A DIY parametric light fixture
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A DIY PARAMETRIC LIGHT FIXTURE
The Design
Blime is a DIY Parametric light fixture that can be assembled at home and shipped flat. Because its design is parametric and fabricated with a laser cutter, Blime can be easily customizable. For kickstarter we are offering 24 colors in card stock paper and a white version in 100% recycled and recyclable vellum.
Blime’s form is derived from the audio of a friends gathering in a living room space and its largest diameter represents the gut of this party.
Audio?
Blime is a byproduct of the audio taken in a living room setting during a gathering of friends and scripting technology that used generative algorithms. We essentially take the audio, visualize it and use the highest and lowest peek to generate the proportion of the belly.
The Name
The form, given by the highest and lowest point of the audio data produces a revolving surface similar to a teardrop. Sublime is the process in which a solid quickly transforms into gas state without passing through a liquid middle state. Blime is a representation of that missing state in the form of a teardrop.
Special edition for Kickstarter (wood version)
photo by Michelle Calabro
White version
photo by Behnaz Babazadeh
The Colors
Color rewards for $55
- Buttercup
- Royal Blue
- Guardsman red
The Bases
We have 4 colors for you to choose from:
- Apple Green
- White
- Black
- Red.
The Light cord
The cord is not something we designed and that is why we give you the option to pledge for it or not. If you do, we will include an IKEA light cord, but you can get this on your own. In fact, we recommend you get the cord that better fits your needs.
The Packaging
We are working hard to design a packaging that we can be proud of, but we really need your help to take our prototype to the next level, laser cutter technology is very inefficient when it comes to high volume and we do not want to increase the price. So we need your help to create an awesome box for an awesome product!
Check out the rest of the photos in the below link
Dimensions
Rewards
(Español) Premios
Funds
We essentially need your support to continue developing Blime, including packaging costs and materials research. We would really like to see blime in many different materials for different type of spaces.
We also see Kickstarter as the best platform to launch Blime and support our dream to make it a reality.
Thank you for reading and supporting us, we are really excited about this project. please visit facebook.com/blimelight for more information and to ask us any question.
Also, please share with your friends and family if you like this project
Cheers
Alvaro + Mauricio
FAQ
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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Funding period
Apr 26, 2012 -
May 26, 2012
(30 days)
- First created · 4 backed
- Alvaro Soto 393 friends
- Website: facebook.com
Pledge $1 or more
15 backers
A special thanks for us in the supporters section of our website.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $15 or more
1 backer
A keychain in the shape of Blime in neon acrylic and a hand written letter from us. Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount).
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $35 or more
71 backers
Sublime! You receive ONE blimelight (white version and exposed with wood base). Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). - Add $6 to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $40 or more
25 backers
You receive ONE blimelight. White version with colored base (choose color: Apple Green, White, Black or Red) . Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). -Add $6 to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $50 or more
4 backers
You receive ONE blimelight (choose color: Buttercup, Guardsman red or Royal blue ) with exposed wood base. Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). -Add $6 to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $65 or more
3 backers
Sublime! You receive ONE blimelight (choose any color from the color chart ) with colored base (choose color: Apple Green, White, black or red). Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). -Add $6 to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $70 or more
10 backers
You receive TWO blimelights. White version with colored base (choose color: Apple Green, White, black or red) . Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). -Add $6 per blimelight to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $100 or more
26 backers
LOVE WOOD AND COLOR :A blimelight in wood veneer backed with any of the 24 colors shown in the Color Chart. Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). - Add $6 per blimelight to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $105 or more
9 backers
You receive TWO blimelights (choose any color from the color chart ) with colored base (choose color: Apple Green, White, black or red) . Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). -Add $6 per blimelight to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $170 or more
2 backers
You receive THREE blimelights (choose any color from the color chart ) with colored base (choose color: Apple Green, White, black or red) . Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). - Add $6 per blimelight to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $190 or more
3 backers
LOVE WOOD AND COLOR x 2 : TWO blimelights in wood veneer backed with any of the 24 colors shown in the Color Chart. Includes shipping within the US. (Shipping to Canada add $10, International add $15 to pledge amount). - Add $6 per blimelight to receive an electrical fixture.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $400 or more
0 backers
Make your own parametric light fixture || 2 day workshop in NYC!! (learn Paneling Tools and Grasshopper for Rhino). Add $300 per additional participant. You also receive ONE Blime (choose any color from the color chart ) with colored base (choose color: Apple Green, White, black or red). Includes shipping within the US. ***Email us for additional information.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
