PARACIPHERS

Emma Scully Gallery, NYC

PARACIPHERS is a collectible design lamp fixture inspired by NASA’s wind tunnel parachutes. Within each parachute is a message encoded in binary around race and gender equity and the value of free expression. This piece was made in collaboration with Bec Brittain Studio in Queens, NY.

Skills Used: Graphic Design, Color Theory, Iterative Design Process, Illustrator, Solidworks, Aluminum Casting, Photoshop, Mechanical, Electrical, Product Design Engineering

PROJECT BRIEF: When brought on to work on the PARACIPHERs project, Bec had already designed the parachutes, but she needed a way to have allow them to float in the air and for that solution to be combined with a lighting fixture that illuminated them. This project consisted of my designing the aesthetic qualities of the base, in order to match her existing project vision, but also working on the mechanical and electrical parts of the system to ensure that the fan was quiet and able to sustain the parachute in the air.

Research + Ideation + Inspiration

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Prototyping + Iterating

Final

The final pieces were cast out of aluminum based on a mdf model that was built. The mdf model was created using a solidworks file that was paired down using Peppakura into a paper template. Our staff carpenter used the template to made the mdf model.