Dream 台燈 by MrSmith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 照明產品及燈具設計 Competition Category.

銅照明· 2022

Dream 台燈

by MrSmith Studio

Client: CONCRETAmente

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Dream 台燈

Dream 係一盞枱燈,設計嚟提供柔和嘅環境光線。燈座嘅形狀好似一個枕頭,用混凝土製成,而燈罩就係一個喺威尼斯手工吹製嘅玻璃球。混凝土通常俾人感覺堅硬、冰冷同沉重,所以呢個設計特意將造型塑造得柔軟、輕盈同溫暖。透過創新嘅模具製作方法同埋非常幼細嘅混凝土顆粒,令表面呈現出均勻嘅質感,冇任何可見嘅氣泡。呢盞燈嘅尺寸係24 x 24 x 14厘米,採用可調光嘅G9燈泡,令溫暖嘅光線可以隨意調節。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Dream 台燈是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Dream 台燈將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Dream 台燈出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A dream, a lamp thought during the exploration with concrete sparked by the CONCRETAmente objects collection.
An oxymoron comes to life where a pillow made in concrete cuddles a globe of light, creating a cocoon atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 x 24 h14 cm
3,5 kg
G9 dimmerable bulb
220V
Tags: Tablelamp, lamp, design, soft, hard, concrete, glass, light
Production Technology: Through an innovative molding method and a particular type of very fine-grained concrete, we were able to obtain a unique shape that breaks the shemes and the usual stiffness of concrete.
The diffuser is obtained from a blown glass globe, handmade by the best glass masters of Venice.
Design Challenge: We were looking for a clever way of using concrete as main material for a table lamp. Our aim was to disconnect from the cold and solid sensation received from concrete.
Research: Starting from a deep research on small table 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 reading lamp, but to be an ambient lamp, the diffused light is the right choice.
What consumers are looking for in this category, is something that can warm up the environment. So concrete had to disconnect from the cold feeling that usually creates, and light had to be warm and dimmerable.
Inspiration: Concrete as a material is always associated in the collective imagination with something hard, cold and heavy. In MrSmith Studio we believe that the role of the designer should be also to break the schemes and subvert the collective imagination, suggesting new interpretations.
This is why we modeled concrete to give it a soft, enveloping, light and warm shape.
Project Duration: Development of the project took 6 months and has been entirely don in MrSmith Studio
Operation Flow: The project of Dream started with a deep research on concrete moulding techniques.
We've made several trials for defining the best material both for the mould, the concrete and the procedure.
The final result is a soft looking pillow, with a uniform fine grain an no bubbles visible.
Patents: MrSmith Studio
Team Members: MrSmith Studio team
Image Credits: MrSmith Studio