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Bloomlight

Vouw

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Designer
Client
VOUW
Floor area
4 ㎡
Completion
2021
Lighting

Curious street lanterns that bend down to meet you. Inspired by the mesmerizing motion of grass in the wind as well as the issue of light pollution, Bloomlight is a lantern that responds to the passersbys like an organic creature. The dark lanterns curiously bend toward approaching visitors and unfurl a bloom of soft light. As visitors walk away, Bloomlight returns to its original position and goes dark once more. The Bloomlight consists of three components: the bottom, the body and the head. The tube guides three wires connected to the bottom that contain three stepper motors that pull the wires and make the Bloomlight bend in any direction when someone passes by. In the middle of the Tube a steel construction holds a LiDAR-scanner that scans the area 360 degrees to detect people and always follows the first person it detects until it moves away. The head contains a gyroscope that knows when it’s tilted (when the Bloomlight bends) and when it tilts it opens up the Bloom and increases the intensity of the LEDs.