CORIOLIS LIGHT
We designed the Coriolis fixture as a response to a need for large-scale, inexpensive light fixtures for an art fair venue. The fixtures ideally would be designed to be flat packed and stored for reuse. This design mandate spurred an investigation into how a flat material could be used to create volume.
A cylindrical shade was made of thin plywood with CNC-cut tabs cut into its surface to relieve tension in the material produced by the curvature. The tabs spin off the cylinder in a Coriolis Effect, with corresponding rays emitting from the cylinder in streaks of light.
The interior surface and bottom reflectors are painted gold to reflect light, and serve as a disjunctive counterpoint to the humble nature of the plywood.
Photography: Andy Ryan
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We designed the Coriolis fixture as a response to a need for large-scale, inexpensive light fixtures for an art fair venue. The fixtures ideally would be designed to be flat packed and stored for reuse. This design mandate spurred an investigation into how a flat material could be used to create volume.
A cylindrical shade was made of thin plywood with CNC-cut tabs cut into its surface to relieve tension in the material produced by the curvature. The tabs spin off the cylinder in a Coriolis Effect, with corresponding rays emitting from the cylinder in streaks of light.
The interior surface and bottom reflectors are painted gold to reflect light, and serve as a disjunctive counterpoint to the humble nature of the plywood.