Dot Luminária Pendente by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Dot Luminária Pendente by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Produtos e Acessórios de Iluminação Competition Category.

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Dot Luminária Pendente

by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber

Client: Nk Arquitetura

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Iluminação Category

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The Design

About Dot Luminária Pendente

Dot é um conjunto de luminárias pendentes concebido para espaços interiores. Cada pendente possui uma base em forma de canoa com 30 centímetros de largura, sustentada por uma haste de aço inclinada. Um globo de vidro leitoso com 12 centímetros de diâmetro encaixa-se no interior da base e abriga uma lâmpada de até 3 watts. As hastes de aço recebem acabamento em pintura eletrostática na cor terracota, e o seu comprimento é adaptado a cada espaço. Os pendentes são produzidos em duas versões e duas alturas, permitindo a sua disposição em diferentes composições. A cúpula de vidro suaviza a luz ampla e cria uma atmosfera serena.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Dot Luminária Pendente conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Dot Luminária Pendente seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Dot Luminária Pendente satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

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