Lighting

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Designer: Harry-Hongwei Yang Design Type: Wall Light Classification: Lighting

The Porthole

The Porthole is a wall light inspired by the window of an airplane cabin. The light is controlled by sliding the shade panel upward. The lamp grows brighter as the shade opens, and reaches full brightness when the panel is completely open. The familiar form makes the operation easy to understand without instruction. The LED panel is coated with sodium peroxide nanoparticles that scatter light and separate different wavelengths, giving an effect similar to sunlight passing through the atmosphere. The wall light measures 225 by 300 by 55 millimetres.

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Designer: Mingxi Li Design Type: Illumination Classification: Lighting

Float

Float is a table lamp based on the concept of slow design. The lamp uses magnetic levitation technology, so a small float turns above the base without touching it. The user switches the light on by spinning the float, and the light goes off when the rotation stops. The direction of rotation selects warm or cool light. Float is made of polypropylene, aluminum and white oak, and is produced in three sizes. The calm and steady motion is intended to help users slow down and concentrate while studying.

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Designer: Stanley Tay Wee King Design Type: Heritage Lighting Classification: Lighting

Haw Par Villa

Haw Par Villa is a heritage lighting scheme for an 8.5 hectare park in Singapore, built in the 1930s and filled with sculptures and dioramas based on Chinese folklore. More than 20 sculpture attractions are lit, and each one is treated individually so that the details of its story are revealed. A moving light show at the entrance draws passers-by inside, while warm white light of 2700 to 3000 kelvin guides visitors along the paths. As the site is protected by conservation laws, drilling was avoided and custom structures were built to hold the light fittings.

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Designer: CENTERLIGHT INC Design Type: Architecture Lighting Classification: Lighting

Ultramodern Linear Showroom

Ultramodern Linear Showroom is a suspended linear lighting installation created for a showroom interior in Chicago. The layout runs above the whole space and is built from a customizable linear light base that delivers high lumen output from a very slim profile. Individual fixtures range in length from two feet to sixty feet, forming four distinct areas separated by varying lengths and intervals. The installation is fully dimmable from 0 to 10 volts and is controlled by a single dimmer switch. Maintenance needs are minimal.

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Designer: doT & associates Design Type: Lighting Art Classification: Lighting

Fruitfulness

Fruitfulness is a light installation created for a lantern festival in Taichung, Taiwan. The main structure is a field-shaped stacked frame built from solid willow cedar posts. Seven fruit-shaped lamp clusters are formed from thinly sliced willow cedar, bent by hand. The base is a square shallow water tray covered with black pebbles, and the water reflects the lit form above. Traditional tongue and groove joints and snap-on hardware are used instead of nails. The work can be fully disassembled and returned to the soil after the exhibition.

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Designer: Hangzhou Hangke Optoelectronics Co.,Ltd. Design Type: Bulb Classification: Lighting

The Fellas

The Fellas is a ceiling light with a suspended linear light source. The flexible light source limits blue light and simulates the uniform and gentle 360 degree lighting effect of natural light. Colour temperature can be adjusted in two ways, automatically through artificial intelligence or manually through an application or a switch. The light source is made by one piece moulding, and the shell is made of recycled plastic. A snap fitting allows quick installation, and the body can be tilted by eight degrees. The calm shape is intended to blend into public spaces.

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Designer: Bruce Tao Design Type: Lamp Classification: Lighting

Seaview

Seaview is a desk lamp designed for reading, study and work at home. The lamp has no external switch. Two bulbs are shaped like the sun and the moon, and the controls are built into these bulbs. Users place a hand on a bulb and push it clockwise to turn on the light and to raise the brightness. Pushing counterclockwise lowers the brightness and turns the light off. The sun gives white light and the moon gives yellow light. The shell is made of aluminum alloy and the base is made of plastic.

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Designer: Alberto Ruben Alerigi Design Type: Wall Lamp Classification: Lighting

Luminada

A new design for lighting the modern house, office or buildings. Developed in aluminum and glass with flexible LED strip light font, Luminada provides a high lighting effects in its surroundings. Besides, the design worry about installation and maintenance, in this way, it is provided with a specific designed base plate which can be mounted in standard octagonal J box. For maintenance, after the 20.000 life hours, only is necessary take out the lens and replace the flexible LED strip. An innovative design, symmetrically asymmetric, with no visible fasteners provides a clean finish work.

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Designer: Faro Lab Design Type: Outdoor Lighting Classification: Lighting

Cadaques

Cadaques is an outdoor luminaire designed for coastal outdoor spaces. The design combines a spacer and a light washer in one piece. The shade is made of Vertisol fabric, an outdoor textile with International Maritime Organization certification, which gives the shade resistance to adverse weather conditions. The body is made of injected aluminium. A protection rating of IP65 guards the luminaire against solid objects and water. An 18 watt LED source provides warm light at 3000 K. The form takes inspiration from beach loungers.

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Designer: Alican Faydalı Design Type: Emergency Location Marking Classification: Lighting

Solarpill

Solarpill is a solar powered lighting module designed to mark locations in emergency situations. The design offers two modes. The flashing mode gives a periodic signal for visual communication, and the second mode provides general lighting. Each module can be pinned to a tree or another suitable surface with a grooved steel needle, placed on the ground or hung. An integrated light sensor activates the light only when the surroundings are dark. The modules recharge in sunlight and work in cycles of 24, 48 or 72 hours.

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Designer: Oksana Belova Design Type: Floor Lamp Classification: Lighting

Bird

It's Bird is a floor lamp made from metal and stone that have been used before. The stone parts are joined as terrazzo, a material formed from small fragments of natural stone. The metal once served as a building material, and its layers of worn paint remain visible. LED technology provides the light. The lamp is connected by a cord, and a dimmer on the cord controls the light intensity. The lamp measures 500 mm by 500 to 1200 mm, with a height of 1600 mm. The simple form was inspired by birds and by an autumn river landscape.

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Designer: Mario Mazzer Design Type: Lamp Classification: Lighting

Wave

Wave is a decorative lamp made of plastic wavy rings held together by steel rods. Seen from the side, each ring resembles the infinity sign, with an undulating movement that has no beginning and no end. The lamp is produced in different sizes and versions, including floor, table and ceiling models. When lit, the rings reflect the light and create a chiaroscuro effect that gives a sense of depth. When switched off, the lamp appears dense and sculptural. Several units can be combined to form large light structures or chandeliers.

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