I was in Milan this week for 2023 edition of the Salone del Mobile. This was my fifth time attending the Salone, so I didn’t intend to take many pictures, just some reference photos for my own creative projects — … Continue reading salone del mobile 2023
These are early stage “mood board” AI renderings exploring darkness as a luxurious, sumptuous experience – and what new forms of decorative lighting concepts may stem from those designs. “So benumbed are we nowadays by electric lights that we have … Continue reading sumptuous darkness
A quick field report from my visit to Euroshop 2023 in Dusseldorf, Germany! Long story short: I saw tremendous innovation in lighting and digital media technologies throughout the show floor – but unfortunately with the notable exception of Hall 9 … Continue reading euroshop 2023
If any artist or band has earned the creative right to launch a residency-scale show at the insane MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, U2 most definitely has. For decades, U2 has pioneered the fusion of digital technologies into their stunning … Continue reading if I designed the U2 residency…
A interesting conceptual design project called Little Signals from London-based industrial design firm Map Project Office and sponsored by Google: Little Signals explores new patterns for technology in our daily lives. The six objects in this design study make use … Continue reading little signals
A great talk by Andrew Himes from the Carbon Leadership Forum on what we must do to transform construction to prevent the destruction of our planet. What a compelling quote: “…we must demand as humans, as consumers, as parents…and yes, … Continue reading andrew himes TEDx talk
Don’t you wish that architectural lighting controls and digital media controls were as tangible, easy and fun to use as old-school guitar stomp pedals? I can’t even play guitar – or any instrument for that matter – but still have … Continue reading architectual stomp pedals
Hyundai recently revealed a concept car with some clever interior lighting – something more akin to an art nouveau style than sci-fi futuristic automotive lighting. I especially love the detail of how the door panels are vacated and beautiful lanterns … Continue reading hyundai ioniq seven concept
Adam Fu, aka Adam Fukujita, is a spray paint muralist who produces fantastic street art that looks like neon. The video below is simply a masterclass in how to illustrate conceptual lighting effects! Continue reading adam fu
Some extraordinary beautiful and inspiring art by Danny Ivan, a Portuguese 3D visualization artist who has produced gorgeous graphics for numerous major tech companies. Oozing rich color blends, translucency, and wild curving forms, this art looks like something Zaha Hadid … Continue reading danny ivan: 3D imagery maker
Japanese theme park Huis Ten Bosch opened an impressive digital experience they call Fantasia City of Light, largely based on highly creative interactive projection and projection-mapping effects. Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch inspired theme park in Nagasaki, Japan, opened a … Continue reading digital experiences at huis ten bosch
Poland-based 3D visualization artist Iryna Nalyavaiko posted some gorgeous 3D visualization experiments, exploring a mountain landscape with illuminated footpath, but rendering the “mountains” as textile fabric simulations. A simple but beautiful concept. As she writes: 3D environments created with fabric.“Under … Continue reading under the sheets
I came across this amazing video featuring the stunning work from a 3D visualization competition hosted by 3D FX artist Clinton Jones on his YouTube channel PWNISHER. An absolutely mesmerizing collection of environments, contraptions, animations, lighting styles, etc.! So inspiring! Continue reading 100 FX artists build a 3D contraption…
Storyboarding is a common technique used in movie production that many designers of physical places will need to embrace and explore as architectural environments integrate evermore dynamic experiences via digital signage and digital lighting technologies. If you’re not familiar with … Continue reading storyboarding for architectural interfaces
I came across this cool set of desktop physical controls called Monogram Creative Console. There’s just something very intriguing about the tactility, fused with the flexibility of snapping together various styles of physical controls and digital mapping for endless functions … Continue reading monogram creative controls
Actively designing the experience of time is the next great opportunity for architects, lighting designers and other design professions focused on the built environment. The PBS Youtube series “It’s Okay to Be Smart” has a fantastic primer on how the … Continue reading the perception of time in architecture
Another gorgeous installation from Refik Anadol and his studio, this time for Venice’s Biennale Architettura 2021. Refik Anadol Studio’s Sense of Space at the Biennale Architettura 2021 represents the first works of art stemming from years-long collaborations with groundbreaking scientists in their … Continue reading refik anadol: sense of space
Some beautiful inspiration for biomimetic lighting. Check out this fascinating simulation of how swarms of fireflies synchronize themselves in nature. This core observation of how “small scale interactions drive large-scale organization” seems prophetic for how architectural lighting control systems need … Continue reading firefly synchronization and simulation
Very sad news: George Mueller, cofounder of Color Kinetics, has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 50, as confirmed by the CEO of Ecosense, another company also founded by George. I had the great fortune of working briefly under … Continue reading george mueller, R.I.P.
Cool video from Disney’s R&D group on structural properties of pattern making. Some very cool inspiration for 3D printed lighting components and fixture systems! Continue reading mechanical characterization of structured sheet materials
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