Dream Isibane Setafile by MrSmith Studio

Dream Isibane Setafile by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeMveliso zokuKhanyisa kunye neZibane Competition Category.

IbhronziUkukhanyisa· 2022

Dream Isibane Setafile

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Dream Isibane Setafile

Dream sisibane setafile esenzelwe ukunika ukukhanya okuthambileyo nokungqongileyo. Isiseko sinesimo esifana nomqamelo yaye senziwe ngekhonkrithi, ngeli xesha isarhelesi (diffuser) yiglasi ephefumlelweyo (blown glass) eyenziwe ngesandla eVenice. Ikhonkrithi idla ngokujongwa njengento eqinileyo, ebandayo kwaye enzima, ngoko ke ubume bayo bayilwe ukuze ibonakale ithambile, ikhaphukhaphu kwaye ifudumele. Indlela entsha yokuvelisa ubume (molding method) kunye nekhonkrithi enoololiwe olucolekileyo kakhulu, zinika umphezulu wesibane isimo esifanayo (uniform texture) ngaphandle kwamaqashaza abonakalayo. Isibane sinobungakanani obuziisentimitha ezingama-24 ngeentsimbi ezingama-24 nge-14 santimitha, kwaye sisebenzisa ibhalbhu ka-G9 enokutshintshwa umlinganiselo wokukhanya (dimmable), okwenza ukukhanya okufudumeleyo kucwangciswe ngokufunekayo.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Dream Isibane Setafile ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Dream Isibane Setafile iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Dream Isibane Setafile iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

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