Flatiron Isibani by Mr Smith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukukhanyisa Competition Category.

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Flatiron Isibani

by Mr Smith Studio

Client: Egle

Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Flatiron Isibani

U-Achille Castiglioni wayekholwa ukuthi umklami kufanele asuse, asuse, asuse, bese ekugcineni athole isisekelo esiyinhloko somklamo. U-Bruno Munari wayejwayele ukuthi ukwenza izinto zibe nzima kulula, kodwa ukwenza izinto zibe lula kunzima kakhulu. I-Flatiron ivela ekuhlanganiseni lezi zinkomba zombili. Umthombo wokukhanya osivalelwe umzimba owenziwe ngoshidi lwensimbi olulula olunesimbo esilodwa kuphela. Inani elincane kakhulu lezinto zomkhiqizo ovelele kakhulu, iqoqo lezibani ezibonakala ngomklamo oyisisekelo njengoba usebenza kahle.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award

Flatiron Isibani iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. Flatiron Isibani ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Flatiron Isibani idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.

Behind the Design

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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