Lighting for variable moods in a restaurant


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Creator/Artist: Priyanka Marawar

Category: Product Design

Document: P3 Project

Batch: 2008-2010

Source: India,   IDC

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. A. G. Rao


Detailed Description

Lighting has always been my area of interest and something that always amazes me. I always wondered about its ability to touch one's senses to such an extent that it could alter one's frame of mind. This report is a glimpse into the journey that explores this ability of light. Hence the topic "lighting for variable moods in a restaurant." The project is primarily in 3 phases: Implementation: Understand, Explore and Experiment. The first phase entails understanding light and its components; the role of light in creating different moods by studying photographs, movies, and existing products; the role of light in creating different atmospheres in the theatre as a case study; the role of colour and coloured light; and the restaurant as a user scenario. Secondly, explore and experiment with various aspects of light to understand its relationship with materials, surfaces, and its potential to create moods. Playing with light in this phase also proved to be a constant creative stimulus. Thirdly , implement this understanding and experimentation to realise an actual product, which is a lighted modular wall which can transform to create different moods as per need. The second and third stages were cyclic processes until the desired effect was rendered. Various aspects of industrial design were also taken into account in this phase of actualization.