Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ by Rio Jiunyu Chen

Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ by Rio Jiunyu Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ in ການອອກແບບຜະລິດຕະພັນ ແລະ ອຸປະກອນແສງສະຫວ່າງ Competition Category.

ເຫຼັກແສງສະຫວ່າງ· 2025

Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ

by Rio Jiunyu Chen

Client: Rio Chen Studio

A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ Winner in ແສງສະຫວ່າງ Category

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The Design

About Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ

ໂຄມໄຟ Blocks Lamps ເປັນຄໍເລັກຊັນຂອງໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະແບບປະຕິມາກຳ ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບແຮງບັນດານໃຈຈາກສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳຕົວເມືອງ. ຮູບຊົງທັງຫ້າແບບໄດ້ອີງໃສ່ຫໍສະໝຸດ, ຫໍຄອຍສູງ, ເຮືອນແຖວ, ຮູບປິລະມິດຄວ່ຳ ແລະ ສະໜາມກິລາ. ແຕ່ລະໂຄມໄຟຜະລິດຈາກໄມ້ໂອກ໊ະສີຂາວ, ເຫຼັກ ແລະ ເຈ້ຍໜ່ອນ (mulberry paper). ລວດລາຍໄມ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຈາກເຕັກນິກການພິມ (printmaking) ຖືກຖ່າຍທອດລົງເທິງໂຄມ ເພື່ອຊວນໃຫ້ນຶກເຖິງການເດີນທາງຂອງກາລະເວລາ. ເມື່ອນຳໂຄມໄຟເຫຼົ່ານີ້ມາຈັດວາງຮ່ວມກັນ, ກຸ່ມໂຄມຈະຄ້າຍຄືກັບຕົວເມືອງໜຶ່ງບລັອກ ພ້ອມທັງສ້າງປະຕິສຳພັນລະຫວ່າງແສງແລະເງົາ. ຄໍເລັກຊັນນີ້ນຳສະເໜີແສງໄຟໃນຖານະທີ່ເປັນທັງວັດຖຸສ່ວນຕົວ ແລະ ວັດຖຸທາງສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳໃນເວລາດຽວກັນ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ

Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ດີ ທີ່ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການທາງວິຊາຊີບ ແລະ ອຸດສາຫະກຳທີ່ຄາດຫວັງຈາກຜົນງານທີ່ອອກແບບມາຢ່າງດີ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເຫຼັກສະແດງເຖິງທັກສະອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຄວາມຊຳນານສະເພາະສູງ ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຂອງຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດໃນການສ້າງສັນຂອງຜູ້ສ້າງ. Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ໃຊ້ງານໄດ້ຈິງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເຫຼັກນີ້ລວມວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດຂອງອຸດສາຫະກຳ ແລະ ມີຄຸນລັກສະນະທາງເຕັກນິກທີ່ມີຄວາມສາມາດ ເຊື່ອມໂຍງກັບຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະ ພອນສະຫວັນ. Blocks Lamps ໂຄມໄຟຕັ້ງໂຕະ ໄດ້ຮັບການເຄົາລົບສຳລັບຄວາມລະອຽດຮອບຄອບ ແລະ ຖືກອອກແບບເພື່ອປັບປຸງຄຸນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຊ່ວຍເຮັດໃຫ້ໂລກເປັນບ່ອນທີ່ດີຂຶ້ນ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Blocks features a series of sculptural table lamps that evoke the geometry of city blocks. Each lamp combines minimalist forms with textured surfaces, offering a modular aesthetic inspired by Chen’s experience of constant relocation—from Taiwan to Chicago and New York. The designs capture the tension between permanence and transience, symbolizing how objects and spaces accumulate meaning over time.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tower Lamp: 120mm x 120mm x 343mm, Library Lamp: 153mm x 280mm x 172mm, Pyramid Lamp: 228mm x 228mm x 178mm, Arena Lamp: 203mm x 203mm x 203mm, House Lamp: 120mm x 120mm x 203mm.
Material: White Oak, steel, and mulberry paper.
Tags: Architectural Design, Lighting, Lamps, Wood, Blocks
Production Technology: The sculptural table lamps take cues from architectural forms, spanning libraries, towers, townhouses, inverted pyramids, and arenas. These shapes transform familiar structures into modular, intimate objects, blurring the line between furniture and urban design. The wood grain textures from Chen’s printmaking technique are integrated into the lamp shades, transferring the organic patterns of wood onto a new material surface. This approach reinforces themes of time, material memory, and transformation within the lighting design.
Design Challenge: Inspired by Chen’s personal journey relocating between Taiwan, Chicago, and New York, the collection examines the act of packing, shifting, and reassessing belongings—both physically and emotionally.
Blocks reflects an object-oriented perspective, questioning how we define value, space, and memory in our lives. The work suggests that cubes—whether seen as obstacles, pixels, cities, or cherished objects—shape our perception of place and belonging.
Research: Blocks is a design-driven research project exploring architecture, material memory, and movement in object design. Inspired by relocation, it examines how urban landscapes and modularity shape emotional connections to objects. Drawing from libraries, towers, and townhouses, the lamps resemble cityscapes with wood grain-imprinted shades that capture time’s passage. The project reimagines lighting as both personal and architectural, bridging design, space, and memory.
Inspiration: The sculptural table lamps take cues from libraries, towers, townhouses, inverted pyramids, and arenas, transforming familiar structures into modular lighting pieces. When assembled together, the lamps resemble a city block, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that evokes the rhythms of urban environments. The wood grain textures from Chen’s printmaking technique are integrated into the lamp shades, transferring natural patterns onto a new medium and reinforcing the theme of time.
Project Duration: The project started at the end of 2024 and was exhibited in Stockholm Furniture Fair Greenhouse Exhibition 2025.
Operation Flow: When assembled together, the lamps resemble a city block, creating a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that evokes the rhythms of built environments.
Team Members: Rio Jiunyu Chen (Me)
Image Credits: Image 01 and 02: Studio 57
Image 03: Rio Jiunyu Chen