Silhouettes 台灯 by Alexey Danilin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 照明产品与灯具设计 Competition Category.

银照明· 2021

Silhouettes 台灯

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni GmbH

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Silhouettes 台灯

Silhouettes（剪影）是一款台灯，可为家居与办公空间提供辅助照明。灯具高500毫米，由形状相同、尺度各异的金属构件组成，遵循俄罗斯套娃的嵌套原理。这些构件可以自由转动，从而改变灯具的外观形态。构件亦可对齐于同一平面，使灯具能够平整收纳，减少包装、材料与运输空间的占用。中心处的磨砂玻璃球体内置LED灯板。该灯由金属框架、磨砂玻璃与织物电线制成。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Silhouettes 台灯是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Silhouettes 台灯将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Silhouettes 台灯是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The unique design allows you to change the location of the metal "silhouettes" of the table lamp. Using this, you can change the design of the lamp, adjust it individually for each person. In addition, this approach allows all features to be placed in the same plane. This allows you to make a compact package. This helps to save on material and logistics. Since it requires less space. It has a positive impact on the environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Table lamp 500 mm high.
Tags: lamp, lighting, lighting design, product design
Production Technology: Metal frame, frosted glass, LED board, fabric wire.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was the technical thought-out of the intersection of "metal" silhouettes in the lower part of the body of the lamp, where all elements must be on the same level for the stability of the table lamp, as well as inventing fasteners for the wire.
Research: To create a movable structure that can conform to any person, and also assemble to save space for the sake of ecology.
Inspiration: The main source of inspiration was the National Russian toy - Matryoshka, however, to be more precise, it was the principle of its design. It consists of one form, but of different scales. They can all create a common object. In addition, this principle allows you to change the design of the product and interact with the user in the form of a game.
The name of the lamp conveys the basic principle of the design, which is built on the scaling of one silhouette.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2018 in Moscow and finished in May 2018 in Moscow.
Operation Flow: A person can interact with a table lamp. Since all metal "silhouettes" are mobile and it is possible to change their location by changing the design of the product. Also, the color scheme of the series, consisting of white, black, red colors and brass, allows you to fit it into any modern interior, and become a functional lamp for additional lighting or a useful lamp for the workplace.