Nominator: Gerdi Papa

Nominator's statement

SND Lighting Collection presents a coherent family of luminaires that investigates the relationship between geometry, light, and contemporary digital craftsmanship. Rooted in elementary architectural forms, the collection translates cubes and vertical volumes into calm, well-proportioned lighting objects that combine visual clarity with atmospheric warmth.

The entire collection is 3D printed, allowing structure, surface, and light diffusion to be conceived as one integrated system. Rather than treating digital fabrication as a hidden process, SND embraces its layered textures and material logic as part of the design language. Light is filtered through carefully calibrated translucencies, producing soft, intimate illumination that responds subtly to scale and viewing angle.

With modular dimensions and customizable color combinations, the collection adapts to diverse spatial contexts while maintaining a strong formal identity. SND demonstrates a thoughtful and contemporary approach to product design, where digital production, material expression, and human experience are brought into deliberate balance.

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LOOP'S

Products that resonate with a contemporary rhythm. Our 3D-printed lighting objects echo the neon-lit skylines of Tokyo’s City Pop era—adaptable, rhythmic, and alive with possibility. We create objects that exist between thought and matter, movement and stillness. Each light is printed with precision, exploring geometric clarity and minimal form while carrying subtle emotion. Every design becomes a quiet companion, bridging craftsmanship, innovation, function, and feeling.

BLOC'S

We practice a playful minimalism where technology, design, and sustainability operate in equilibrium. Each piece is conceived as a material evolution—repurposed, recalibrated, and transformed into purposeful form. Through digital fabrication and conscious material choices, past matter is not discarded but reinterpreted, gaining new function, clarity, and contemporary presence.

SND'VALENTINES

This project reimagines Valentine’s Day as a curated spatial and social experience. Conceived as a thematic pop-up, it merges product design, atmosphere, and human interaction into one cohesive event. The collection features ambient lighting, lockers, heart-shaped keychains, elegant vases, and new products specially designed for Saint Valentine’s, developed to embody intimacy, playfulness, and emotional resonance.

Beyond retail, the project integrates a structured speed dating format, transforming the pop-up into a platform for connection. It positions design not only as an object of exchange, but as a catalyst for interaction, reflection, and shared experience — celebrating love in its romantic, personal, and communal dimensions.