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Seyedsajad Jalalsadat Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Emerge Wall Light in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Seyedsajad Jalalsadat honored 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 22, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Emerge Wall Light by Seyedsajad Jalalsadat, designed for Bayerstark, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The recognition forms part of 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.
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.
Regarding Emerge Wall Light
Emerge embodies light as a symbol of human truth and freedom held within constraint. Enclosed inside a dense architectural volume, illumination is deliberately concealed, yet it persists and gradually forces its way outward through defined openings. The central vertical line marks the decisive breakthrough, where suppressed energy becomes visible. The design expresses the inevitability of presence, suggesting that even under absolute pressure, light, like truth and freedom, ultimately finds its path.
About Seyedsajad Jalalsadat
Seyedsajad Jalalsadat, an industrial designer, began his design journey during childhood with a passion for car design inspired by playing Grand Turismo. His dream to design for BMW shaped his path, leading him to study Industrial Design at Tehran Markaz University. Starting at the age of 15, he worked in industrial environments, gaining valuable experience in understanding market needs and industry dynamics, which significantly contributed to his growth as a product designer. Since 2016, Seyedsajad has been creating innovative designs. In 2023, he joined Hobo, where his dedication resulted in winning multiple international design awards, including A’ Design Award and New York Design Award.
Award Record
Seyedsajad Jalalsadat is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2024 - 2025 and the 2025 - 2026 editions 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. 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/180887
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/180887
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!180887
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/354855
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Emerge Wall Light
- Function
- Wall Light
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Silver and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Bayerstark
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Seyedsajad Jalalsadat
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #180887
Credits
- Image Credits
- Illustrator Seyedsajad Jalalsadat, 2026
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Emerge is a wall luminaire shaped as a closed geometric volume that conceals and modulates illumination. The light source remains entirely hidden, allowing light to manifest as a controlled presence rather than a visible element. The inner surface is precisely calibrated to reinforce reflection and maintain luminous clarity. This deliberate containment transforms light into a spatial event. The dialogue between the solid exterior and the emerging glow establishes a distinct architectural identity, articulating transition from enclosure to revelation while preserving composure and seamless integration within the built environment.
- Inspiration
- Emerge expresses the moment when freedom comes into existence. Light is contained within a closed and controlled form, symbolizing truth and human presence held under pressure and silence. Over time, illumination defines its own path outward, not by exposure but by persistence. The central opening marks the first act of emergence, while surrounding apertures reflect gradual release, conveying that even under confinement, light ultimately asserts its presence and becomes visible.
- Research
- The research investigates how controlled apertures within a closed architectural volume can shape light perception and spatial experience. By studying aperture geometry, internal reflectance, and indirect illumination behavior, the design enables light to emerge without exposing its source. Prototyping and material testing confirmed that a high reflectance interior significantly improves luminous efficiency and wall clarity, resulting in a lighting object that balances symbolic expression, functional performance, and efficient production.
- Challenge
- A key challenge was creating a fully enclosed form that allows light to emerge while maintaining structural integrity and visual clarity. Achieving sufficient illumination required precise aperture calibration and internal reflectance optimization. The solution involved separating exterior and interior surface finishes to enhance light efficiency while preserving the monolithic appearance and enabling simple mold free manufacturing.
- Realization and Technology
- Emerge is manufactured from 3mm aluminum 6063 sheet using precision laser cutting and folding, eliminating the need for tooling and minimizing material waste. The inner surface is finished in white to improve light reflection and efficiency. A concealed internal reflector controls light distribution and eliminates glare. The fixture uses a simple pin based wall mount system for fast installation. Finishes include durable powder coating or anodizing.
- Operation and Interaction
- Emerge functions through indirect, controlled illumination. The concealed internal light source emits light that is guided through engineered apertures and a central vertical opening. This arrangement prevents direct glare while creating clear directional presence and ambient reflection. Interaction is passive and architectural, designed to operate continuously as a wall integrated object. The user experiences a gradual visual transition as light defines itself through form rather than exposure.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed in 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
- Specifications
- Emerge features two high efficiency linear LED modules with a total power of 15W delivering up to 1000 lumens for indirect architectural lighting. The internal reflector improves optical efficiency and ensures glare free illumination. Standard configuration includes 3000K with CRI above 90, optional 3500K and 4000K, and dimmable drivers including 0 to 10V and DALI. Aluminum 6063 structure ensures durability. Dimensions 630 mm H 520 mm W 40 mm D.
- Keywords
- lighting, architectural, emergence, freedom, truth, indirect, controlled, aluminum, minimal
