Algorithmically-generated lighting designs: Hyphae Lamps by Nervous System

Massachusetts-based design studio Nervous System, created and directed by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg, has presented a new lighting furniture called “Hyphae Lamps” which uses the principles of physical development for the construction of sculptural and organic structures.

Inspired by the structures of the leaf vein of plants as a circulatory system, each lamp is completely unique algorithm developed a computer software.

Each individual lamp is grown through a process based on the formation of leaf veins. Each lamp casts a unique pattern of branching shadows on the wall and ceiling.

The lamps are 3D printing order in nylon and illuminated with a set of 3 Cree LEDs, a total of only 3.6 W of electricity with an estimated useful life of more than 50,000 hours or nearly sears years of continuous use.

Growing a Hyphae Lamp from Nervous System on Vimeo.

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