Float Isibani Solengiswa by Kinknot is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukukhanyisa Competition Category.

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Float Isibani Solengiswa

by Kinknot

Client: Kinknot

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

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The Design

About Float Isibani Solengiswa

I-Float iyisibani solengiswa esakhelwe izikhala zangaphakathi. Isivalo sakhiwe ngokugobisa ipuleti le-aluminium futhi lintanta phakathi kwezingxenye ezimbili ezisiyindilinga, kushiywa igebe elibonakalayo phakathi kwezinto lezi. Izingxenye ezinye ziyi-aluminium ejikelezisiwe futhi eqoshiwe, enesiphetho sokupendwa ngephawuda. Umthombo wokukhanya usebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-LED kanye ne-diffuser eyakhiwe nge-PMMA. Isibani lesi silinganiselwa ku-1200 mm ububanzi kanye no-170 mm ukuphakama. I-Float ilengiswa ophahleni ngamaphuzu amabili okugxilisa, futhi ibhokisi elicishe elincane le-aluminium lifihla izintambo. Awukho amasondo ehambisanayo abonakalayo, nokho, ngayinye ingxenye ingasuswa futhi ishintshwe.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Float Isibani Solengiswa iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Float Isibani Solengiswa ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Float Isibani Solengiswa iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ascetic, light and minimalist luminaire, floating in space and only with a few flexes creates a poetic, gentle and dynamic mood and fills surroundings with beautiful and warm light. The shade floats between two cylindrical parts and makes a clearance between elements that creates a beautiful tension.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter 1200mm, height 170mm, weight 11kg. Electrical specification: 18.4W, 3000K, RA86
Tags: "light", "pendant", "minimal", "float", "ascetic", "lamp", "space", "modern"
Production Technology: Shade is shaped using aluminum sheet bending technology. Other components of construction are mainly made from turned and milled aluminum. The light source uses LED technology and diffusor made from pmma. Aluminum parts are powder coated.
Design Challenge: Because at first it was made as bespoke lamp, the assembly was made in welding technic. After decision to put lamp in bigger market, the question of feasibility arose, but intention of clean and monolithic aesthetics remained. During design process a great consideration was shown for integrating technology components into the lamp design itself. It helped to avoid additional boxes on ceilings for power sources. There are no visible fasteners, but still every element can be detached and replaced separately.
Inspiration: Inspiration came from architecture and nature. It's like floating leaf in space, light and delicate, but in the same time it is a formant of space, the element of scale, the present, no noise, just beautiful relationship between space and object.
Project Duration: Lamp design process started in late 2017 as part of individual interior project. In 2019 it was put on serial production in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Operation Flow: The lamp is delivered already assembled. It hangs from the ceiling on two anchor points. Only 6mm diameter aluminum box mounted to ceiling conceals wiring. Lamp is controlled by a standard switch or dimer.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Kinknot
Team Members: Designers: Adomas Rimselis and Tadas Antanavicius
Image Credits: Darius Petrulaitis