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Embrasse Moi Lamp Sculpture Lamp by Giuseppe Tortato Is Granted the Platinum A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Giuseppe Tortato acknowledged 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 25, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Embrasse Moi Lamp Sculpture Lamp by Giuseppe Tortato, designed for Giuseppe Tortato Architetti, has been granted the Platinum 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Platinum A' Design Award Explained
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
Regarding Embrasse Moi Lamp Sculpture Lamp
Halfway between art and design, Embrasse Moi is the majestic light sculpture whose name recalls the play on words between the English brass and the lamp's curved, enveloping shape. The suspension lamp has been handcrafted: a large sculpture in burnished brass that recalls the DNA strand, the weave of which unfolds like a fil rouge throughout the space, giving every project an artistic accent that makes it unique.
About Giuseppe Tortato
Giuseppe Tortato, born in Venice in 1967, graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan and began his career in the United States, working in Amherst, Massachusetts on bioclimatic architecture projects. Upon returning to Milan, he collaborated with Dante Benini and became co-owner of the Milan Layout studio, where he led major urban regeneration and real estate development projects. In 2012, he founded Polisfluxa Srl and Giuseppe Tortato Architetti, pursuing a multidisciplinary and tailored approach to architecture and interior design, with a focus on sustainability and sensory experience, placing people and nature at the heart of the design process.
Award Record
With this recognition, Giuseppe Tortato is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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://dezigners.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://dezigners.org/149079
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149079
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149079
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/342911
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3xSTT78
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Embrasse Moi Lamp Sculpture Lamp
- Function
- Sculpture Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Gray, Rosy Brown, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Giuseppe Tortato Architetti
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Giuseppe Tortato
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #149079
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Carola Merello, Embrasse Moi, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Halfway between art and design, Embrasse Moi is the majestic light sculpture whose name recalls the play on words between the English brass and the lamp's curved, enveloping shape. The suspension lamp has been handcrafted: a large sculpture in burnished brass that recalls the DNA strand, the weave of which unfolds like a fil rouge throughout the space, giving every project an artistic accent that makes it unique.
- Inspiration
- Embrasse Moi is a piece of art designed with parametric software and handcrafted, maintaining a unique and sinuous design. The inspiration comes from the spirals of DNA and the possibility, through craftsmanship, to bend a difficult material like bronze.
- Research
- A new sculptural lamp that fits into a historic building like a single ribbon, with a vertical development across all floors. Its relative lightness has allowed for the Art Direction's desire for a suspension system that is not overly invasive, consisting of a number of thin, low-visual-impact steel fixing cables.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to create a continuous ribbon that ran vertically between all the floors. The need to contain weights and distribute loads as evenly as possible was the main focus of the constructive thinking behind this installation. Dimensions and thicknesses were selected to achieve the lowest possible weight per linear meter, while respecting the use of materials chosen by the Art Direction, which at the same time ensure a high standard of safety. For construction and transportation reasons, the structure will be built in sections, with the tighter spirals and twists worked on special sections of shorter length.
- Realization and Technology
- Designed with parametric software and handcrafted brass
- Operation and Interaction
- The sculpture lamp, Embrasse Moi, is a large sculpture in bronzed brass that evokes the DNA filament, whose texture unfolds like a red thread throughout the space, giving each project an artistic accent that makes it unique
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2022 in Milan and ended in September 2022 in Milan. It is displayed in the reception and on the stairs of the building at Via Negri 4
- Specifications
- The Embrasse Moi sculpture lamp weighs 300 kg
- Keywords
- Lamp, Sculpture, Architecture, Design, Craftsmanship
