The materials, methods and principles used to make your more run-of-the-mill lampshades are explored in this concept of the WireShade. But designer Marc Trotereau went beyond the manufacturing of two circles and braces to create more complicated connections and more compelling forms.
In making a jig, he's able to braze three metal rods together, providing the opportunity to shape cubes and rectangular prisms from perpendicularly arranged pieces applied with Correx material. Sturdy clusters of protruding geometric masses begin to project from one another to create dramatic extensions from walls and ceilings. WireShade lights can also take the forms of table lamps and floor lamps that each cast off bright yellow illumination for a radiant contemporary quality.
Clustered Cube Illuminators
WireShade Lighting Systems Increase Geometric Complexity
Trend Themes
1. Geometric Lighting - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop customizable lighting systems that allow users to create unique geometric shapes with their lights.
2. Complex Connections - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new manufacturing processes that enable the creation of intricate and visually captivating lampshade designs.
3. Dramatic Extensions - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design lighting fixtures that extend from walls and ceilings to create visually striking and immersive environments.
Industry Implications
1. Lighting Design - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative materials and techniques to push the boundaries of traditional lampshade designs and create unique lighting solutions.
2. Interior Design - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate geometric lighting fixtures into interior design concepts to enhance the visual appeal and ambience of spaces.
3. Modern Furniture - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate the WireShade lighting concept into modern furniture designs to create functional and aesthetically pleasing pieces.