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Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具 by Alvaro Wolmer

Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具 by Alvaro Wolmer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 照明產品及燈具設計 Competition Category.


銀照明· 2022

Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具

by Alvaro Wolmer

Client: Espólio Família Cordeiro and Luciana Brito Galeria

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具

《Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro》係一盞受一位巴西藝術家喺約1955年製作嘅座地燈啟發嘅燈具。原版燈具現存嘅唯一記錄係一張細細張嘅報紙相片。呢盞燈以當代材料同技術重新製作。結構以實心鋁材製成,由電腦控制嘅機器塑形,再以靜電噴塗完成表面處理。單一嘅4瓦LED光源透過內部反射,以及光源同白色環圈之間唔同嘅距離,營造出由深灰到純白嘅一系列色調層次。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主,這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品,展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具將成為一件出色的典範之作,兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明,造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Depois de Waldemar Cordeiro 燈具是一件令人羨慕的創作,它喚起渴望,帶來積極的情感,並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
From a single source of light, due to internal reflections and the different distances from the source to the white rings, a 4W LED lamp can create a range of shades, varying from dark gray to pure white
Dimensions & Packaging
Lamp: 54 cm high x 30 cm of diameter x 3 kg. Luxury crate: 58.5 cm height x 33 cm x 33 cm x 3 kg of MDF. The crate can be used as a base to the lamp (a bonus)
Tags
artwork, table lamp, floor lamp, lighting design, Waldemar Cordeiro, Alvaro Wolmer
Production Technology
The lamp structure was made of solid aluminum using computerized machines by Alvaro Wolmer Movelaria Fina Ltda, the woodworking and metal shop of the team's head designer, Alvaro Wolmer. The finishing is electrostatic painting
Design Challenge
In the first model, the architect and designer Andre Vainer reproduced the original one, with two lamps. The result was a good light and not so much of an effect regarding the shadings of light, but it was a very good starting point. I was hired to develop the product and produce a prototype of the lamp. I made models to establish the exact proportions then I came up with a simple solution: one simple LED round lamp that delivered a bright enough light. After finishing the pre-prototype, I turned on the light in a dark room - the result was stunning
Research
In c.1955 a fine Brazilian artist designed and made a lamp to illuminate a garden landscape designed by him. There is only a single register of the lamp: a small piece of journal with its photograph. That was the starting point to recreate the lamp and the magnificent light effect produced by it. In 2017 Analivia Cordeiro, the artist's collection curator and an artist herself, and Luciana Brito Galeria, that represents Cordeiro since 1997, both decided to recreate the original one, with contemporary materials and techniques
Inspiration
The original lamp, which only remaining reference is a small piece of newspaper, c. 1955, with a photo of a floor lamp made by Waldemar Cordeiro (1925-1973), a very important contemporary Brazilian artist. Cordeiro was a concrete artist, a theorist, and a landscape designer. The first artist of computer art, now called Digital Art, in Latin America. His works of art are in many important worldwide collections, including the MoMA NY
Project Duration
The project started in March 2017 in Sao Paulo and was finished also in Sao Paulo in October 2018
Operation Flow
There is a on/off press button underside the lamp
Patents
The design was registered in the IAB - Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil.
Team Members
Lead Designer: Alvaro Wolmer
Analivia Cordeiro
Andre Vainer
Image Credits
All photos were taken by Ding Musa in October 2021

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