Obj01 Lamp by Manu Bano |
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| DESIGN NAME: Obj01 PRIMARY FUNCTION: Lamp INSPIRATION: In my day to day life I visit many workshops. In this occasion, as I could not go out to be inspired due to the pandemic, the challenge was to face a blank sheet of paper. I started with complex designs that I gradually discarded due to the impossibility of going to the production workshops. I ended up stripping away the complexity of the design and keeping the essentials. I decided to work just with one material and one industrial process which I was familiar with; metal and laser cutting. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: OBJ-01 is an understandable simple gesture. At a glance, it reveals its material, its manufacturing process, its function and its use. A plate of raw metal cut by laser and assembled by hand with a rubber hammer. Its size responds to the modulation and format of the material in its commercial standards. Pure geometric figures build the lighting fixture; a rectangle, a circle and a cylinder at the back which contains the LED light spot. The circle, when cut out, adopts the function of a screen. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: OBJ-01 has an integrated custom touch dimmer. As metal is conductive, this system takes advantage of its properties, so when you touch the lamp in any side it turns on/off. The user can also control the LED brightness by tapping the lamp several times. This makes makes for me the object to look more sculptural as you don't need a black metal box with a dimmer close to the lamp to be able to turn it on, it's just the lamp over your sideboard. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: I designed the first OBJ-01 prototype during the pandemic in Mexico City in 2020 and I have been producing new pieces since then. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Lighting Products and Fixtures Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: OBJ-01 is made out of sheet of raw metal, that can be steel, stainless steel or brass, cut by laser and assembled by hand with a rubber hammer and no welding joinery. Its size responds to the modulation and format of the material in its commercial standards. It is polished by hand and sealed with wax. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Dimensions: 38 x 22 x 7 cm Materials: Steel, Stainless steel or Brass + LED light + custom electronics. TAGS: - RESEARCH ABSTRACT: On this occasion, there was practically no research, the design process was an exercise of intuition. I decided to reuse the cardboard from online purchases I made during the pandemic and use it as material for mockups. I started working with this cardboard and a knife cutter making different cuts and folds to the cardboard to transform a 2D sheet into a 3D object with different uses. My intention from the beginning was to achieve a small object that I could send flat packed all over the world, so starting the process from a flat sheet was important. CHALLENGE: As a product designed and produced during 2020, the biggest challenge was to do everything from home. I am used to working with my hands and visiting many workshops. In this case I had to work with processes and materials I already knew because experimenting became impossible. Eventually I bought some machines to be able to bring the production to my home and to be able to control the quality by myself. ADDED DATE: 2021-02-22 04:57:22 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Manu Bano, 2020. |
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NAME: MANU BAÑÓ PROFILE: Manu Bañó was born in Valencia, Spain in 1990. After studying Industrial Design at the UCH CEU University in Valencia and a Master’s degree in Furniture and Lighting, he joined Magnus Long Studio in London. He founded his own design studio, LaSelva, in 2010, then moved to Mexico City in 2013 to work with the designer Héctor Esrawe. His work has been exhibited in design fairs such as Design Miami/Basel, Salone Satellite in Milan, Maison&Objet in Paris and Zona Maco in Mexico, and has also been honored with awards such as Best Of Year by Interior Design Magazine and IF Design Award. Son of a designer and an artist, Manu grew up in a creative and experimental environment, which awakened from an early age his interest in materials, craft techniques and the nature of objects. He currently lives and works in Mexico City. He is an associate of Esrawe Studio and leads the product design team. Together with Héctor and Age, he co-founded EWE studio in 2016. |
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Obj01 Lamp by Manu Bano is Winner in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Category, 2020 - 2021.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Manu Bano. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Manu Bano. |
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