Empathy 落地燈 by Alexey Danilin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 照明產品及燈具設計 Competition Category.

銅照明· 2024

Empathy 落地燈

by Alexey Danilin

Client: Maytoni

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 照明 Category

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The Design

About Empathy 落地燈

Empathy係一款為家居及公共空間設計嘅落地燈。呢盞燈嘅造型設計回應咗人們喺實用同情感上嘅需求。燈架其中一段傾斜部分裝有動態感應器,其高度適合坐着或站立嘅使用者操作。呢個感應器可以喺唔需要接觸嘅情況下開燈同調節光暗,有助於維持咖啡店同酒店嘅衛生水平。旋轉機制可以令燈具水平旋轉360度,垂直旋轉90度。燈身以金屬同亞加力製成,配備14瓦LED光源。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Empathy 落地燈是 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Empathy 落地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。Empathy 落地燈出色地滿足需求，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: This project is designed using the principles of empathy. Therefore, the floor lamp can adapt to the practical and emotional needs of a person. For example, the angular shape of the rebar is created to position the motion sensor. This construction allows a person to control it while sitting at a table or passing by. Traffic management is very important given the pandemic. It is also convenient if a person does not want to stain the floor lamp while eating or doing a craft.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 1420 mm, width 800 mm, depth 300 mm. Metal, acrylic, LED, 14W, 3000K, 1210 lm, 90 CRI. The turning mechanism goes up and down by 90 degrees, to the right and left 360 degrees. Motion sensor with adjustment of luminous flux power.
Tags: Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin, Lamp design, Product Design, Design, Lamp, Lighting, Product
Production Technology: The use of the principles of empathy led to the study of a person's life and habits in order to find out how a person uses the floor lamp and under what circumstances and how it can be improved so that the lamp can adapt to different emotional and practical situations in a person's life. In order to do this, research was carried out in the form of observation of loved ones, colleagues and strangers at home, cafes, in the office and other spaces.
Design Challenge: An important part of the study was the search for a shape for embedding a motion sensor, because the location of the sensor must be in such a way that it is convenient to use in different scenarios. For example, when a person works sitting at the table or walks by. Therefore, the height of the sensor was first determined so that a person could use it both sitting and standing. And then the shape is determined based on the need to create a rotary mechanism.
Research: The concept of empathy allows, first of all, to focus not on the needs of the person himself, but on the emotions and needs of other people. This is very important for the designer, because studying only your own needs is not enough to create a popular product. Therefore, an investigation was made to study human behavior in different spaces, and surveys have been conducted to understand how such a simple subject can help make the world more human-centric.
Inspiration: Empathy is a conscious empathy for the emotional state of another person. The designer decided to set himself the task of combining this concept with the design of an object that is used in everyday life. The choice fell on a floor lamp with an original design, with a motion sensor and adjustable lighting power, as well as a rotary system.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in Moscow and finished in December 2023 in Moscow, and will be exhibited in April 2024 in Moscow.
Operation Flow: Users can use the light to work, read and rest by adjusting the power with a motion sensor. The User can also adjust the angle of lighting using a 90-degree and 360-degree vertical rotation system horizontally. In addition, the lamp can be used in public spaces where there is a large flow of people, for example, in hotels and cafes, since it can be used without touch, which is important for protecting against viruses.
Team Members: Lead designer: Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product manager: Elena Slivka. Assistant product manager: Anastasia Orlova. Visualizer: Dmitry Cherednikov.
Image Credits: IP / COPYRIGHT / IMAGE / PHOTO / SOUND / VIDEO CREDITS
Image #1: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #2: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #3: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #4: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023,
Image #5: Maytoni brand visualizer Dmitry Cherednikov, 2023.