# Exposed Component Illuminators The 003.5 Light Object Frames its Electrical Components on Acrylic By Amelia Roblin | Published 2014-01-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/0035-light-object References: [mocoloco](http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2014/01/13/0035-light-object-by-naama-hofman-for-redesignd-project.php) & [0035.redesignd](http://0035.redesignd.com/en/home/a/01/) The 003.5 Light Object differs from typical light fixtures in a number of ways, and one of these unusual features is the overt presentation of its nitty-gritty components. Many designers prefer to conceal their lightbulbs at least slightly, and an effort is certainly often made to hide excess wires and electrical mechanisms. What you get with Naama Hofman's creation for the REDESIGN[D] Project is a rectangular panel of [transparent acrylic glass](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/draga-aurel1). It comes in either hot pink or neon green with one frosted diagonal half. The [fluorescent tube light source](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superwire) is mounted with pride and arranged with [visible connections to its functional parts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/printed-circuit). The idiosyncratic 003.5 Light Object is intended to be mounted on a wall, or simply set upon the floor and leaned for support. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Exposed Component Lighting:** Opportunity for designers to create light fixtures that intentionally showcase their electrical components, offering a unique and industrial aesthetic. - **Translucent Material Design:** Potential for using transparent acrylic glass or similar materials in innovative product designs to create a visually striking and contemporary appeal. - **Unconventional Mounting Options:** Space for designers to explore unique ways of mounting light fixtures, such as leaning them on the floor for support, offering versatile installation possibilities. ### Who This Affects Most - **Lighting Design:** Lighting designers can capitalize on the trend of exposed component illuminators to create products that cater to the growing demand for unique and visually intriguing light fixtures. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can incorporate exposed component illuminators into their projects to add an industrial, avant-garde touch to spaces, creating eye-catching focal points. - **Product Design:** Product designers can explore the use of translucent materials like transparent acrylic glass to create innovative and modern consumer products beyond lighting fixtures. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Minimal Aesthetic Light Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flat-light.md) - [Artistic Shadow Play Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frero-tala-asa.md) - [Material-Exploring Industrial-Style Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/industrialstyle-lighting.md) - [Illusory Modernist Light Fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teline-collection-by-kelly-wearstler.md) - [Elegant Geometric Light Fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geometric-light-fixture.md) - [Plexiglass Vibrant Wall Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibeke-fonnesberg-schmidt.md) - [Face Mask-Made Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anonymlux-lamp.md) - [Illusory Multidimensional Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-light.md) - [Dynamic Artful Light Fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-chandelier.md)