Donut Moli Laulau by Xingchen Pan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Malamalama Competition Category.

ApamemeaMalamalama· 2021

Donut Moli Laulau

by Xingchen Pan

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Malamalama Category

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The Design

About Donut Moli Laulau

O le Donut o se moli laulau ua mamanuina mo potumoe ma nofoaga faitau tusi. E leai se ki e vaaia i luga o le moli. O le ata (shade) ua fausia e pei o se donut ma o loo galue foi o se pulega o le moli. E ki ai le moli e ala i le tuu o le lima i luga o le ata ma tuleia i le itu o le uati (clockwise). O le faaauau atu o le gaioiga i le itu o le uati e faateleina ai le pupula, ae o le gaioiga i le itu tetee o le uati (counterclockwise) e faaitiitia ai le pupula pe tape ai foi le moli. O le vaega i fafo o le ata e faia i le ie linen, lea e faafaigofieina ai le malamalama ma fatuina ai se siosiomaga mafanafana. O le moli e 15 senitimita le umi, 15 senitimita le lautele, ma 30 senitimita le maualuga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Donut Moli Laulau, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Donut Moli Laulau e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Donut Moli Laulau e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a desk lamp design with no external switch. It is unique in appearance and function. Its light bulbs are donut shaped. It is a very rare look. As for function, the most different part about it is that it shows no obvious switch. Its switch is integrated into the donut. Users simply need to put their hand on the donut and push it gently to switch the lamp on and off. Users also can use this way to adjust its brightness. That is what makes it unique. This unique design can give the user a better experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 15cm x Width 15cm x Height 30cm
Tags: Light, Lamp, No switch, cute, different, Beautiful, Revolve
Production Technology: Desk lamp bulb outer layer uses linen to make a lamp shade. This kind of desk lamp is more applicable in the bedroom, cloth table lampshade is elegant and romantic, can build warm and romantic living atmosphere for the bedroom. The desk lamp light that makes lampshade with cloth is relatively downy, build bedroom atmosphere easily, still can protect our eyesight at the same time, cloth art lampshade is convenient clean change.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: Desk lamp is the product that every family user will buy, have huge market. According to the survey, most lamps are priced below 30 euros. Now the shape of the desk lamp is more fixed. A unique and affordable lamp has great market value. Desk lamp basically is Illumination action, facilitate reading, study, work. As the ceaseless development of desk lamp appearance, modelling, desk lamp has far exceeded the value of desk lamp itself, the desk lamp has become an artwork.
Inspiration: Just like the name, we got this inspiration from the shape of the donut. Donut is a very popular dessert for many people. We think the shape is very suitable as a lamp because of cuteness. When I was eating the donut, I realized it is a circle shape. Meanwhile the adjustment switch of major desk lamp also is circular. So we combined the switch with the donut to create this design.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First, users connect the donut to a power source. Second, put the hand on the donut and push the bulb clockwise and the lamp will light up. Third, continue to push clockwise to increase the brightness. Last, if you want to lower the brightness or turn off the lamp, push the bulb counterclockwise.
Team Members: Design leader: Qihao Zhou, Designer: Lin Ye
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)