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Glowing Light Installation by Nils-R. Schultze |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
NS: The installation is a landmark, showing the entrance of the science park Berlin-Adlershof. The installation is a symbol for green energy, it shows, how many energy is in the tanks. With the energy the color of the rings is changing.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
NS: The focus was to create a LED based light installation with the presence of neon light and the change of the look at every day
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
NS: For the second mode different art design will be create. New artist films will be shown at the tanks in the future.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
NS: First tests, how the light can work at the surface of the tank was made one year before. The final solution was create with special plastic cover to give the LEDs the look of a continuous light.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
NS: The design must connect the idea of the design with the technical standards
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
NS: The design is for singular use at this power plant
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
NS: The target customer are the people, who are working in the science park and any visitor of the science park
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
NS: The design use of LED-technology connected with the control of a power plant.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
NS: I working in my projects mostly with light. With this experience I designed a software which can mix the colors of the light of every ring by dmx-protocol
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
NS: For my design I need the work of two software developers.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
NS: The ecologic aspect of energy come together with new light technology
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
NS: In the design process the simple connection to the data from the power plant was set from the beginning. After that the second aspect was developed and is still in the progress of create new designs
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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