Press Release
Golden A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Goes to Bangkok Pendant Lamp by Alexey Danilin
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Alexey Danilin for lighting products and fixtures design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Bangkok Pendant Lamp by Alexey Danilin, designed for Maytoni. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Bangkok Pendant Lamp
Bangkok is a pendant lamp inspired by the tiered architecture of ancient Thai temples. The silhouette was based on the temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, restated in concise forms. Each lamp is formed of two or three glass elements set in tiers, recalling the light windows that fill Thai temples with light. Glossy tinted glass creates bright highlights on all sides, while a transparent version allows mixed compositions. LED boards with matte diffusers at the top and bottom produce soft diffused light.
About Alexey Danilin
Born in 1987. Graduated from university with a degree in fine arts. Started working in 2010 as an interior designer for French decorator Vanina Boudet. Later continued my career as an event designer and decorator. The designer's New Year decorations were published in the book "Holiday Design - FESTIVE&JOYFUL" by Send Points publishing house. Later Alexey tried himself as a contemporary artist. He exhibited his works at the Youth Biennale of Contemporary Art with the installation "Futuristic Cross", which then decorated the Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. He designed the Shell sofa transformer, for which he won his first Red Dot award.
Award Record
Alexey Danilin is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2023 - 2024 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/lighting
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/152163
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/152163
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!152163
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/297371
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bangkok Pendant Lamp
- Function
- Pendant Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Maytoni
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alexey Danilin
- Country
- Germany
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #152163
Credits
- Team
- Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product manager: Elena Slivka, Assistant product manager: Anastasia Orlova.
- Image Credits
- Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023; Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Since the tiered design of Thai architecture was taken as the basis, lamps consist of two or three glass elements. The basis for the silhouettes of the lamps was taken by the temple of the "Emerald Buddha" in Bangkok. However, they were stylized in more concise topical forms, in a way that the lamp is completely illuminated by light flux, like the interior of Thai temples. LED boards covered with matte diffusers were used at the top and bottom in order to create diffuse soft lighting.
- Inspiration
- An ancient Thai temple architecture became the inspiration for the Bangkok collection. These structures, called Wat, reflect the principles of the Buddhist universe about the ghostly nature of life and the earthly world. This is expressed in the tiered construction of vat. Between each tier there are special breaks that serve as light windows, which fill the center of the temple with light and illuminate the sacred relic. The collection was created using the principles of this tiered design.
- Research
- The study was originally aimed at studying the interaction of light with glass. For this, the experience of masters of antiquity of different cultures was studied. In this process, the Thai architectural tradition gradually attracted attention. Since the ancient architects of Buddhist temples very skillfully and accurately worked with light effects. With the help of special light windows, they filled the center of temples with light and created a mystical atmosphere. It was decided to apply these techniques in the design of lamps.
- Challenge
- An important task in the research process was to study the properties of light, computer modeling of the distribution of light flux and the appearance of glare on the glass. In addition, much attention was paid to the quality of LEDs so that the lamp served the user for many years. Moreover, the use of the principles of customization was used to create molds to reduce production resources.
- Realization and Technology
- When selecting materials, the materials of Thai architecture were analyzed. Externally, temples are often covered with glossy gold. Thanks to this, an interesting play of light and glare appears. Therefore, glossy tinted glass was chosen. In such a way, the lamps on all sides are covered with bright highlights. A luminaire with transparent glass was also created to create compositions from luminaires with transparent and tinted glass. The lamps are presented in three designs so that they fit together and resemble temple complexes. In addition the principle of customization of elements was applied in them.
- Operation and Interaction
- For the convenience of the user, the wire heights are adjusted to vary the composition creation. A special ceiling bowl that houses the driver was also designed. It is made with special magnetic mounts to get rid of visual noise. For example, a wire holder and bolts for fastening to the ceiling. Each lamp creates a luminous flux of at least 1000 lumens, which allows you to use the lamp not only for accent and probed lighting, but use them as the main lighting in the room.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2022 in Moscow and finished in August 2022 in Moscow, and was exhibited in Interlight Russia 2022 in September 2022.
- Specifications
- Color temperature 3000 K, Protection IP20, Color rendering index 85 CRI , Beam Angle 120°, Voltage AC 220-240 V, Power 11 W, Luminous flux 1000 lm.
- Keywords
- Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin
