tilt
A wood-crafted minimal light, designed with aesthetic in mind.
The idea behind the Tilt Light is to bring an ambience of light into a space through simple user interaction in an unobtrusive manner. This project was part of a collaborative brief with Instrmnt, a Glasgow based industrial design firm who make quality goods that are accessible to all.
During my design process, I referenced their existing products, which were dominated by modern watches. These inspired the choices I made for the light — the round shape, form and simplicity — as I referenced and liaised with the studio throughout. I focused closely on the fittings and materials, which led to my final design bringing two contrasting materials together, like on their 02 watch and their City Bike, similarly created with just 2 contrasting materials.
idea
At the very early concept stages for this light, my idea was for the action to be the product. So in essence what we ended up with was the action of a light switch, where the switch is the entire light, prototyped here.
The minimal design, made from wood-turned Ash and frosted acrylic, adds to the subtlety of the product with the seamless shape and movement. Completed with a satisfying magnetic join on the lid, the user can easily access the internal components.
Tilt was crafted from scratch, made from Ash wood, turned and milled is seen below. There were intricate calculations that went into milling the inside to ensure that the weight ratio was dispersed correctly, so the light could balance perfectly up right or at the tilting angle which would activate the switch. This was a project that I enjoyed because it fully revolved around form and function.
