CONCEPTS:
ADAPTIVE WIRELESS RICE PAPER LAMP:
Lighting is important. Lighting when having a nice meal is super important. What is one to do if they have not wiring for a light fixture above their dining room table at their apartment? They'd have to make an actuating... wireless... LED... battery-powered... rice paper... hanging lantern lamp thing... of course. Here's the deal. It will be a glowing sculpture of magnificence, along the lines of the Akari light sculptures. The external form will be enclosed, allowing for evenly distributed light. Within, one will find low wattage, 2700k LED's, which will be connected to a power supply and micro-controller. Ideally, there will be three or so of these lamps, linked together. The hope would be to develop a small mechanism that can contain electronics required for actuating (raising and lowering) the expandable structures, along with storage of the battery supply. All of this will need to be lightweight and ceiling mounted.
Week 7 Update: This week, I began gathering materials for a prototype and discussing technical beginnings with Rob Hart. I sourced a ricepaper lampshade for a dollar from a local flea market and a battery-powered LED nightlight for potential use as housing for this prototype. In the coming weeks, the idea is to build complexity through programming by utilizing a lightweight motor for actuation of the expansion/contraction, along with programming functionality between wireless devices (to a remote). To be continued....
