Bronze Lighting Products and Fixtures Design · 2023

Poente Table Lamp

by Marcos Duailibe

A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Awarded April 15, 2023
CLIENT: Mc+ Arquitetos
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About Poente Table Lamp

The Lamp combines warm and cool materials, accentuating natural elements and evoking nostalgic feelings. Featuring Rojo Alicante marble, walnut wood, brushed brass, and a linen lamp shade, it creates a striking visual. Its design uses natural materials for a sturdy, comforting look, drawing inspiration from 1950s-1960s Brazilian design, architecture, and art. The goal was to create a refined, luminescent piece that brings calming, sunset-inspired lighting. The design incorporates primary geometric shapes, showcasing the beauty of materials and textures for a naturally contrasting result.

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Unique Properties: The Lamp is distinguished by its blend of warm and cool materials that accentuate natural elements and evoke nostalgic emotions. It utilizes Rojo Alicante marble, walnut wood, brushed brass, and a linen lamp shade to produce a striking visual. The design style draws inspiration from mid-century and 1950s-1960s Brazilian design, resulting in an elegant piece. Furthermore, the design incorporates natural materials to achieve a sturdy appearance and a feeling of familiar comfort.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ø 360 x H 490
Tags: lamp, lampshade, lighting, table lamp, light
Production Technology: Rojo Alicante marble, walnut wood, brushed brass, and Lamp shade made of linen
Design Challenge: The choice of marble represented a challenge to be overcome, as it was necessary to find a form that was slender and light enough to keep the luminaire resistant and balanced, but at the same time easy to use and harmonious in shape.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2021 in Maranhão, Brazil and ended in April 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil.
Operation Flow: The table lamp is very simple to use, it can be plugged directly into the socket through a cable coated in brown fabric with an on/off button in brushed brass.
The main structure of the piece is in marble and wood with joints and details in brass, making the resistance of these materials amplify the durability of the product.
Research: At first, a lamp was thought of in which wood and marble were the main materials, but which also had a fabric dome to generate diffused and pleasant lighting. The design came about through simple geometric shapes on paper, and these shapes were entirely related to a different material. then volumetry began, seeking to connect each element.
Inspiration: Inspiration flowed from the vibrant Brazilian culture, architecture and art, seeking to create a luminescent product that incorporated these elements. The aim was to build something innovative and refined, suitable for both homes and workspaces, that would bring calming lighting, inspired by the lighting of the sunset. In the conception, the objective was to use primary geometric shapes that combined could highlight the maximum beauty of its materials and textures, generating a piece with a lot of natural contrast.
Image Credits: All Images by Marcos Duailibe.
Patents: All rights belong to Marcos Duailibe.