Flatiron 燈具 by Mr Smith Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 金獎 in 照明產品及燈具設計 Competition Category.

金照明· 2024

Flatiron 燈具

by Mr Smith Studio

Client: Egle

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Flatiron 燈具

Achille Castiglioni深信設計師應該不斷刪減、刪減、再刪減，最終尋找出設計嘅核心本質。Bruno Munari則經常話：將事情複雜化好容易，但將事情簡化就非常困難。Flatiron正正係呢兩種理念嘅結晶。一個光源被一塊只有一道摺痕嘅簡單金屬板包裹住。用最少嘅元素打造出極具存在感嘅產品，呢個燈具系列以簡約而有效嘅設計為特色。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Flatiron 燈具是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Flatiron 燈具將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Flatiron 燈具激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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