"Lighting fixture for busbar" competition

International

deadline for submitting works

17.01.2025

"Lighting fixture for busbar" competition

organizer: Polish Lighting Industry Association

The Polish Lighting Industry Association, in cooperation with the studios Goczołowie Architekci Studio Autorskie and OVO Grąbczewscy Architekci, as well as the SOMA agency, the organizer of the ŚWIATŁO International Fair in Warsaw, has announced a design competition - "Lighting fixture for busbar".

ThePolish Lighting Industry Association, in cooperation with the studios Goczołowie Architekci Studio Autorskie and OVO Grąbczewscy Architekci, as well as the SOMA agency, organizer of the ŚWIATŁO International Fair in Warsaw, has announced a design competition - "Lighting fixture for busbar".

purpose

The purpose of the competition is to design a lighting fixture for a 230VAC three-circuit busbar. Busbars are technical elements accompanying lighting that allow for dynamic changes: the position of the luminaire can be changed, and light sources can be added or subtracted depending on the needs and situation.

The jury expects unconventional design solutions for luminaires or entire lighting systems, which will become a complement to the architecture of interiors of different character and purpose. The designer should take into account not only the visual effect, impression and lighting function, but also the safety of use related to the distribution of light flux and electrical power. The design requires a general explanation of the principle of construction and operation.

terms and conditions

The competition is an open, international and one-stage competition. It is directed to people associated with architecture, art, design, and all fields of art. The competition is open to both individuals and teams. Competition entries must be own works, not previously published anywhere, not the subject of any other competition, and unencumbered by legal defects or claims of third parties.

The competition task is to design a luminaire for a busbar (TEAR family of busbars from the KANLUX range). The focus should be on the design of the luminaire itself for power supply using an existing TEAR-type adapter (for 230VAC mains power supply) or publicly available DC power supplies built into the rail adapter (in-track driver for integrated LED luminaires).

The luminaire can have a replaceable or non-replaceable light source. It can be decorative or designed for specialized purposes. The competition proposal should take into account the type of room and determine the function of the lighting, and then design a luminaire that fits formally and functionally into the chosen spatial and functional situation.

The project should go beyond the limits of typical thinking about the construction and design of lighting fixtures and the possibilities of illuminating surfaces, spaces and objects in different types of interiors.

A very important aspect of the design is the actual feasibility of the design, so that it offers the possibility of producing a prototype series. The preferred material is sheet metal.

prizes

1st Prize - 3,500 PLN
II Prize - 1 750 PLN
III Prize - 1,000 PLN
Three honorable mentions - diplomas

calendar

submission of questions by participants - until December 20, 2024
providing answers to questions - until December 31, 2024
submission ofworks - until January 17, 2025
deliberations of the jury - until February 7, 2025
announcement of works qualified for the finals - February 10, 2025
settlement of the competition - March 13, 2025

jury

Beata Goczoł - architect, Goczołowie Architekci Studio Autorskie
Oskar Grąbczewski - architect, OVO Grąbczewscy Architekci
Maciej Jurkowski-Lukas - artist, designer, architect
Marek Orłowski - Polish Lighting Industry Association
Prof. Michał Stefanowski - Head of the Department of Design at the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
prof. Wojciech Wybieralski - retired employee. Faculty of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
representative of the KANLUX company
laureate(s) of the 1st Prize of the previous edition of the competition
Elżbieta Dajer - secretary of the competition, SOMA Agency