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Mushroom Floor Lamps by Priyam Doshi Receives the A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Priyam Doshi recognized for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Mushroom Floor Lamps by Priyam Doshi, designed for Name Place Animal Thing, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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.
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.
More About Mushroom Floor Lamps
Deeply Reminiscent of the beauty of nature, this mushroom lamp, made of fabric and metal, brings a soft, magical charm to any room. More than just sources of light, mushroom lamps are works of design and art, inviting admiration for their unique design and meticulous construction. The mushroom lamps are constructed using powder coated metal and fabric. The mushroom lamps are intricately crafted and hand stitched by skilled women artisans, showcasing their dedication to perfection and attention to detail. The use of dual coloured fabric is a nice touch and adds more character to the pieces.
About Priyam Doshi
Priyam, founder of Name Place Animal Thing, is a designer known for playful, joyful lights, furniture, décor, and installations. With 15+ years in furniture, lighting, and spatial design, he’s developed over 1,000 SKUs and 100+ unique pieces since launching his studio. An EDIDA Young Talent (2023) and Elle Décor winner (2018), Priyam combines his engineering background with artisanal skill to create both bespoke statement pieces and accessible designs that inspire delight.
Award Record
Priyam Doshi is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2022 - 2023 to 2023 - 2024 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. 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/159777
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159777
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159777
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/342159
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/Mushroomlamps
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mushroom Floor Lamps
- Function
- Floor Lamps
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Sienna, Peru, Dark Khaki and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Name Place Animal Thing
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Priyam Doshi
- Country
- India
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159777
Credits
- Image Credits
- Creator Priyam Doshi, Photographer Isha Shah
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Reminiscent of the beauty of nature, this mushroom lamp brings a soft, magical charm to any room. The mushroom lamps are meticulously hand fabricated and hand stitched by women artisans with utmost care and perfection. The concept behind mushroom lamps was to break away from convention and embrace a sculpted, organic, natural form. Moreover, in contrast to the typical single colored fabric used in lamps of this kind, we have innovated by combining two different fabric colors, elevating its appeal.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration was to add joy and a sense of fun to the boring, mundane lifestyles and objects around us. The floor lamps are inspired by the abundant beauty of mushrooms found in nature. The idea was to bring nature inspired forms into our homes, adding a touch of magic to our spaces.
- Research
- The online and offline research study was conducted on home product marketplaces and physical stores to understand if there are any natural inspired floor lamps made out of fabric in the market. Visual data was collected via websites and by taking pictures of products in retail stores and homes using personal network. Through our research, we found out that there were only simple fabric floor lamps with basic forms and no innovation. That was the starting point to come up with a nature inspired organic form for floor lamps.
- Challenge
- The creative challenge was not only to break away from the stereotypical basic forms typically used for fabric floor lamps but also to ensure the floor lamps maintained good quality and functionality while considering production constraints. One challenge involved trial and error to achieve the correct form of the mushroom so that the fabric does not sag and adheres well to the frame. A second challenge was to ensure that all the parts fit well together and that it is easy to replace the internal light source as well. The third challenge was to ensure that the LED light sources illuminate the mushroom well from all sides.
- Realization and Technology
- The Mushroom lamps are made of a fabricated metal armature, which is powder coated for durability. The fabric is hand stitched by women artisans onto the metal armature. It has an LED light inside for illumination, with options of 20 watts or 40 watts.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Mushroom floor lamps are very easy to operate. One simply needs to plug it into the socket and turn on the mushroom lamps using a foot switch, which is ideal for floor lamps as users do not have to bend to turn on the lamp. The inside LED light source can be easily replaced by unscrewing the top hardware with hands, lifting the mushroom head and base, replacing the LED source with a new one, and then assembling it in the same order.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Project Started in November 2022 in Mumbai, India & Finished in November 2022 and was exhibited at Raw Collaborative Exhibition 5th Edition in India.
- Specifications
- Mushroom Lamp Large Width 395 mm x Depth 395 mm x Height 1575 mm Mushroom Lamp Small Width 395 mm x Depth 395 mm x Height 1085 mm
- Keywords
- mushroom floor lamp, fabric lamp, handcrafted lamp, floor lamps, unique floor lamp, standing lamp, floor lamp online, corner floor lamp
