Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile by Max Kampa

Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile by Max Kampa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeMveliso zokuKhanyisa kunye neZibane Competition Category.

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Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile

by Max Kampa

Client: Ventura Lab

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

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The Design

About Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile

Iris sisibane esincinci setafile esibonelela ngokukhanya okungangqalanga. Inkqubo yokukhanya ivumela ulawulo lwamandla okukhanya kunye nolungiselelo lomqadi wokukhanya obhekiswe phezulu. Inkqubo ye-diaphragm ivumela umsebenzisi ukuba alungise umqadi ophezulu ngesandla. Kwakhethwa ubume obulula ukuze i-diaphragm ihlale iyeyona nto iphambili. Iindawo zentsimbi zenziwe ngentsimbi ye-carbon kunye nentsimbi engagqwaliyo, ezenziwe ngokusika nge-laser kunye nokujika. I-dome yenziwe ngeplastikhi ye-ABS ngoshicilelo lweemilinganiselo ezintathu kwaye inokususwa ukutshintsha isibane.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Iris Primary Function: Isibane Setafile yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Iris is a small table lamp with indirect lighting. Developed with the focus on its functionality and minimalist features, its lighting system allows the control of light intensity and also the regulation of the light beam that is directed upwards.

In addition to controlling the intensity of light, the product has a diaphragm system that enables user interaction with the product, controlling the upper light beam manually.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 143mm x Depth 143mm x Height 250mm
Tags: Table Lamp, Light, Product, Concept, Minimalism
Production Technology: In order to arrive at the final prototype, a series of tests and models were produced until the final design was arrived at and the pieces were able to fit and work correctly. The product has very distinct production processes and materials. It has metal components, made of carbon steel, stainless steel and which are manufactured from the laser cutting process and lathe. Its dome is made of ABS plastic, through the 3D printing process, and then through a manual finishing process. In addition, it also has acrylic components, such as a small laser cut disc that protects the diaphragm system externally.
Design Challenge: The easiest way to make small-scale production of plastic parts feasible was by the 3D printing process. However, this ends up making the production cost of each piece more expensive and, consequently, the final price. In the future, the ideal would be to be able to produce the product through the injection process, which would increase investment but decrease the final cost of parts for the end consumer.
Research: The research consisted of studying a form of interaction between user and product that was little explored in lighting projects. For that, models were made on paper and, from them, digital models were developed for the production of the first prototypes. In order for the system to gain prominence in the piece, a simple shape was chosen for the product, leaving the protagonism for the diaphragm mechanism.
Inspiration: The development of this project was motivated by the desire to create a product that was beyond a luminous sculpture. For this project, the conceptual inspiration in aesthetic terms is in the background and serves as support for a functional lighting system. Creating a light control system was the inspiration for this project.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2019 in Curitiba/Brazil and finished in July 2019 in Curitiba/Brazil.
Operation Flow: The product is designed so that the lamp can be easily changed and this experience reveals important and aesthetically appealing details that cannot be seen when the luminaire is mounted. For this, a dome undocking system was developed that facilitates the process and creates interaction between the user and the product.
Team Members: Max Alan Kampa
Image Credits: Photos by: Max Kampa