DESIGN NAME: The Imperial Palace
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Lighting
INSPIRATION: We got inspiration from the traditional architecture of The Imperial Palace. They are unique and represent the wisdom of the Chinese people. Their beauty is complex and exquisite. But I express their beauty in a more concise way.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This design obtains the outline of the building by bending the steel wire, and then obtains the outline of the building through the array. They are simple but very vivid. This series of lamps, including floor lamp, desk lamp and wall lamp, most of the parts between them are universal, which is very beneficial to processing and cost control.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: It's very simple to assemble this lamp, just insert the decorations one by one into the holes on the connectors. The switch is designed on the lamp pole and 910 mm from the ground. It can control both upper and lower light-emitting modes.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in May 2018 in Shanghai and finished in November 2018 in Shanghai
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The outer ring lampshade is made of steel wire with a diameter of 2 mm. The lamp pole is a metal circular tube with a diameter of 20 mm. The top connector, the main lamp holder and the base are all metal materials, and the surface is treated with antique copper. Internal decorations are bent by steel wire with a diameter of 1.5 mm, and the surface is plated in gold.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The height of the floor lamp is 1500 mm and the diameter is 380 mm.The height and diameter of the table lamp are 600 mm and 26 mm.The size of the wall lamp is 160 mm x 210 mm x 290 mm.
TAGS: The Imperial Palace, Traditional architecture, light, New Chinese style
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: This design is based on the thinking of Chinese traditional culture. It chooses the representative buildings of the Palace Museum as the research object. We adopt a relatively modern design language to summarize them, so that they can be integrated into modern life.
CHALLENGE: All nodes must be designed to be removable to ensure that the lamp can be packaged flat. At the same time, its assembly method can not be complex.
ADDED DATE: 2019-02-19 14:20:06
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Lei Yu and Bingzhe Li
IMAGE CREDITS: Main image is Image 1: Creator Lei Yu, The Imperial Palace, 2018
Optional Image 1 is Image 2: Creator Lei Yu and Bingzhe Li, The Imperial Palace, 2018
Optional Image 2 is Image 3: Creator Lei Yu and Bingzhe Li, The Imperial Palace, 2018
Optional Image 3 is Image 4: Creator Lei Yu and Bingzhe Li, The Imperial Palace, 2018
Optional Image 4 is Image 5: Creator Lei Yu and Bingzhe Li, The Imperial Palace, 2018
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Lei Yu, 2018.
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