$Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão by Ray Teng Pai$

Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão by Ray Teng Pai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Produtos e Acessórios de Iluminação Competition Category.

PrataIluminação· 2021

Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão

by Ray Teng Pai

Client: Hotel 35

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Iluminação Category

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The Design

About Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão

Linear Refraction é uma luminária de chão projetada para um hotel em Lishui, China. O design é inspirado no arco-íris e combina um círculo com linhas retas. Uma placa de vidro redonda e texturizada projeta sombras coloridas que enriquecem o espaço interno ao redor. A placa de vidro pode ser girada por completo para alterar as sombras e os padrões projetados nas paredes. A base e a haste são feitas de liga de alumínio, e o vidro é do tipo texturizado utilizado na arquitetura. Um interruptor de pé no cabo liga e desliga a luz. A luminária de chão mede 400 por 400 por 1500 milímetros.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Linear Refraction Luminária de Chão é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Linear Refraction series is customized lighting for Hotel 35.
Located in Lishui, the capital of photography, Hotel 35 is the first design hotel in China which merged art village and tourism industry and create a new business model type. Artist Ray Teng Pai tried to explore the relationship between time, space, and person under the theme of photography. Linear Refraction series creates a contemporary composition of geometry in the hotel room, and respond to the photography of art.
Dimensions & Packaging: Foot switch/ Diameter: 400 mm x 400 mm x 1500 mm
Tags: Linear, Light, Embossed glass, Art, Hotel
Production Technology: The floor lamp’s material is all from Taiwan. The material of light base and post is made by aluminum alloy, and we choose the patterned glass of architecture, connect different design area.
Design Challenge: Considering the different demands of travelers and the product’s duration, artist Ray Teng Pai spent much time adjusting the details of the product. From designing to making, the design team not only creates original design style and art performance but also merges sensibility and rationality to realize practical value. Challenging the limit of manufacturing art and fuse traditional craft and unique conception, Ray practiced the aesthetic value of light and shadow.
Inspiration: The design of the Linear Refraction series is inspired by the phenomenon known as the rainbow.
The Linear Refraction - Floor Light consists of a circle and lines. The round glass board of the floor light projects colorful shadows that enrich any indoor environment. Users can freely rotate the glass board 360 degrees to create an array of shadows in a spectrum of shades.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 in Taipei and finished in March 2020 in Lishui.
Operation Flow: The footswitch is on the wire, the user can turn it on or off easily by stepping on it. When turning the glass board, the color of light will change and reflect on the wall, building a more fantastic atmosphere.
Team Members: Ray Teng Pai
Shu Ching Wu
Image Credits: Ray Teng Pai,2020