The technologies exist today to transform architectural surfaces into portals to the digital world, complete with digital architectural “avatars”. These hyper-intelligent avatars will most likely not be anthropomorphic. They will more resemble a “presence in the light”, an ephemeral being … Continue reading a presence in the light
If there is one painful theme from the past couple years, corporate Design is apparently in a heap of trouble, with countless examples of design groups being dissolved, huge layoffs, and lots of trouble for seasoned designers struggling to find … Continue reading design is dying – why?
Do Cute Droids Represent the Future of Architectural Systems? Moritz Baecher, Associate Lab Director at Disney Research, recently delivered a fantastic deep dive at NVIDIA’s GTC25 conference into the development of Disney’s immensely popular BD-X droids. His presentation offered an … Continue reading disney’s bd-x droids and the next generation of immersive digital experiences
MPLUSPLUS is a fascinating Japanese design firm led by Minoru Fujimoto that integrates LEDs into textiles, costumes and wearables to create visually stunning performances. They recently worked with Japanese fashion designer AnRealAge on a video-screen-couture collection: Continue reading mplusplus and anrealage
The future of architectural lighting for office, healthcare, retail and many other applications will combine three key trends: 1. COFFERS: Healthy lighting for interior commercial environments will demand that occupants get lots exposure to big, soft vertical planes of light … Continue reading healthy for you, healthy for the environment…and absolutely fabulous
Will Neri Oxman will be able to scale PHA in 3D printing? I don’t know, but I find it brilliantly simple how her design office OXMAN is using a variety of 3D printing nozzles – some more akin to pastry … Continue reading oxman 3D printed shoes
EDITOR’S NOTE: I uploaded the image above on LinkedIn in early December, 2024 and surprisingly, it went viral, achieving 16,000+ impressions and reaching 10,000+ people in about two weeks. It remains shocking to me that such a basic photo of … Continue reading a viral post: 3D printing at signify
The two-decade run of LEDsMagazine is sadly coming to an end. Editor Carrie Meadows announced recently that the magazine and the website will be completely shuttered. Anyone who reads Lucept certainly followed LEDsMagazine, as it was the primary industry voice … Continue reading goodbye LEDs Magazine
Truly progressive art has always been on the cutting edge in critiquing cultural and technological trends. Yet many people conveniently forget that the “technological” side of that statement has been such a key catalyst in artistic exploration. Exploring new mediums … Continue reading art, artists and architectural digital surfaces
My 16 year-old son loves to play Dungeons and Dragons with his friends, and had an idea for a treasure chest that magically opened to reveal a mystical fog as a key part of a story plot he was writing. … Continue reading teaching kids STEM education…via themed design and show control!
Four years ago, I presented “The DC Powered Building” as part of the Smart Buildings Conference at Integrated Systems Europe, in which I explored how developing DC power infrastructure is a critical innovation in architectural systems. I made the point … Continue reading update on DC power in commercial buildings
I recently read an AI-generated piece on “how to use technology to create an unforgettable brand experience” that read like it was written a decade ago. Despite the AI system including all sorts of modern tech buzzwords, the entire piece … Continue reading immersive digital experiences as participatory branding
I often wonder how Mies van der Rohe would have used large-format digital surfaces, if they were available during his era. In addition to the fine stone, polished metals and wood paneling he often used to create sumptuous, visually rich … Continue reading what if mies had microLED?
Balanced somewhere between creative optimism and programmatic pessimism is an ethereal, magical place where innovation concepts meet real revenue. Tip the scale just slightly in either direction and that magical meeting of the two is torn apart and the innovation … Continue reading the delicate balance of optimism and pessimism in innovation
Check out this well-produced video exploring the history and evolution of luminous “media architecture” by Steve Park at All Things Architecture: Continue reading what is media architecture
How can large-format digital walls be creatively used in luxury residential and hospitality applications? Over the past couple weeks, I presented a new take on this subject at events in Denver, Los Angeles and London. The key point I made … Continue reading the luxury of digital walls
Make sure to check out this fantastic ArchDaily piece “Storytelling for Interiors: From Murals and Wallpapers to Digital Screens” by Thomas Schielke that lays out the history of and the vital connection we have to decorating the surfaces that surround … Continue reading storytelling for interiors: from murals and wallpapers to digital screens
Life moves pretty fast. It is hard to believe that 15 years ago today, I published Lucept’s first post. I’m proud of my work envisioning the future of lighting and digital media for architectural interiors. Want to see my major … Continue reading lucept is 15 years old
Why don’t more hiring managers and recruiters demand that potential executive candidates provide videos of their conference presentations? Of impromptu media interviews? Of social media pieces? Of examples of their own personal copywriting, scripts, presentation decks and storyboards to back … Continue reading video killed the resume star
As a lighting designer for many years, I came to the fervent belief that ASHRAE 90.1 needs to be overhauled to focus on power consumption, not installed load. And that was well over a decade ago. That has only become … Continue reading A PROPOSAL FOR ASHRAE 90.1: generous lighting wattage allowances when using self-generated DC-coupled power?
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