2020 / / Professional

Caribou - Rethinking chandeliers

• Company
  Foleydesigns Private Limited, India
• Lead Designer
  Michael Foley
• Design Team
  Foley Designs Innovation lab
• Client
  Foley Designs Private Limited
• Other credit
  Photograph By Abhay

A lighting installation designed using a confluence of craft and design built using a concept of a kit of parts. By smartly rethinking power transmission the lighting configuration becomes versatile for customization allowing a linear or radial array. This product expresses a blend of beauty and functionality by using ‘metal inlay’ both for aesthetics and for power transmission, thus eliminating wires completely. Each arm is machined in wood and assembled in a chosen shape. The concept opens up a range of solutions in terms of shape and form of the chandelier.

Bio
Michael Foley runs an independent studio 'Foley Designs' known for its innovative thinking processes, zeal for design, originality of thought and the ability to use market and consumer understanding to create new benchmarks in design. Foleydesigns is a product design and strategy company with a legacy in consulting services. Foleydesigns has been involved in landmark projects such as the design of the Queen’s Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and several world-class products for the Indian and global market.

Other prizes
- Selected at top 50 successful Indians to meet Tony Blair PM of UK. - International Bicycle Design Competition, Government of Taiwan - Grand Prize. - Best Lifestyle Product Design 2003 - NID Business World Design Excellence Awards for the Titan EDGE - Winner. - Elle Decor Best Lifestyle product - FM radio Design. - ‘Designer of the Year‘ 2004 NID Business world Design Excellence Awards - Winner. - ‘Best Lifestyle Product Design’ 2004 NID Business world Awards for the Titan Edge New Generation - Winner. - ‘Best Consumer Electronic Product Design‘ 2004 NID Business world Awards for Innoviti’s Vaayu - Winner - Business Today—Young Super performer award for ’Ideator of the year‘ 2005 - Winner. - Bombay Sapphire Martini Glass Award 2007 - Winner. - 2010 Commonwealth Games Bid for Baton design - Winner. - Mercedes Benz - Forbes, Award for Excellence in Design. - Elle Decor Best Lifestyle product - Kitchen Category - 2013 - Joint Winner. - Elle Decor best lifestyle product - Tiaara - Artize - 2017 - Plus-X award Germany 2017, Tiaara Artize - Winner. - German Design award - Jaquar Experience studio - 2019 - Lexus India - Best Lifestyle product design - South Indian Breakfast ladles - 2019 - Winner - Bus Shelter Design Competition DTIDC, New Delhi- 2019  - Winner. - ‘Good Design‘ by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design Chicago Athenaeum  for  Violet  2009 - Winner. - ‘Good Design‘ by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design Tiaara - Artize - 2017 - ‘Green Good Design’ Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design - Copper Carafe TILT - Winner 2019 - ‘Green Good Design’ Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design - Caribou Chandelier - Winner 2020 - CES Innovation Award - 2020, Bluarmor Gen 3 Helmet Cooling Device. - European Design Award 2020 - Product design - Sustainable footwear -  Honorable Mention.