Design Count

Design Count

Design Count featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Ithaki Restaurant

Ithaki Restaurant is a lighting design created for a fine dining restaurant on a coastal area of the city. The scheme covers both interior and exterior areas, and all of these areas face the sea. A glare-free approach was chosen to protect the night views of the sea and the night sky. Warm light defines the dining tables and creates an immersive and intimate atmosphere. The lighting supports the refined tones of the interior design and enhances the culinary experience. The aim was to give guests a sense of comfort during shared meals.

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Magfinity

Magfinity is a magnetic track lighting system for commercial and residential spaces. The system combines an angular linear track with a range of LED luminaires that connect magnetically. Fixtures snap into place without tools and can be detached, repositioned, or exchanged quickly. Each fixture gives a glare-free beam, and some can be rotated to direct light toward wall art, countertops, or hallways. The track can be recessed into the ceiling, suspended, or surface mounted. The aim was to simplify the installation of high-end lighting.

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Lens

Lens is a minimal pendant light designed for professional lighting projects. The body is made of aluminium, turned on a lathe in two pieces that are joined together. A COB LED with a 35 degree lens and a triac dimmable driver give high light output with a colour rendering index above 90. Colour temperatures of 2700K, 3000K and 4000K are offered. The 3 millimetre wire allows a suspension distance of up to 3 metres. Recessed and surface installation are both possible. Finishes are black, white or a custom colour.

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MABY Smart Lighting System

MABY is a modular smart lighting system designed for building decorative light sculptures. The system uses flat cells in four shapes: triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon. The cells connect to one another, so many different structures can be formed. Colored pattern plates, called MABY skin, attach to each cell to change its appearance. Brightness, color and on or off status are adjusted by touching the cells or by using a mobile application. The intent is to support creative expression at home for users of many ages.

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Light Weaving

Light Weaving is an outdoor lighting installation shaped as a Christmas tree. The structure is made of laser cut stainless steel pipes forming 80 triangle units joined by more than 240 welded points. Acrylic yarn is woven by hand over the metal frame, following the weaving techniques of the indigenous people of Taiwan. Computer controlled LED lights and a light sensor adjust the colors to a timing system and to natural light, and the tone stays blue at midnight. The design brings delicate woven craft outdoors for public viewing.

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Oplamp

Oplamp is composed of a ceramic body and a solid wood base on which an led light source is placed. Thanks to its shape, obtained through the fusion of three cones, the Oplamp's body can be rotated to three alternative positions that creates different types of light: high table lamp and ambient light, low table lamp and ambient light, or two ambient lights. Each configuration of the lamp’s cones allows at least one of the beams of light to interact naturally with the surrounding architectural settings. Oplamp is designed and made entirely by hand in Italy.

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