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One Light to fit them all. Rethinking Luminaire Design, Reusability - Re•adjustability
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Architecture, Lighting Design.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

A luminaire’s primary purpose is to provide visibility into a space, but also to serve as an aesthetic object for it. When switched off, luminaires maintain their presence as forms and when switched on they transform places by creating or vanishing different shadows. For years luminaire designers are trying to tame the light emitted from the light bulb, an archetypal component of a great literal and metaphorical significance for the human his-tory. The era of LED’s sets no limits of light source forms, intensity, color temperature, lighting color or color rendering index. Space is now the primal factor and the luminaire forms and adjusts around it. By examining the connection between luminaires and space, functionalism and how great designers approached the topic, a luminaire design tool will be explored connecting past, present and possible future technology advancement. With the above tool, a prototype model will be created with the intention to experiment with adjustability and adaptability into space. The main goal will be the re-search of a primal form for the design tool that serves as a multipurpose solution while retaining high quality levels. Well-being and creativity as well as responsible consumption and production are connected with the de-sign process.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023.
Series
TRITA – ABE-MBT-23203
Keywords [en]
Design tool, Functionalism, Geometry, Adjustability, Adaptability
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Architecture
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-342925OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-342925DiVA, id: diva2:1833637
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Architectural Lighting Design
Educational program
Master of Science - Architectural Lighting Design
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Available from: 2024-02-01 Created: 2024-02-01 Last updated: 2025-02-24

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