Lighting

Discover 276 award-winning designs tagged Lighting on About Design Magazine.

Designer: Chia-Yu Yeh Work: Floor Lamp Classification: Lighting

Lightwist

Lightwist is a dynamic floor lamp with a new-type kinetic geometry structure which is composed of 88 paper Tetrahedrons. When it turns light on, it will gradually twist itself and change the entire shape and looks like an alive creature breathing. Along with the bionic movement of Lightwist and the warm lighting, it could provide a distinctive atmosphere for users and bring a charming experience of lighting. Lightwist is built by a solid research on the knowledge of transformable structures and geometry. Making the good use on the rule and knowledge of Kaleidocycle and kinetic structures.

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Designer: Dani Paez Guillen Work: Light Interactive Installation Classification: Lighting

PlouNuvol

PlouNuvol is an interactive light installation shaped as a large inflatable cloud. Visitors enter the cloud and take part in a light and sound show. A conductor teaches a simple choreography that turns the body into a percussion instrument. The sounds recall the phases of rain and trigger light effects inside the cloud. Artificial fog and ten tons of salt on the floor reflect the colors of the walls. The outer skin is made of flame retardant polyester with a PVC coating, so the show is also visible from outside.

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Designer: Nikolay Mihaylov Work: Pendant Light Classification: Lighting

Fukla

The light fixture is suitable for main or additional (local) lighting. It is easy to manufacture and maintain because it is made from only one piece. The material can be metal, plexiglass, etc. Combining The variety of materials allows a wide range of colors to suit and complement the interior. It is designed to allow the user to easily and quickly replace the lampshade with a different color, material, or decorative element. This will allow you to change the atmosphere in the room itself, as from a complementary element it can become an accent of the room.

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Designer: Chunlong Xiang Work: Porcelain Nightlight Classification: Lighting

The Intelligent Eggshell

The Intelligent Eggshell Lamp is a porcelain nightlight that combines hand-made eggshell porcelain with voice control. The shade is formed through more than forty working procedures, repeated fettling and carving, and three firings, giving a wall thickness within 1 mm. Carved points, lines and surfaces glow like a night sky when the lamp is lit. The tapered housing is curved to sit in the hand and resists tipping. The light is switched on and off by voice, so the hands stay free. The design aims to revive a traditional folk craft.

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Designer: U A D Work: Sports Center Classification: Lighting

Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium

Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium is a lighting design for a public sports facility. The facade of the main building is made of tens of thousands of carmine ceramic rods, fixed with an original construction method developed through repeated full scale tests. The lighting follows the concept of a city gift box and presents the gymnasium as a crystal box that glows from inside to outside at night. Light with a warm color temperature is used on the main building for a soft appearance. Brick lamps at the base of the pillars guide visitors and reduce glare.

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Designer: Marek Blazucki Work: Pendant lamp Classification: Lighting

Kalky Ragged

Kalky Ragged is a pendant lamp with a shade made from tracing paper. The shade is produced with a self-developed technology that combines manual dyeing, impregnation, sewing and riveting. The openwork structure of the shade is highly flexible, so the shade can be inverted to obtain a completely different lamp form. Reversing requires only repositioning the mounting of the light source holder and takes about ten seconds. The hand-torn edges of the shade components contrast with the straight cut. The lamp measures 60 by 60 by 30 centimeters without the cable.

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Designer: Max Kampa Work: Lamp Classification: Lighting

Iris

Iris is a small table lamp that provides indirect lighting. The lighting system allows control of the light intensity and regulation of the light beam directed upwards. A diaphragm mechanism lets the user adjust the upper beam by hand. A simple form was chosen so that the diaphragm remains the main feature. The metal parts are made of carbon steel and stainless steel, shaped by laser cutting and turning. The dome is made of ABS plastic by three-dimensional printing and can be undocked to change the bulb.

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Designer: Desislava Sredkova Work: Lamps Classification: Lighting

Acorn Light System

Acorn is a lighting system of sustainable lamps that takes advantage of daylight. Each shade is covered with a mirror on its back side. During the day the mirrors catch sun rays and reflect them deeper into the room, enhancing the amount of daylight inside the space in a natural way. During the night they can reflect a single ceiling-mounted light source and amplify its strength for another sustainable approach or function as regular lamps. The system consists of wall-mounted, ceiling, freestanding, and table-top lamps. Each can be modified by combining the different shapes of shades.

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Designer: Alexey Danilin Work: Integrated Lamp Classification: Lighting

Phantom

Phantom is an integrated wall lamp designed for living rooms and commercial spaces. All parts of Phantom are placed inside the wall, which creates the illusion of a three-dimensional table lamp gliding on the surface. The form is inspired by rock-cut architecture and by the restrained exterior of Byzantine churches. Two material versions are offered: one in brass and one in gypsum, which lowers the cost and allows painting in any color. LEDs are placed above and below the body. A touch sensor at the lower part adjusts the light with one touch.

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Designer: GUANGZHOU PINGTIAN CRAFTS CO. LTD Work: Indirect Lighting Lamp Classification: Lighting

Ten Centimeter

Ten Centimeter is an indirect lighting lamp designed for television walls, computer workstations and corners of living rooms. The lamp is made of wood and aluminium alloy with an LED module. The base and the luminous body can be rotated and separated, and the lighting angle can be adjusted through 360 degrees. The base has a fully detachable three-leg cross structure with a small footprint. Brightness is adjusted by remote control, which also offers a breathing blinking mode. The lamp is produced in three sizes and is delivered in flat packaging for simple assembly.

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Designer: Pad Design Studio Work: Reading Lamp Classification: Lighting

Lexilight

Lexilight is a reading lamp designed to support people with dyslexia. The lamp combines pulsed and modulated light, which erases the mirror image that a dyslexic reader can perceive. Reading becomes easier, faster and longer without eye strain. A main button switches between the Lexilight mode and normal light, and two potentiometers adjust the pulsation and modulation for each user. The head is made of ABS with a metal paint finish, the diffuser of PMMA and the foot of Zamac. The form recalls a caring friend bent over the book, as a parent would be.

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Designer: Bruce Tao Work: Lamp Classification: Lighting

Donut

Donut is a desk lamp designed for bedrooms and reading areas. The lamp has no visible switch. The shade is shaped like a donut and also serves as the control. The lamp is turned on by placing a hand on the shade and pushing it clockwise. Further clockwise movement increases the brightness, while counterclockwise movement lowers the brightness or turns the lamp off. The outer layer of the shade is made of linen, which softens the light and creates a warm atmosphere. The lamp measures 15 cm in length, 15 cm in width and 30 cm in height.

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