Designer Christopher Bauder, of WHITEvoid Interactive Art and Design in Berlin, Germany, recently completed a dream assignment. In cooperation with the lighting-technology innovators at PHILIPS, Bauder helped create the LivingSculpture 3D Module System. The system consists of multiple OLED panels that can be custom configured to create 3D light installations on the walls or ceilings of offices, museums, bars, and airports.
OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) panels are wafer-thin (1.8-mm) panels that emit light when electricity is applied. The mirror-like surface of each panel ensures that the installation looks good even when no electricity is being applied, .
The plug-and-play system developed by Bauder and Philips is controlled through an iPad. The electricity is supplied through linking rods clipped to the panels. The panels emit warm area lighting and can be configured to emit single colors of light.
With the LivingSculpture 3D Module System, artists and designers can use multiple OLED panels like pixels to create larger art installations on specific ceiling or wall spaces.
At an event in London, Bauder and Philips personnel demonstrated a prototype of the system. For this event, Bauder created a wave-like arrangement that enabled viewers to dive into “an ocean of light.” He said the video doesn’t fully convey the three-dimensionality of the light.
LivingSculpture 3D module system from WHITEvoid on Vimeo.
In keeping with his client’s requirements, Bauder designed the system both for versatility and ease of use, both for commercial and residential projects. Because the panels can be arranged in infinite variations of layouts, Bauder believes the creative possibilities are endless. He says he is really excited to see what fellow designers and artists will do when they start experimenting with the system.
More details (and technical specs) about The LivingSculpture 3D Module System are available on Philips “New Art of Light” website. The system is expected to be commercially available at the year of 2012.
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