Silver Lighting Products and Fixtures Design · 2020
Flex Multifunctional Lamp
by ZhuoYi Fan
- A' Design Award 2020 Silver Winner in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Guangzhou Pingtian Crafts Co.ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 34,097
- Verification code 8555324AD7 · Verify this award
About Flex Multifunctional Lamp
Flex is a series of household lamps that includes two table lamps and one floor lamp. Each lamp is made of a solid wood light unit, a neodymium ball, a metal pole and a base. A magnetic connection joins the light unit to the stand and allows the light unit to be turned in any direction. The light unit can also be removed and fixed to other surfaces with magnetic accessories, so it can serve as a wall lamp. A touch sensor in the wooden housing sets three levels of brightness. The wood is coated with wax to keep its natural texture.
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- Unique Properties
- Flex Light is a series of household luminaries which each is consisted of solid wood housing illuminant,neodymium ball,metal pole and base.Under the effect of novel magnetic suction structure,the illuminant can be connected with the stand and adjusted in any direction centering on the magetic ball.Besides,the illuminant can also be separated and attached to other surfaces as a wall lamp.It is portable and flexible for daily use.It can be disassembled and assembled.The design structure make it more convenient for packaging and logistics.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Small table lamp:120*340*365mm
Large table lamp: 150*440*490mm
Floor lamp: 270*440*1500mm - Tags
- flexible, omni directional, portable, multipurpose, rechargeable, touch lamp, reading lamp, lighting design, luminaire, led
- Production Technology
- CNC machining and profile processing are adopted in the process.Crafting wood by CNC can solve the precision problem of traditional way and be more effective to reduce the cost.So that can be feasible to make products achieve industrial standardization.The materials used in this product include solid wood, aluminum alloy, polymer battery, magnet, LED module and so on.All have passed the domestic 3C certification standard of environmental protection.Solid wood housing is coated with Belgium wax which helps products completely retain the nature texture and delicate touch.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty of subversion. Products change from the plug-in electric cable to the wireless charging, from integration to separation,from cold metal to warm wood,from stable and static to mobile.Also, it includes the change of the mechanical connections and electrical connections, and application of magnetic suction with precision and lubrication.All of these need a lot of theoretical thinking,sample test and research.We determined the final proposals present products in minimalist form.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2016 in Guangzhou,finished structural improvement and circuit adjustment in May 2017,finished all materials test in August 2017.Flex Light were launched on TaoBao Crowdfunding Platform on December 21st,2017.
- Operation Flow
- You can turn on the light and adjust three levels of illuminating brightness by touching the switch which is connected with a touch sensor into the wooden housing.Then,hold the end of lamp body to rotate it in all direction to meet usage requirement.Besides, you can also separate the mobile illuminant from the stand and use it individually.Stick the equipped magnet accessories to other surface,you can attach the illuminant in different surfaces as a wall lamp.
- Research
- Looking at the world famous reading lamp brand,we can see there are many old-fashioned and stuffy products.Maintaining tradition and professionalism is not an excuse for lockout.It has to be changed.For a new reading lamp design,we collect the global product information to analyze market expectation via data downloads and set following goals.Our products need to be friendly,lightweight,innovative,with prospect of intelligent,economical,especially suitable for dynamic lifestyle of young people.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the scene that birds rest on branch,jump and sing happily, rest quietly, and then fly away.With the easily separated structures, this lamp imitates the activity process of birds,which makes the household luminaire more flexible and functional. We select natural wood to develop products for the younger generation.It is light and portable to match the rapid shifts in space and time,which is suitable for free,dynamic lifestyle of the young.We want to create a new user experience of lighting,that is natural, affordable fashion with user-friendly techniques.
- Image Credits
- Image#1：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#2：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#3：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#4：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018
Image#5：Zhuoyi Fan ,2018 - Patents
- Patented.ZL 2018 2 0146748.6.GUANGZHOU PINGTIAN CRAFTS CO. LTD.2018.
Patented.ZL 2017 3 0455825.7.GUANGZHOU PINGTIAN CRAFTS CO. LTD.2018.
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Design Interview about Flex Multifunctional Lamp
Magnetic attraction and lever principle, Read that few lighting fixtures use natural materials. However, we believe that natural wood is a material that people are willing to touch, and reading lighting lamps rarely have both large-angle adjustment and mobile lighting. Based on the research of existing products and people's hidden expectation of reading lamps, we have made such a design and implemented it in the most direct way.
The main emphasis is on connection, angle adjustment mode, and mobile lighting function, especially what is to be realized: a high-power reading desk lamp design can be detachable, movable, rechargeable and upgradeable.
Because it is a series design, more series products will emerge in the future.
About 6 months, half of which we spent discussing the feasibility.
Based on the research of existing products and people's hidden expectation of reading lamps, we have made such a design, which we have actively implemented.
Is it your own work?
We produce and sell our own products. We present them to the market under our own brands, but we have cooperative sales companies.
We produce and sell our own products. We present them to the market under our own brands, but we have cooperative sales companies.
Doubts about existing products, application missions of natural materials, and reasonable but different pursuits.
Some designs in Japan and Germany are inspiring to us, mainly because of their daily attention.
We hope that the target customers will be as broad as possible. If we have to make choices, we hope to pay more attention to the quality of life.The crowd chose the design.
Different functional concepts, scene concepts, and different material pursuits.
Inhabit. Like birds, they perch on branches and are free. They can stay still, jump and fly.
Basic graphic and stereo design software are used, and 3D printing and hand tools are used.
It should also lie in its unique magnetic attraction connection and angle adjustment.
We have a consistent tradition of teamwork, in addition to industrial designers, there are also professionals in electrical engineering and material processing.
Make the design accurate and smooth implementation.
We do not have a special data research team. Based on our sensitivity to the industry, we collect data extensively through the Internet and conduct long-term daily research, and then make judgments. The Internet is really a good data collection tool. It is inconceivable without the Internet.
The combination of natural materials and industrial materials requires a lot of time to experiment and explore, which is a challenge.
Our team is international.
Calm research, trust your own judgment, then carefully test, once determined to actively push forward.
No thanks.