petebooth[iaac]

As a part of the 2006 Salone Satellite in Milan, Fluid Forms exhibited their new parametric lamp. A web interface has been created allowing customers individual control over 3 parameters, in addition to material selection.

While the web interface is a little bland, they had a much better example of the lamps parametric interaction capabilities through the use of a punching bag. Within the punching bag, pictured below, are a series of sensors that detect impact, which transmit in recorded information to a computer. Potential customers are provided with a pair of boxing gloves and asked to ‘design with their fists’ until they reach a form that they are happy with.

The impact of their blows are shown via a projection screen, providing a real-time display of their piece of design. A prototype of the lamp is on display in the image above, with this particular demonstration being constructed from a translucent plastic based material (exact details unknown).

You can view a fantastic video of potential owers of the lamp designing their own on this webpage.

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.