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Filmy
Project Brief:
This is a series of lights that emulates the serene shifts of natural sky colors. Offering solace and relaxation, it's a source of comfort for those dwelling in dimly illuminated environments over prolonged periods.
Project Focus:
Lighting Properties & Experiments & Design Story
Timeline:
14 weeks project
As urban areas expand and populations grow, housing resources are becoming more strained, leading to increasingly densely distributed housing. Many people are forced to live in small spaces, and the construction of taller concrete buildings has removed their access to natural light. This has resulted in many individuals living in cramped, poorly lit areas that lack natural elements.
The pandemic has forced people to stay in such environments for an extended period, which can lead to a disconnection from nature.
User research & Home lighting study
It is time to bring elements of nature back into urban dwellings and reintroduce the benefits of nature into their daily lives.
Instead of simply illuminating a dark room, prioritize lighting up people's emotions by recreating a nature experience that evokes well-being and helps them feel more immersed in their living space.
Ideation
The ever-changing sky
The sky, an artist's dream, a priceless gift,
A palette that's never what it seems,
From dawn 'til dusk, it wears new hues,
A breathtaking sight for me and you.
Seasons and time, shape its tone,
A canvas that's never alone,
With each daily shift, a new masterpiece,
Nature's wonder shall never cease.
Introduce sky colors to the house.
Start to test the light quality to see if I liked them.
Filmy Lighting Experiment 1.0:
Material: white acrylic + color sheets + LED strips
1/8'' thick white acrylic sheet
1 LED Strip
1/8'' thick white acrylic sheet
3 LED Strips
1/4'' thick white acrylic sheet
3/8'' thick white acrylic sheet
1/2'' thick white acrylic sheet
Sky Color Light Quality Collection
The blur
between darkness and light,
between sky and land,
between heaven and earth,
between inland and coastal,
between flash and permanent...
Filmy Lighting Experiment 2.0:
Prototype 2:
Laster cut 12‘’ x 2.5'' x 5'' with 0.5'' thick fillets, stack all pieces together
I love the misty edge. So I created more prototypes to test the light quality like this in experiment 3.0.
Prototype 3 & 4:
Front, left & right sides: 1/8'' thick
Top & Bottom pieces: 1/8'' thick
Back side: 1/2'' thick
Dimensions: 12'' x 2'' x 5''
To achieve the ideal level of edge-blurred lighting effect that was in Experiment 2.0, I conducted tests to determine the relationship between the position of the LED light panel & color sheet within the overall prototype and the resulting lighting effect. Plus, tested investigated how the size of the white space left at the edge of the acrylic panel affected the overall lighting effect.
Filmy Lighting Experiment 3.0:
LED strip position set up reconfirmation,
Prototype 2 refinement
External: one 1/4'' thick + 1/8'' thick white acrylic frame + 1/2'' thick front piece white acrylic
Internal: 1/8'' thick acrylic sheet
LED strip sticks on the clear acrylic sheet
Effect: 50% light dot visibility
External: one 1/4'' thick + two 1/8'' thick white acrylic frame + 1/2'' thick front piece white acrylic
Internal: 1/8'' thick clear acrylic sheet
1. LED strip sticks between the side of the white acrylic frame and the clear board in 45 degrees.
2. LED strip sticks on the inter side of the white acrylic frame
Effect: They both got 30% light dot visibility
Relationship of frames & color sheets
Keep the front cover acrylic piece 1/2'' thick
Stack all 1/4'' thick margin frames together;
Place the color sheet at 1/5 of the mockup
Keep the front cover acrylic piece 1/2'' thick
When the color sheet is at 3/5 of the mockup;
Shift the color sheet above to the LED strip clear acrylic panel
Keep the color sheet is at 3/5 of the mockup;
Place the color sheet a little far behind of the LED strip panel
Change the front cover sheet to 1/4'' thick
Keep the front cover acrylic piece 1/2'' thick, and the color sheet at 1/5 of the mockup;
Adjust the position of margin frames stacking.
Margin frames stack order: 1/4''+1/2''+1/4''
Margin frames stack order: 1/4''+1/2''
Margin frames order: 1/4''+ 1''+ 1/2''
Prototype 3 refinement
Various Dimensions
Beautiful skies around the world
In the future version of Filmy, customers will have the exciting opportunity to capture and personalize their favorite city sky colors. Customers can record these breathtaking moments while traveling and enjoying their adventures and customize the light colors to suit their preferences. It's a unique way to create unforgettable memories and enhance the joy of exploration and play.
Santorini
Latvia
Finland
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New Mexico
Arizona
Embrace Nature's Dance,
Illuminate Your Ambiance.
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