Maya 吊灯 by Alexey Danilin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 银奖 in 照明产品与灯具设计 Competition Category.

银照明· 2024

Maya 吊灯

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Maya 吊灯

Maya是一款吊灯，其灵感源自古代中美洲的珠宝艺术。金属灯体呈金色，造型如倒置的新月。灯体两面均覆以透明铸造玻璃，玻璃上饰有细小的几何纹样。众多切面折射光线，在邻近墙面上投下光束交织的图案。两侧的LED光源均以哑光扩散板覆盖，营造柔和均匀的光照。灯具由两根钢丝悬挂，钢丝在装饰性圆柱构件处汇合。高度可调节，多盏灯具可组合成多层次的构图。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Maya 吊灯是 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Maya 吊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。Maya 吊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 lamps not only have a characteristic gold color, but are also framed on both sides with glass with polygonal ornaments. Many faces refract the flow of light and create many spectacular reflections. This effect symbolizes the precious stones that decorated the jewelry of ancient Americans. The collection consists of a suspended lamp that is suspended on two wires. They are connected by a decorative cylindrical element that creates an elegant silhouette.
Dimensions & Packaging: Color temperature 3000 K, Color rendering index 85 CRI,
Scattering angle 120 degrees, IP protection IP 20, Fitting material
Aluminum, Power 10 W, Minimum height 500 mm, Max Height
1865 mm, Packing length 360 mm, 1.21 kg, Gross 1.76 kg.
Tags: Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin
Production Technology: The lamp is made of metal with LED light sources on both sides. They are covered with matte diffusers in order to create a matte diffuse light. On the front and back side, the lamp is covered with transparent cast glass with small geometric ornaments. Wires are connected by a special element. Thanks to the design of the lamp, spectacular rays of light are created.
Design Challenge: After choosing the theme for the project, as well as the silhouette and color combinations of the subject, it was necessary to come up with a concise and thoughtful technical implementation. For this, LED technologies were chosen. Thanks to this, a laconic silhouette was preserved. Fasteners for glass of a simple shape was also made, so as not to distract the viewer from the main image. An element also appeared that connects the wires, which makes the overall image of the lamp more reminiscent of jewelry than a regular lamp.
Research: The main task was to study the origins of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. We wanted to study their jewelry art and find a match in the silhouettes of these products, learn about the religious and cultural heritage of this tradition, and also learn about the attitude of these ancient peoples to jewelry and precious materials. We wanted to create an object that, in its silhouette, color scheme and choice of materials, conveyed the spirit of these distinctive cultures.
Inspiration: The collection is dedicated to the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica. They were famous for their jewelry art, often made of gold. This metal was not a jewel or currency for them, unlike it was for the Europeans of the time. In some Mesoamerican cultures, ornaments had ritual and religious significance. In addition, they often had a similar silhouette in the form of an inverted crescent moon. That's why this form formed the basis of Maya's collection; and the faceted glass symbolizes the precious stones that adorned the jewelry.
Operation Flow: You can create multilevel compositions from suspended lamps. Each of them creates interesting rays of light. And if several such lamps are combined into compositions, you get interesting asymmetric light effects indoors. An abstract ornament of light rays will appear on the walls. Such lamps can be used in the living room in a residential interior or in spacious rooms of hotels and restaurants. Due to the fact that the height of the lamps can be adjusted.
Team Members: Lead designer: Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product managers: Natalia Danilova, Elena Slivka, Assistant product managers: Karim Tabishchev, Anastasia Orlova, Photographer Vlad Buk.
Image Credits: Maytoni GmbH