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Eclipse Wall Lamp by Ziqiang He Is Granted the A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Ziqiang He honored for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Eclipse Wall Lamp by Ziqiang He, designed for School of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Eclipse Wall Lamp
Eclipse is a wall lamp inspired by the solar eclipse. The lamp has two parts: a round light body that represents the sun and a black metal frame that represents the moon. The frame turns around an axis and blocks the light, so the brightness changes slowly and marks the passing of time. An angle sensor on the axis controls the LED array. The frame can also be turned by hand or moved through a mobile application. The lampshade is made of matte plastic. Eclipse measures 60 by 15 by 60 millimeters and contains a rechargeable battery.
About Ziqiang He
He Ziqiang is a doctoral student in design at Beijing Institute of Technology. His research direction is artificial intelligence-assisted industrial design. His works have won internationally renowned design awards such as the iF Student Award and the K-Design Award, and he has published many related papers. He believes that artificial intelligence technology will greatly expand the scope of design and improve the effect of design, allowing us to embrace artificial intelligence and embrace new design models.
Award Record
Ziqiang He 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. 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/104301
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/104301
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!104301
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/276318
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Eclipse Wall Lamp
- Function
- Wall Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Blanched Almond, Lavender, Light Gray, Navajo White and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- School of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ziqiang He
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #104301
Credits
- Team
- Li Tang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In the design of the Eclipse wall lamp, it consists of two parts, a lamp that represents the sun and a black metal frame that represents the moon. The frame rotates around the axis with time, thereby blocking the light from the lamp, forming a phenomenon similar to a partial solar eclipse and a total solar eclipse. This phenomenon reflects the passage of time while adjusting the brightness of the light. Of course, you can also adjust the brightness by turning the frame by your hand or APP.
- Inspiration
- The design of the Eclipse wall lamp is inspired by the solar eclipse phenomenon. The moon blocks the light emitted by the sun to form a solar eclipse. The sun is a symbol of light. The phenomenon of solar eclipse brings light and dark changes to the sun, which has inspired the design of wall lamps. Also, sunrise and sunset are symbols of time. When the wall lamps operate automatically, they can be regarded as Sketchy clocks.
- Research
- The contents of the research included the symbolic meaning of the solar eclipse in different cultures, the possibility of establishing a connection between the solar eclipse and the wall lamp, and the technical possibility of brightness adjustment through angle sensors. This also makes me think about whether using some natural phenomenon to guide the design will resonate with the user and whether it can build a more natural and beautiful relationship between the user and the product.
- Challenge
- First of all, it is the reproduction of the solar eclipse. How to design the shape of the wall lamp so that the user can establish the connection between the eclipse and the wall lamp. Secondly, it is the design of technical feasibility, how to design the internal structure and circuit, and make the product operate as expected.
- Realization and Technology
- The lamp body uses a built-in power supply and switch design. It uses LED arrays to emit light. The lampshade is made of matte plastic. The frame is made of black metal. The rotation axis around the frame has an angle sensor. When the frame rotates, the LED light is controlled to turn on and off. Forms the effect of an eclipse.
- Operation and Interaction
- When the wall lamp runs automatically, the frame rotates around the axis, which is a rough clock. Of course, the user can also adjust the brightness of the wall lamp by manually adjusting the angle of the frame, or control the angle or rotation speed of the frame through the mobile phone APP.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2019 and was exhibited in the School of Design and Art of Beijing Institute of Technology in January 2020.
- Specifications
- 60 mm x 15 mm x 60 mm Eclipse lamp is powered by a 5V 1A DC power supply and has a built-in rechargeable battery with a battery capacity of 1800mAH.
- Keywords
- Eclipse， Lamp， Adjustable-light， Rotating， Time lapse
