Mönarch
Mönarch
A new take on 'natural' lighting
Engineered a light fixture from nature’s own geometry, replicating the mood-lifting effects of natural light in a modular form made to attach to universal lighting applications. Combines light, object, and environment to channel the restorative feeling of nature into the built environment. Bringing the restorative feel of nature indoors through a light fixture shaped by natural patterns.
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Freelance Designer Consultant
Product Engineer
Product Designer
services
End-to-End Design
Product Engineering
3D Modelling & Rendering
UI / UX
tools
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Rhino 3D
Grasshopper 3D
Solid Works
KeyShot
Objective
To design a lighting object that incorporates a repetitive element, capturing light when environment and object are intertwined.
Key Challenges
To design a lighting object that incorporates a repetitive element, capturing light when environment and object are intertwined.
To design a lighting object that incorporates a repetitive element, capturing light when environment and object are intertwined.
To design a lighting object that incorporates a repetitive element, capturing light when environment and object are intertwined.
Context & Inspiration
The relationship between light & shadow
Opportunity = Nature inspired light patterns enhance restorativeness and delight.
Patterns found in nature
Since naturally occurring patterns resonate so deeply within our humanity, how can we bring that connection into the built environment?
Context & Inspiration
The relationship between light & shadow
Opportunity = Nature inspired light patterns enhance restorativeness and delight.
Patterns found in nature
Since naturally occurring patterns resonate so deeply within our humanity, how can we bring that connection into the built environment?
Context & Inspiration
The relationship between light & shadow
Opportunity = Nature inspired light patterns enhance restorativeness and delight.
Patterns found in nature
Since naturally occurring patterns resonate so deeply within our humanity, how can we bring that connection into the built environment?
Concept
A light fixture that brings the feeling of nature inside through natural patterns and forms.
Process
Ideation & exploration of forms, materials, & processes
I started by looking to natural forms and patterns, using biomimicry as a framework to explore how nature solves structural and aesthetic problems. Each iteration was CAD / rendered and then 3D printed to study how light physically interacted with the structures.
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Process
Finalizing möbius strip form development
The möbius strip proved to be the clearest fit, an infinite continuous loop whose twists introduce concave and convex planes that catch and direct light differently across its length.
Solution
Nature's light brought inside
We spend the majority of our lives inside, corralled into man-made materials under artificial light that bears little resemblance to the light or environment our biological systems evolved to interpret and experience. Mönarch was designed as a response to that disconnect, a lighting fixture that draws from the patterns and structures of the natural world to bring the restorative quality of nature into the built environment through the light it casts and the shadows it leaves behind.
Mönarch is a lighting fixture designed so that the room it inhabits feels connected to nature.
A light fixture that brings the feeling of nature inside through natural patterns and forms.
Exploded View
X-Ray View
Details
Components are hidden and easily transferable
The user can easily disassemble and move Mönarch to any lighting opportunity via minimal parts, simple mechanisms, and a universal coupling system. The two wings are joined by hidden magnets and parts, making Monarch intuitive to use and adaptable to any lighting opportunities.
Customize
Different types of lights for different applications
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Customize
Various materials for a variety of scenarios & environments
Available in a range of materials, from translucent to opaque, each shifting how light moves through the form and what it leaves behind in the surrounding environment.
This
is
just
a
snapshot
of
the
entire
design
process.
Reach
out
to
megginni.design@gmail.com
for
the
full
story!
This is just a snapshot of the entire design process.
Reach out to
megginni.design@gmail.com
for the full story!