Flatiron Isibane by Mr Smith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeMveliso zokuKhanyisa kunye neZibane Competition Category.

IgolideUkukhanyisa· 2024

Flatiron Isibane

by Mr Smith Studio

Client: Egle

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

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The Design

About Flatiron Isibane

UAchille Castiglioni wayekholelwa ukuba umyili kufuneka asuse, asuse, asuse aze ekugqibeleni afumane into engundoqo yoyilo. UBruno Munari wayedla ngokuthi ukwenza izinto zibe nzima kulula, kodwa ukwenza izinto zilule kunzima kakhulu. IFlatiron iphuma ekudityanisiweni kwezi zireferensi zimbini. Umthombo wokukhanya ovalelwe ngumzimba owenziwe ngecwecwe lentsimbi elilula elinokugoba okunye kuphela. Ubuncinane bezinto zomveliso obaluleke kakhulu, ingqokelela yezibane ezichazwa yoyilo olubalulekileyo njengoko lusebenza kakuhle.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

Flatiron Isibane ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. Flatiron Isibane iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Flatiron Isibane idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

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