Dot Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Kuning'inia by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa na Vifaa vya Mwangaza Competition Category.
ShabaMwangaza· 2022
Dot Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Kuning'inia
by Nicolle Nogueira and Katherine Heim Weber
Client: Nk Arquitetura
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Mwangaza Category
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About Dot Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Kuning'inia
Maandishi ya Kitabu: Dot ni seti ya taa za kuning'inia zilizoundwa kwa ajili ya nafasi za ndani. Kila taa ina msingi wenye umbo la mtumbwi wenye upana wa sentimita 30, unaotegemezwa na fimbo ya chuma iliyoinama kwa pembe. Tufe la kioo chenye rangi ya maziwa lenye kipenyo cha sentimita 12 limewekwa ndani ya msingi na hubeba balbu ya hadi wati 3. Fimbo za chuma zimekamilishwa kwa rangi ya elektrostatiki ya rangi ya udongo wa mfinyanzi (terracotta), na urefu wake hubadilishwa kulingana na nafasi husika. Taa hizi za kuning'inia zinatengenezwa katika matoleo mawili na urefu mbili, hivyo zinaweza kupangwa katika mchanganyiko mbalimbali. Kifuniko cha kioo hulainisha mwanga mpana na kuunda mazingira tulivu.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
Dot Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Kuning'inia ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Dot Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Kuning'inia inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Dot Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Kuning'inia hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.
Behind the Design
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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
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