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Aloura Pendant Light by Daniel Mato Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Daniel Mato recognized for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Aloura Pendant Light by Daniel Mato, designed for Loomiosa Lighting, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 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.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
More About Aloura Pendant Light
Aloura is a pendant light designed for hotel interiors, loft spaces and other large rooms. The sculptural form gives the lamp a strong presence, and the appearance changes as the light is viewed from different angles. The structure combines a 3D-printed core with anodised aluminium tubes, which keeps the composition light in weight. A replaceable E27 bulb sits inside a frosted glass inner shade. Three diameters and three colours are offered, and the parametric design allows other sizes. The lamp is shipped partly assembled in one compact box.
About Daniel Mato
Daniel Mato is an industrial designer and the founder of the lighting studio Loomiosa. His design philosophy maintains a balance between organic geometry and modern architecture. His creations are characterized by the convergence of digital innovation and physical craftsmanship, utilizing 3D printing and anodized aluminum to realize complex geometric forms. This methodology allows for the development of both statement lighting pieces and occasional sculptural works. Daniel’s practice relies on translating digital patterns into physical structures, specifically focusing on the interplay between light and complex geometry.
Award Record
Daniel Mato is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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://dezigners.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://dezigners.org/179846
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179846
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179846
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/378459
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://loomiosa.com/lighting/aloura
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aloura Pendant Light
- Function
- Pendant Light
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Loomiosa Lighting
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Daniel Mato
- Country
- Hungary
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179846
Credits
- Image Credits
- Loomiosa Lighting
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Aloura’s complex form becomes the focal point of any space. Its bold, sculptural presence fills the interior with dynamic light and a visual experience that shifts continuously from every viewpoint.
- Inspiration
- Aloura is mainly inspired by modern sculpture, combining bold, sculptural presence with refined elegance. Its flowing lines and soft, nature-inspired forms create a sense of effortless sophistication.
- Research
- The goal of the project was to create a particularly striking and unusual, yet elegant modern chandelier, optimized for hotel interiors and loft spaces. A highly parametric CAD design was a key part of the development process and, together with the 3D-printed core, allows the lamp to be easily adapted in size to specific customer requirements.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was to ensure easy assembly despite the large scale, while also enabling a fully replaceable light source. Optimizing the 3D-printed core in particular was a complex task. It was essential that the lamp could be shipped disassembled to reduce its environmental footprint, yet still be assembled quickly and effortlessly.
- Realization and Technology
- The lamp’s structure features a signature 3D-printed core paired with anodized aluminum tubes, creating a surprisingly lightweight yet refined composition. Despite its complex form, it is easy to assemble and can be shipped in a compact box.
- Operation and Interaction
- The lamp is easy to operate, just like any standard ceiling light.
- Project Duration and Location
- This Budapest based project started in June 2025 and finished in October 2026. Its first exhibition was Blickfang Vienna 2025.
- Specifications
- Available in three standard colors with matching or contrasting combinations, and in three diameters: 107 cm, 136 cm, and 181 cm. The light source is a replaceable E27 bulb (15 W, 1500 lm), housed inside a frosted glass inner shade. Thanks to its highly parameterized design and 3D-printed core, the lamp can also be customized in size. Delivered partially assembled in a single cardboard box.
- Keywords
- designer lighting, pendant light, lighting design, horeca, modern lamp
