BRIEF: TO DESIGN A LUMINAIRE THAT IS FULLY MANOEUVERABLE AND LOCKABLE FOR A HIGH-END RETAIL ENVIRONMENT. 

LEDs are a more sustainable alternative to incandescent lighting. For their introduction to the market I was given a brief by Philips to design a new spotlight luminaire that would: create a pleasant lighting effect, bring focus to an artifact, enable free movement and position locking and dissipate heat to improve product longevity. The intended environment was high end retail, so I had to design down to meticulous detail and with great attention not only to the product’s function but aesthetics too. This idea revolved around the concept of a gyroscope, which conveniently enables free movements through the axes and provides for an attractive yet functional lighting product with an image of quality and desirability.

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Heat sink designed to take the shape of a hemisphere to maintain form, and improve the longevity of the luminaire.

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Convex lens to focus the light on a given item. It is also surrounded by a black lacquered ring to reduce glare and create a sharper lighting effect.

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Nuts and washers added to the hinges to enable fixing. On the opposite side, there are magnetic induction pads to connect wires and remove the risk of tangling between moving parts.