SEED
Fixture Redesign for Bec Brittain Studio
Seed 02 in Oil-Rubbed Bronze
SEED is a modular lighting fixture based on the geometry of crystal seeds. This fixture was redesigned under the creative direction of Bec Brittain Studio in Queens, NY.
Skills Used: Iterative Design Process, Solidworks, 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, Glass Mold Design
PROJECT BRIEF:
Seed was designed in 2014 by Bec Britain Studio. The manufacturing and selling of the piece was quickly given to another lighting design studio that was larger and had more resources to produce such a complex piece. This studio was Roll & Hill. Roll and Hill manufactured and sold the Seed fixture and its variants until 2022. In 2022, the glass manufacturer, previously in Poland, decided the glass was too difficult and costly to make, and no longer wanted to make the product. Roll & Hill, who had previously had issues with manufacturing the parts, and hiring skilled labor to make the piece decided to no longer make the fixture after receiving this news. In 2023, Bec Brittain Studio set out to find a way to create this product while reducing some of the previous issues.
Design
The new construction used a countersunk binding post screw to align the two posts and secure them in place. Loctite/JB Weld was no longer needed with this production method.