The Alphabet
In this art project, Julien DeSmedt di JDS Architects tried to find out how to adapt a lighting system to a specific location without changing its form elements.
This concept can be used like a lighting alphabet in the case of which each configuration brightens up like a new letter being added within a certain context. The design concept – a bent, round steel profile with randomly-distributed translucent perforations – fits into its environment everywhere. By the configuration of form elements, ever new variations are produced in order to adapt the light to the lighting requirement.
The project was presented at Light+Building 2010 between 11.04. and 16.04.10 in Frankfurt.
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The Alphabet at Light+Building 2010, Frankfurt
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Making of The Alphabet
“Various localities have to be lit in a different way. How can a lighting system be adapted to one site without constantly changing the form elements?
Julien DeSmedt, JDS Architects
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