. Globus vitreus lactei coloris, duodecim centimetrorum diametro, intra basim collocatur et lucernam usque ad tria vattis continet. Virgae ferreae pigmento electrostatico coloris testacei perficiuntur, quarum longitudo unicuique spatio aptatur. Lampades pendentes duabus formis et duabus altitudinibus fiunt, ut variis compositionibus disponi possint. Cupula vitrea lucem latam mitigat et tranquillum ambitum creat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Dot Lampas Pendens 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 Dot Lampas Pendens 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. Dot Lampas Pendens 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: The luminaire is a set of pendants that defy gravity and symmetry in harmony. Each pendant has a canoe-shaped base, supported by an angled stem. Inside the base is a sphere-shaped point of light.
The luminaire's earthy tone recalls the earth, our greatest design inspiration.
The final composition was harmoniously developed from the visual existing in the environment, presenting the points of light in different ways.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Luminaire has a base canoe 30cm wide and a milky globe with 12cm of diameter, it’s illuminated by a g9 lamp up to 3W. These elements are supported by spun steel rods, with Terracotta color electrostatic painting. The size of the steel rods and placement is custom for each specific space composition.
Tags: Light fixture / light fitting / luminaire / Pending light / Contemporary Design / Lighting Design / Canoe
Production Technology: Steel and glass.
Design Challenge: The deadline was the biggest challenge of the project. With just 1 month to develop a complete environment in an Interior Architecture exhibition with great recognition in Brazil, our focal point of the project became unusual in the lighting market.
Research: After being invited to create an environment in an Interior Architecture exhibition with great recognition in Brazil, we conceptualized the space focused on creating a cozy atmosphere, with Brazilian design pieces and a mixture of natural materials and technology.
When we looked for a luminaire on the market, we realized that nothing fitted the feeling that we wanted for the project. So, we decided to carry out research on the sensations that shapes and colors convey to create something unique and innovative for the environment.
Inspiration: Our inspiration was the earth around its course in the solar system. Each rotation, each position of the planet results in sunlight over us, and with that, we have day and night, routine, and the circadian cycle. We wanted to represent that people physically go through these transformations that’s why each point of light is seen differently in the luminaire, in the way it is placed in the environment.
Project Duration: The project was developed in a short period to be presented in a decoration show. Between research, creation, and production, the time was 1 month.
Operation Flow: The pieces were made in two different versions and heights, which can be composed in different ways depending on the ambient, creating a dynamism wherever it’s inserted.
Despite having broad non-directed lighting, it provides visual comfort due to the material used in its dome, creating a cozy atmosphere.
Team Members: NICOLLE NOGUEIRA (ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF NK ARQUITETURA)
KATHERINE HEIM WEBER (ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER OF NK ARQUITETURA)
DAVID GUERCHON (ARCHITECT)
ADRIANA SYPNIEWSKI (LIGHTING DESIGNER)
Image Credits: Photos: Eduardo Macarios