Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí by Seyed Shahriyar Shahriyari

Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí by Seyed Shahriyar Shahriyari is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun Ìmọ́lẹ̀ àti Ẹ̀rọ Ìtànṣán Competition Category.

IdẹÌmọ́lẹ̀· 2025

Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí

by Seyed Shahriyar Shahriyari

Client: Trio Licht

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Category

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The Design

About Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí

Tangent jẹ́ ìmọ́lẹ̀ adáṣorí tí a ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀ fún àwọn àyè amóhunmáwòrán ilé. Ìrísí rẹ̀ dá lórí àwòrán jiometirì tí a dá láti inú àwọn òbọ̀ àti àwọn ìlà tí ó fọwọ́ kàn wọ́n (tangents). Ẹ̀yà kọ̀ọ̀kan lè yí padà láti bá àbùdá àyè kan mu tàbí kí a ṣe é gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìfẹ́ olùmúlò, nítorí náà ìwọ̀n rẹ̀ máa ń yàtọ̀ láti iṣẹ́ kan sí òmíràn. A fi profaili alumíníọ̀mù tí a fà jáde (extruded aluminium profile) ṣe ara ìmọ́lẹ̀ náà, èyí tí a tẹ̀ sí àpẹrẹ tí a yàn. A fi fitila LED sí inú profaili náà. A fi léésà gé (laser cut) orí ìlekùn òkè àti eléyí tí ń tan ìmọ́lẹ̀ ká (diffuser), tí a sì so wọ́n mọ́ ara ẹ̀rọ náà. Èròngbà náà ni láti pèsè ojútùú ìmọ́lẹ̀ tí a ṣe ní pàtàkì fún inú ilé kọ̀ọ̀kan.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Tangent Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Adáṣorí ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This innovative lighting system adapts seamlessly to its surroundings, with dynamic geometric patterns that enhance both aesthetics and functionality. Its fully customizable design allows users to create unique configurations, ensuring a tailored lighting solution for any space. By responding to spatial characteristics, it provides a harmonious blend of adaptability, personalization, and visual impact.
Dimensions & Packaging: Due to the customization capabilities for each individual and project, the dimensions can vary accordingly.
Tags: Tangant, Lighting, Pendant, Architectural, Customizable, Modular
Production Technology: After determining the desired pattern based on the functionality and spatial needs of each project or user preferences, the extruded body profile undergoes the bending process. The LED light is then installed inside the profile. Following this, the top cap and diffuser are laser-cut and attached to the body. This process ensures that each component fits precisely, providing a seamless and efficient lighting solution tailored to the specific requirements of the space.
Design Challenge: The challenges of this process include creating unique patterns that are both functional and visually striking. Additionally, transforming two-dimensional patterns into large-scale lighting products posed its own difficulties.
Finding the best solution for manufacturing these designs while maintaining their visual and functional integrity was a key challenge, ensuring that the final product would meet both aesthetic and technical requirements.
Research: In designing this product, we explored geometric principles and graphic patterns, ultimately drawing inspiration from the work of Swiss graphic designer Armin Hofmann.
Using his principles, we developed a series of patterns specifically suited to our space. We analyzed the challenges of constructing patterns derived from the tangent connections of circles, which guided us through the detailed design and manufacturing process of the lighting fixtures.
For the body profile, we optimized the design using aluminum extrusion, ensuring a perfect fit for the top aluminum cap, bottom diffuser, and adequate space for LED installation. After testing the models in various spaces with different architectural requirements, we found that this product not only interacts with its primary user but also serves as an essential element for designers and architects, contributing significantly to the identity of the space.
Inspiration: Inspired by Armin Hofmann’s geometric studies, our lighting design explores the connection between circles and their tangents. This approach enabled us to create adaptable patterns that respond to both the spatial context and the objects they illuminate. By refining these patterns for both form and function, we enhance the interplay of light and shadow, enriching the atmosphere while ensuring that the design is both aesthetically pleasing and functionally effective in the space.
Project Duration: Conceived in July 2024, this innovative lighting concept was developed over six months in Vienna, Austria, by January 2025.
Operation Flow: This design interacts simultaneously with both the environment and the user. The pattern can either be directly designed by the user or created to suit a specific space. Additionally, this customization capability aligns with the functional needs of the space, enhancing its architectural synergy. By allowing users to personalize the design, the lighting solution fosters a dynamic relationship between the space, its purpose, and the people who inhabit it.