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Light Switch Concept

Designing and producing a surface-mounted light switch prototyped with molding technique.

Tags: 3D Printing, 3D Visualization, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Biomimicry, CAD, Creative Concept Development, Epoxy Resin, Generative Design, Graphic Design, Grasshopper, Industrial Design, Injection Molding, Interior Visualization, KeyShot, Lighting Design, Market Research, Nature Inspired, Observation, Presentation Design, Problem Solving Design, Prototyping, Rhinoceros, Silicone Molding, User Experience (UX), Visual Research
SCHOOL
BHSAD
Year
2018
Level
Product Design L5
Module
Design Materials & Technology
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Project Log
lightswitch design concept CAD prototype (Grasshopper)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)

Seeking Inspiration

The chandelier Manila by Venini became the primary source of inspiration for the project. The main feature of the item is the air bubbles formed during the glassblowing.

lightswitch design concept
lightswitch design concept

Studying market

The research was a vital part of the project. It was important to analyze not only different types of light switches but also the manufacturers.

Studying types of feedback

I was interested in creating not a classic button light switch but something conceptual and surface-oriented. It was the main reason to study possible types of light switch feedback.

lightswitch design concept
lightswitch design concept CAD prototype (Grasshopper)

I tried to imagine the surface with this side effect inside out. This surface seems solid. At the same time, it is lightweight. Also, it looks sophisticated, and it is hard to understand what it is exactly.
Thus, curiosity became the main feature of this light switch concept.

lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)
lightswitch design concept physical prototype (Silicon and Epoxy casting)

Visualization

To present the light switch concept at the interior, the led diner dining set by John Lewis and Partners was modeled.

lightswitch design concept
lightswitch design concept CAD prototype - Interior visualization
lightswitch design concept CAD prototype - Interior visualization
lightswitch design concept CAD prototype (Grasshopper)
lightswitch design concept CAD prototype - Interior visualization