Dream Mobone wa Tafole by MrSmith Studio

Dream Mobone wa Tafole by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa le Ditlhophiso tsa Lesedi Competition Category.

BoronseLesedi· 2022

Dream Mobone wa Tafole

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Lesedi Category

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The Design

About Dream Mobone wa Tafole

Tokomane e Ngotsweng: Dream ke mobane wa tafole o entsweng ho fana ka leseli le bonolo la tikoloho. Motheo wa wona o etselitswe sebopeho sa mosamo mme o entswe ka concrete, ha sefaho sa leseli e le globe ya glase e phehilweng ka letsoho Venice. Concrete hangata e talehwa e le e thata, e batang le e boima, ka hona sebopeho se entswe hore se shebahale se bonolo, se bobebe le se futhumetseng. Mokgwa o motjha wa ho theha (molding) hammoho le concrete e nang le mmoko o mosesane haholo, di fa bokaholimo sebopeho se lekaneng ntle le maqhubu a bonahalang. Mobane ona o na le boholo ba disentimithara tse 24 ka 24 ka 14, mme o sebedisa lebone la mofuta wa G9 le ka fokotswang kganya (dimmable), e leng se dumellang hore leseli le futhumetseng le lokiswe ho ya ka tlhoko.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Dream Mobone wa Tafole ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Dream Mobone wa Tafole e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Dream Mobone wa Tafole e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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