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POW! at New York Design Week

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:54:25 +0000

In collaboration with G-Lab we started POW! – a new venture in order to develop and offer interactive architectural installations. We have been invited to “Soft Is The New Cool” exhibition at New York Design Week where we show the current state of our responsiv lighting research project. We have organized a bunch of meetings with architects and interaction designers and will present them our works and ideas of future collaborations.

Deep

tszakal — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:10:30 +0000

This product (under development) is a motion sensitive lighting system with a special lens filled with fluid silicone.

As the light goes through the liquid, every small vibration changes the light beam through refraction. The device is equipped with a motion sensor which controls a DC motor inside the lamp. When someone enters the area under the lamp, the vibration caused by the motor generates small waves in the tank, which are projected to the floor. Installed in a grid in a larger space, it results in a beautifully immerse floor projection, though it works in small spaces as well.

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Environment Responsive Kinetic Facade

tszakal — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:33:49 +0000

The project is part of a complex design work at a hotel (architects: Peter Sugar, Laszlo Benczur) right by the riverside in Budapest, which is a responsive glass facade system consisting of 150 unequally processed panels. The entire surface is moving permanently as well as illuminating by night according to environmental influences around the building. Controlled by weather sensors the facade responds to changes of wind, temperature and light conditions. While the light is flowing slowly like the river, wind triggers contrast and temperature alters the color range. The result is a symbiosis between architecture, design and the environment.