Lighting Unit
Khepri

Lighting Unit for HEDS

Khepri is a floor lamp and also a pendant that is designed based on ancient Egyptians Khepri, the scarab god of rising of morning sun and rebirth. Just touch Khepri and light will be on. From the darkness to the light, as ancient Egyptians always believed. Developed from the evolution of Egyptian scarab shape, Khepri is equipped with a dimmable LED that is regulated by a touch sensor switch that provides three settings adjustable brightness by a touch.

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Proudly offering Khepri project translations in several languages: Lighting Unit EN, Beligtingseenheid AF, Njësia E Ndriçimit SQ, የመብራት ክፍል AM, وحدة الإضاءة AR, Լուսավորման Միավորը Լուսավորության HY, Işıqlandırma Qurğusu Işıqlandırma AZ, Argiztapen-Unitatea Argiztapen EU, Асвятляльны Блок BE, লাইটিং ইউনিট BN, Rasvjetna Jedinica BS, Осветителното Тяло BG, Lighting Unit MY, La Unitat D'il·luminació CA, Unit Kuwala NY, 照明单元 ZH, Unità Di Illuminazione CO, Rasvjetna Jedinica HR, Osvětlovací Jednotka CS, Belysningsenhed DA, Verlichtingseenheid NL, Lumunuo EO, Valgustusseade ET, Valaistusyksikkö FI, L'unité D'éclairage FR, Unidade De Iluminación GL, განათების ერთეული KA, Beleuchtungseinheit DE, Η Μονάδα Φωτισμού EL, લાઇટિંગ યુનિટ લાઇટિંગનો GU, Inite Ekleraj HT, Naúrar Haske HA, יחידת תאורה HE, प्रकाश इकाई HI, Világító Egység HU, Unit Pencahayaan ID, Soilsiú É Aonad GA, Unit Ọkụ IG, Lýsingareining IS, L'unità Di Illuminazione IT, 照明ユニット JA, Unit Cahya JV, ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಘಟಕವು KN, Жарықтандыру Қондырғысы KK, ឧបករណ៍បំភ្លឺ KM, Urumuri RW, Жарыктандыруу Бирдиги Жарыктандыруунун KY, 조명 장치 KO, Yekîneya Ronahiyê KU, Deponens Unitatis LA, Beliichtung Eenheet LB, ຫນ່ວຍແສງສະຫວ່າງ LO, Apšvietimo Blokas LT, Apgaismes Vienība LV, Осветлување Единица MK, Jiro MG, Unit Pencahayaan MS, ലൈറ്റിംഗ് യൂണിറ്റ് ML, Unità Tad-Dawl MT, Rama Rama Te Waeine MI, लाइटिंग युनिट MR, Гэрэлтүүлгийн Нэгж MN, प्रकाश इकाई प्रकाश NE, Belysningsenhet NO, ଆଲୋକୀକରଣ ଏକକ OR, ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਯੂਨਿਟ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ PA, واحد روشنایی FA, Jednostka Oświetleniowa PL, د رڼا واحد PS, Unidade De Iluminação PT, Unitatea De Iluminat RO, Осветительная Установка RU, روشني يونٽ SD, Iunite Moli SM, Расветна Јединица SR, Aonad GD, Lighting Unit SN, ආලෝකකරණ ඒකකය SI, Osvetľovacia Jednotka SK, Svetlobna Enota SL, Unugga Iftiinka SO, Lighting Unit ST, Unidad De Iluminación ES, Unit Pencahayaan SU, Kitengo Cha Taa SW, Belysningsenhet SV, லைட்டிங் அலகு TA, లైటింగ్ యూనిట్ TE, Воҳиди Рӯшноӣ TG, หน่วยแสง TH, Yşyklandyryş Bölümi Yşyklandyryşyň TK, Ang Yunit Ng Pag-Iilaw TL, Aydınlatma Ünitesi TR, Яктырту Җайланмасы TT, يورۇتۇش بىرلىكى يورۇتۇشنىڭ UG, Освітлювальний Блок UK, لائٹنگ یونٹ روشنی UR, Yoritish Birligi UZ, Đơn Vị Chiếu Sáng VI, Uned Goleuo CY, Ferljochting Ienheid FY, Iyunithi Yokukhanyisa XH, לייטינג אַפּאַראַט YI, Ina Kuro YO, Iyunithi Yokukhanyisa ZU, 照明單元 ZY, Yunit Sa Suga CEB, ʻo Ka ʻāpana Kukui HAW, Chav Teeb Pom Kev Zoo HMN, tailored for your needs.


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Unique Properties

Khepri is a floor lamp and also a pendent that is designed based on ancient Egyptians Khepri concept. Just touch Khepri and light will be on: From the Darkness to the Light - as ancient Egyptians always believed. Developed from the evolution of Egyptian scarab shape, Khepri is equipped with a dimmable LED that is regulated by a touch sensor switch that provides three settings adjustable brightness by a touch.

Tags

Lighting, Pendent, Egypt, Scarab, Khepri, LED, Lamp

Production Technology

Khepri was designed by HEDS, a Design Studio based in Cairo. Specialized in innovation product design.

Design Challenge

The Integration of Anicent Egyptian believes and the Modern Style, as we worked on developing a complex form (Scarab Beetle), to extract the outline of khepri (Lighting Unit) to be functional and deliver the concept of Scarab Beetle God of Light and recreation that believed by Ancient Egyptian.

Project Duration

The project started as an individual project from 15th February 2021, to 20th March 2021, in HEDS Design Studio. Located in Cairo, Egypt.

Operation Flow

Khepri is inspired from the ancient Egyptian myth of the god of sunrise, Khepri lighting unit design is evolved from the shape of the scarab god while it is bringing the light to the world from the darkness. This was the main idea and function behind Khepri new lighting unit, to have this concept in an indoors lighting unit in a contemporary way. with just a touch any one can bring the light to his place using Khepri lighting unit.

Research

The central belief surrounding Khepri was the god's ability to renew life, in the same way he restored the sun's existence every morning. Mummified scarab beetles and scarab amulets have been found in Pre-dynastic graves, indicating that Khepri was respected early on in the history of Ancient Egypt. Khepri was principally depicted as a scarab beetle and this is the form that i started to abstract it to it's minimal form showing the rebirth of light coming from the heart of the darkness of Khepri in a modern Lighting unit.

Inspiration

The Ancient Egyptians watched the scarab rolling dung into a ball and pushing it along the ground to its burrow, they made a connection between the movement of the sun across the sky and the movement of the dung ball pushed by the scarab. Egyptians believed that it pushes the sun every morning into the sky (light), then back to the underworld in the evening (Darkness). They named it Khepri: The scarab god of rising of morning sun and rebirth. Khepri is our inspiration for lighting units.

Project Overview

Khepri Lighting Unit has been a Silver winner in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design award category in the year 2020 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

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For design images and photos please credit Hisham El Essawy.

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Silver Recognition

Hisham El Essawy was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Khepri Lighting Unit .

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Khepri: A Modern Lighting Unit Inspired by Ancient Egyptian Mythology

Ancient Egyptian Mythology Inspires Hisham El Essawy's Khepri Lighting Unit


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