Flatiron Lebone by Mr Smith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa le Ditlhophiso tsa Lesedi Competition Category.

KhautaLesedi· 2024

Flatiron Lebone

by Mr Smith Studio

Client: Egle

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

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The Design

About Flatiron Lebone

Achille Castiglioni o ne a dumela hore moqapi o lokela ho tlosa, ho tlosa, ho tlosa mme qetellong a fumane ntlha ya motheo ya moralo. Bruno Munari o ne a tlwaetse ho re ho etsa dintho di rarahanehe ho bonolo, empa ho di bonola ho thata haholo. Flatiron e tswa kopanong ya diqolotso tsena tse pedi. Mohlodi wa lesedi o kentswe ka mmele o entsweng ka letsete le bonolo la tshipi le nang le ho mena ha le leng feela. Palo e fokolang ya dikarolo bakeng sa sehlahiswa se nang le boemo bo boholo, pokello ya mabone e hlalositsweng ka moralo o bohlokwa mme o sebetsa hantle.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award

Flatiron Lebone ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo ea maemo a pele, e ntle ka ho makatsa le e ikhethang. Bahapi ba Khauta ke lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse nang le mehopolo e mecha haholo, tse shebileng pele le tse khanyang ka ho foufatsa, tse bontšang botsebi, bohlale le bokhoni ba baqapi ba tsona. Flatiron Lebone e lebelletsoe ho ba mohopolo o babatsoang haholo, o thehang mekhoa e mecha le o moholo, o tlisang boleng bo sa kang ba bonoa. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award ke mosebetsi o tsosang maikutlo, o hlomphehang, o tlisang molemo o moholo le o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Flatiron Lebone e hlahisa maikutlo a matla a takatso, e tsosa tjantjello, e khothalletsa boqapi mme e re khahlisa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flatiron is a collection of lamps characterized by a structure that is as essential as it is of great visual impact. A laser-cut metal sheet with a single fold, this is enough to have a product with great prominence.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 350mm x Depth 200mm x Height 1900mm
Tags: Lighting, lighting design, design, winner, italian design, egle, floorlamp, lamp
Production Technology: Lasercut metal sheet with a single fold for the structure. Dimmerable LED strip as a light source.
Design Challenge: Bruno Munari once said that to complicate things is easy, while to simplify things is very hard. Achille Castiglioni was convinced that the designer should delete, delete, delete and at the end find the core aspect of the design. Flatiron comes from the combination of this two references. A simple metal sheet with just one fold that encases the light source. The challenge has been to reduce the project to the minimum amount of elements.
Research: Starting from a deep research on floor 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 technical lamp, but to be an decorative ambient lamp, the diffused light is the right choice and the shape of the structure itself orientates the beam. We invested a lot of time in the selection of the right light source because we wanted it to be warm and dimmerable.
Inspiration: The combination of the world of origami and the world of architecture is what is at the base of Flatiron family.
The name itself has two meaning. First is a reference to the famous building in Manhattan with a triangular shape. Than explains how it is made, starting from a simple flat sheet of iron.
Project Duration: Development of the project took 4 months and took place in Milan
Operation Flow: Simply plug the lamp, press the dimmer and you can turn on or off the lamp and dimm the intensity of light
Patents: Patented 2023
Team Members: MrSmith Studio
Image Credits: MrSmith Studio