Week 1: Case Study of Gweilo Light by Partisans

This is a product designed and developed by a Toronto based Architecture studio, Partisans. The acrylic sheets are etched with a matrix of dots, heated, deformed into different complex surface geometries and then lit from the edge with an LED strip. The sheets are deformed by hand so no two pieces are alike. To me, the effect from the light passing through this smooth, undulating and transparent surface is really sublime. This piece only produces diffused light and is most suitable for darker spaces so that the subtle luminescent output is noticeable. They also produce a variety of sizes, so it can be used as a space divider or just a tabletop night lamp.

images sourced from: DesignBoom

 
one of their bigger pieces

one of their bigger pieces