5th semester // 4 weeks // group project of 3
Designing the next generation of Luminell RLX Floodlights
1) Reducing glare
Designing a lense that reduces glare while ensuring a strong source of light in the needed direction, making it safer to work offshore.
Through prototyping and testing with epoxy and sandblasted acrylic, we experimented with different structures to ensure that the lense had the least amount of glare - while wearing sunglasses of course.
2) Reducing light pollution
The current RLX Floodlight is only able to tilt up and down, which makes it difficult to control light pollution. By introducing the ability to pan, it is possible to mount the lights facing in or out instead of right ahead. We added a protractor to make the mounting easier. In this way, a lighting designer can pre-set the mounting positions with an exact angle, in which the installer can easily execute.
3) Recycling in 2050
Considering these products have a life span of 25+ years, it is important to be ahead of time when it comes to future recycling laws. Therefore, we designed a proposal to help extract the aluminum from the rest. By adding a ”sheet” at the bottom and bigger draft angles at the sides, the inside can be pushed out using a special tool despite being glued to the sides.
Winner of AHO WORKS Awards in the category industrial design
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