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Frozen Pendant Lamp by Alexey Danilin Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Alexey Danilin recognized for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Frozen Pendant Lamp by Alexey Danilin, designed for Maytoni, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Frozen Pendant Lamp
Frozen is a pendant lamp inspired by northern landscapes and forests. The glass shade is based on a fragment of a tree, which was scanned in three dimensions and refined in software so that the wood pattern is more pronounced and the reflections of light are richer. The shade is made of cast glass in transparent, tinted green-blue and matte white finishes, which recall winter scenery. The hole for the replaceable G4 bulb is matte, so the bulb stays hidden and the light is soft. Slim metal fasteners in a brass finish hold the cylindrical glass.
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 11 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2021 - 2022 and the 2024 - 2025 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/lighting
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/167541
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/167541
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!167541
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/297371
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Frozen Pendant Lamp
- Function
- Pendant Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Black, Silver, Light Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Maytoni
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alexey Danilin
- Country
- Germany
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #167541
Credits
- Team
- Alexey Danilin, Engineer: Nikita Morozov, Product manager: Elena Slivka, Assistant product manager: Anastasia Orlova, Brand Director Natalia Danilova, Brand manager Valeria Putz, Art Director Kristina Bushueva, Photographer Pavel Dunaev.
- Image Credits
- Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024; Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The spirit of northern nature is associated with frozen snow-white landscapes and endless forests. To show it with glass, it was necessary to go for a non-trivial technological solution. A fragment of the tree was used, which was scanned in 3D, and changed in a special program. This was done so that when creating a glass element, the wood pattern was more pronounced and the glare of light on it looked more interesting, as well as so that the element was more tactilely pleasant. The glass was created from cast glass, but the light bulb hole was made matte. Thanks to this, the appearance of the light bulb does not distract from the design of the lamp and the light has become muffled and soft.
- Inspiration
- Combining our most sparkling impressions of the surrounding nature with the traditions of glass production and 3D printing technologies - this was the main idea of the project. Many people are fascinated by the northern nature, huge forests and winter landscapes. In order for each person to bring an element of this aesthetic at home and the Frozen collection was created. A fragment of a tree was taken in it and, using 3D scanning, it was finalized in special programs. Thus, a cast glass model with thoughtful engineering properties was created.
- Research
- The study of human associations provided insight that northern nature is associated with forest and color combinations of white, green, and blue, as well as frosty textures and natural materials. This made it possible to choose natural glass as the main material for the design of the lamp. It looks natural and allows you to create various shapes and effects. Also, the study of the properties of glass made it possible to create a tactile complex shape that perfectly refracts light.
- Challenge
- In order to create lamps inspired by northern nature, it was necessary to interview people and learn about their associations with this topic. It was also necessary to study the floristry of these regions. After it was decided to use part of the wood as a basis, it was necessary to study the traditions of glass production. At first, it was decided to make glass using 3D scanning of wood, but the first glass sample looked too simple, without pronounced patterns and texture. Therefore, it was decided to change the design manually. It was also necessary to calculate the weight of the glass, since the cast glass is very heavy, and also come up with neat glass mounts that would match the design.
- Realization and Technology
- The lamps are made of cast glass of different colors: transparent, tinted green-blue and matte white glass. These colors are associated with winter landscapes. The light source in the lamp is a replaceable light bulb G4. The hole in the glass for the light bulb is made in a matte color so that the light bulb is not visible, and the luminous flux is softer for the human eyes. Neat fasteners for cylindrical glass have been developed. The height of the wire 3000 mm may vary. The collection has 3 models with different numbers of lamps and in different colors.
- Operation and Interaction
- The collection is made in current and popular colors and therefore can complement different interior styles, as well as bring the spirit of northern nature to your home or public space. There are several models in the collection that can perform various functional tasks of pendant lamps.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2023 in Moscow and finished in January 2024 in Moscow, and was exhibited in Interlight in September 2024.
- Specifications
- Pendant lamp, Armature color Brass, Reinforcement material Metal, Light source G4, IP 20, Maximum allowable power 24W, Voltage AC 220-240 V.
- Keywords
- alexey danilin, maytoni, pendant lamp, design, lighting, frozen, lamp, designer
