“Fall Creek is a transformative lighting environment. The walls and ceiling illuminate in the form of a forest. Leaves of light sprout and grow into a bright summer canopy, or drop and slide down the wall to create an inviting winter glow.”
Industrial designer Lucas Ainsworth has come up with a way to bridge the gap between modern life and the natural world. A merger of the two realms, “Fall Creek” is composed of electroluminescent paint applied over connected sheets of circuit-film. The amount of detail put into the work is stunning. Even the “stone garden” switch, which functions by moving three small stones through a path installed in the wall, is impeccably designed and shows great ingenuity. The therapeutic nature almost reminds me of light therapy. “Fall Creek” could provide comfort in the longest of winters.
Originally receiving a degree in Evolution and Ecology, Ainsworth has had a myriad of careers from whitewater guide to consultant before he finally decided to pursue design. He specializes in experimental design, “aesthetics of kinetics”, creative problem solving, and concept development. Check out his other work here (I’m particularly a big fan of Jungle Walkers).
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Ooh Ooh! My engineering education comes in handy! John and I had a little nerd-splosion conference about this issue. You can think of the lights something like tiny LCD’s. They don’t generate enough voltage or resistance to really cause heat. So yeah, I’d say, more safe than a paper lantern, less safe than a child wearing a helmet on a leash. Somewhere within that range.
This is very awesome. I want it. Any idea how safe it is? I mean, you know how moms are always like aaa lava lamps they are dangerous and don’t put your shirt on the lampshade and waaa? Now I always wonder how safe light-things are. Light-things a.k.a. lamps.