Dream Rama Tēpu by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Rama me ngā Taputapu Mārama Competition Category.

ParahiRama· 2022

Dream Rama Tēpu

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Rama Category

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The Design

About Dream Rama Tēpu

Ko Dream he rama tēpu i hangaia kia hoatu he māramatanga ngāwari, māhorahora. Ko te turanga he āhua urunga, hangaia mai i te konupūkore (concrete), engari ko te whakamārama he porotaka karaehe pupuhi i hangaia ā-ringa ki Venice. He maha nga wā e kitea ai te konupūkore he pakeke, he makariri, he taumaha, nā reira i whakaahuahia te hanga kia ngāwari, kia māmā, kia mahana te tirohanga. He tikanga whakarite hōu me te konupūkore matū tino iti e homai ai i te mata he ōwehenga rite tonu, kāore he pupuhi e kitea ana. Ko nga nekehanga o te rama he 24 ki te 24 ki te 14 henemita, ā, ka whakamahia he rama G9 ka taea te whakaiti/whakanui (dimmable), nā reira ka taea te whakarite i te māramatanga mahana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Dream Rama Tēpu te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Dream Rama Tēpu he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Dream Rama Tēpu i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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