Fablight was our entry into an annual light fixture design competition. Instead of designing a light fixture, our team chose to propose a website that lets the user manipulate parameters to build their own.
Users manipulate a curve to define a shape, locate an axis within the structurally viable region, define a height of extrusion, manipulate a curve that varies spacing along the vertical axis, manipulate another curve defining scale along the vertical axis, manipulate a curve that defines twist along the vertical axis, and select a material.
Their light fixture is updated live on the screen as they manipulate these parameters. As the form changes, a price field updates for the cost of fixture. The user can then purchase the fixture and it is milled from the material, the correct pin supports are provided, and parts are marked. Due to Fablight's flat pack nature, the fixture is easily shipped.
Team: Trevor Dykstra, Chris Grammens, and Samuel Sze
