Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani by MrSmith Studio

Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani by MrSmith Studio 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

Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Mwangaza Category

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The Design

About Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani

Maandishi ya Kitabu: Dream ni taa ya mezani iliyobuniwa kutoa mwanga laini wa mazingira. Msingi wake umeundwa kwa umbo la mto na umetengenezwa kwa zege, huku kieneza mwanga kikiwa ni tufe la kioo lililopulizwa kwa mkono huko Venice. Zege mara nyingi huonekana kama kigumu, baridi na kizito, hivyo umbo hili liliundwa ili lionekane laini, jepesi na lenye joto. Mbinu bunifu ya kuunda umbo pamoja na zege lenye chembechembe laini sana hutoa muonekano wa uso ulio sawa bila mapovu yanayoonekana. Taa hii ina vipimo vya sentimita 24 kwa 24 kwa 14 na hutumia balbu ya G9 inayoweza kupunguzwa mwanga, hivyo kuruhusu mwanga wenye joto kurekebishwa kadiri inavyohitajika.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award

Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani 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. Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani 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. Dream Kazi Kuu: Taa ya Mezani hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.

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