Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Goes to Sukun Rechargeable Table Lamp by Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis for lighting products and fixtures design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Sukun Rechargeable Table Lamp by Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis, designed for Studio Soldout, has been granted the Bronze 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Sukun Rechargeable Table Lamp
Sukun is a table lamp made from travertine and developed around geometric motifs found in selected buildings in Turkiye and Spain. Six patterns are processed on the upper plate to shape a 2700K light output. The lamp provides light upward and downward, creating ambient illumination and task light on the surface with limited glare. Waterjet and CNC machining are used to form the pattern openings and maintain material presence. Sukun is intended for reading areas, living spaces, and hospitality tables.
About Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis
İbrahim Fatih Satılmış is a multidisciplinary industrial designer with a Master’s degree in Product and Furniture Design from Kingston University and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering from Erciyes University. Currently serving as a Senior Industrial Designer at TEPTA Lighting, he specialises in lighting product development, combining strong aesthetic sensibilities with technical precision. His expertise spans 3D modelling, production drawing, and design consultancy, enabling the creation of products that are both visually compelling and highly functional.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2024 - 2025 to 2025 - 2026 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/181026
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/181026
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!181026
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/360561
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.studiosoldout.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sukun Rechargeable Table Lamp
- Function
- Rechargeable Table Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Tan, Rosy Brown, Wheat, Dim Gray and Sandy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Studio Soldout
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #181026
Credits
- Image Credits
- Creator Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis, Sukun, 2026.; Creator Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis, Sukun, 2026. Video credits: Designer Ibrahim Fatih Satilmis, Sukun, 2026.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Sukun is a rechargeable table lamp made from Turkish travertine. Six Islamic geometric patterns referenced from landmark sites in Turkiye and Spain filter a 2700K warm up and down light to create a calm, glare reduced ambience. Waterjet and cnc machining preserve crisp geometry with natural stone texture.
- Inspiration
- Sukun was inspired by Islamic geometric motifs encountered while growing up in Turkiye and a desire to see this pattern language beyond wood, especially on travertine and stone for everyday use. Guided by Eric Broug studies, six motifs were reinterpreted from sites in konya, kayseri, karaman, cordoba, valladolid, and granada.
- Research
- Type of research: material and pattern study. Research objectives: apply Islamic geometric patterns to travertine and filter 2700K light for calm use. Methodology: analyze six sites, reconstruct motifs with Eric Broug resources, prototype. Data collection and research tools used: photos, cad, waterjet, cnc, light tests. Participants or experiments: six pattern variants. Results, insights and impacts: pattern density shapes comfort and the stone character remains. Effect of the research in real life: portable stone lighting for reading and dining.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was machining fine perforations in travertine without chipping while maintaining sufficient thickness and structural stability. Light quality required iterations to reduce hotspots and glare by balancing pattern density with up and down emission, and integrating the rechargeable system inside a minimal stone volume.
- Realization and Technology
- Body in Turkish travertine. The patterned top is cut by waterjet and refined with cnc machining; edges are hand finished. An integrated led module provides 2700k warm light in up and down directions. A concealed rechargeable power system enables cordless use and supports indoor and outdoor scenarios.
- Operation and Interaction
- The lamp is placed on a table and operated via a simple control. When switched on, 2700K warm light passes through the carved pattern to create a soft ambient glow upward, while the downward component provides functional illumination on the surface. The light is designed to be comfortable for reading, resting, and dining.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2025 in Istanbul, Turkiye and was completed in February 2026 in Istanbul, Turkiye.
- Specifications
- dimensions: diameter 250 mm x height 300 mm light source: Integrated led, 2700k optics: up and down light power: rechargeable battery charging: usb c cable and adapter runtime: 6 to 8 hours control: 3 step phase dimming material: Turkish travertine
- Keywords
- Travertine, Stone Lighting, Rechargeable Lamp, Islamic Geometry, Geometric Pattern, Warm Light, Up And Down Light, Ambient Lighting, Reading Light, Restaurant Lighting
