Gold Lighting Products and Fixtures Design · 2024
Bangkok Pendant Lamp
- A' Design Award 2024 Gold Winner in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: Maytoni
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 181,783
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About Bangkok Pendant Lamp
Bangkok is a pendant lamp inspired by the tiered architecture of ancient Thai temples. The silhouette was based on the temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, restated in concise forms. Each lamp is formed of two or three glass elements set in tiers, recalling the light windows that fill Thai temples with light. Glossy tinted glass creates bright highlights on all sides, while a transparent version allows mixed compositions. LED boards with matte diffusers at the top and bottom produce soft diffused light.
Within the distinguished tradition of contemporary lighting design that seeks to dissolve boundaries between functional object and sculptural presence, this luminaire ensemble demonstrates exceptional sensitivity to the poetic potential inherent in industrial materials. The designer appears to engage thoughtfully with the rich heritage of Venetian and Bohemian glassblowing while reinterpreting these traditions through a distinctly contemporary lens that emphasizes precision, restraint, and the inherent optical properties of borosilicate glass. The stacked organic forms suggest meditation upon natural phenomena, perhaps the behavior of water droplets in various states of coalescence, or the gravitational suspension of soap bubbles before their ephemeral dissolution. Technical accomplishment manifests in the seamless integration of functional requirements with aesthetic aspirations, the concealed light source distributing warm illumination through multiple glass chambers that serve simultaneously as diffusers, refractors, and ornamental elements. The presentation methodology, incorporating white-gloved hands against infinite black void, consciously references the display conventions associated with precious objects, jewelry presentation, and museum artifact handling, thereby elevating the quotidian pendant lamp into an object worthy of contemplation and careful consideration. This contextual framing invites recognition of the substantial craft investment underlying each component, from the precision-formed glass elements requiring skilled hot-work manipulation to the machined metal stem achieving structural integrity without visual heaviness. The composition itself demonstrates sophisticated understanding of visual hierarchy and narrative potential, the hands suggesting both protective stewardship and the moment of installation, thereby collapsing multiple temporal stages into a single compelling image. One might consider how this work participates in broader conversations regarding the role of lighting in establishing domestic atmosphere, the psychological effects of warm-spectrum illumination in evening environments, and the growing appreciation for objects that reveal their making processes through material transparency. The viewer is invited to contemplate the transformative potential of thoughtful design in elevating everyday domestic rituals into moments of genuine aesthetic pleasure and spatial poetry.
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- Unique Properties
- Since the tiered design of Thai architecture was taken as the basis, lamps consist of two or three glass elements. The basis for the silhouettes of the lamps was taken by the temple of the "Emerald Buddha" in Bangkok. However, they were stylized in more concise topical forms, in a way that the lamp is completely illuminated by light flux, like the interior of Thai temples. LED boards covered with matte diffusers were used at the top and bottom in order to create diffuse soft lighting.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Color temperature 3000 K, Protection IP20, Color rendering index
85 CRI , Beam Angle 120°, Voltage AC 220-240 V, Power 11 W, Luminous flux 1000 lm. - Tags
- Lighting, Lamp, Product design, Maytoni, Alexey Danilin
- Production Technology
- When selecting materials, the materials of Thai architecture were analyzed. Externally, temples are often covered with glossy gold. Thanks to this, an interesting play of light and glare appears. Therefore, glossy tinted glass was chosen. In such a way, the lamps on all sides are covered with bright highlights. A luminaire with transparent glass was also created to create compositions from luminaires with transparent and tinted glass.
The lamps are presented in three designs so that they fit together and resemble temple complexes. In addition the principle of customization of elements was applied in them. Some of the elements in them are repeated in order to reduce environmental damage in mold manufacturing. - Design Challenge
- An important task in the research process was to study the properties of light, computer modeling of the distribution of light flux and the appearance of glare on the glass. In addition, much attention was paid to the quality of LEDs so that the lamp served the user for many years. Moreover, the use of the principles of customization was used to create molds to reduce production resources.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2022 in Moscow and finished in August 2022 in Moscow, and was exhibited in Interlight Russia 2022 in September 2022.
- Operation Flow
- For the convenience of the user, the wire heights are adjusted to vary the composition creation. A special ceiling bowl that houses the driver was also designed. It is made with special magnetic mounts to get rid of visual noise. For example, a wire holder and bolts for fastening to the ceiling.
Each lamp creates a luminous flux of at least 1000 lumens, which allows you to use the lamp not only for accent and probed lighting, but use them as the main lighting in the room. - Research
- The study was originally aimed at studying the interaction of light with glass. For this, the experience of masters of antiquity of different cultures was studied. In this process, the Thai architectural tradition gradually attracted attention. Since the ancient architects of Buddhist temples very skillfully and accurately worked with light effects. With the help of special light windows, they filled the center of temples with light and created a mystical atmosphere. It was decided to apply these techniques in the design of lamps.
- Inspiration
- An ancient Thai temple architecture became the inspiration for the Bangkok collection. These structures, called Wat, reflect the principles of the Buddhist universe about the ghostly nature of life and the earthly world. This is expressed in the tiered construction of vat. Between each tier there are special breaks that serve as light windows, which fill the center of the temple with light and illuminate the sacred relic. The collection was created using the principles of this tiered design.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #2: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #3: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #4: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023,
Image #5: Maytoni brand photographer Pavel Dunaev, 2023.