Resolve through making.
Successive CAD models balanced hinge movement, cable protection, centre of gravity and sheet-metal constraints.
Project 06 / Self-initiated product experiment
Fold Field Light
Using making to explore how a compact object can adapt between focused work and ambient light.
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01 / Challenge
Portable lights often optimise compactness at the expense of repair, stability or the quality of the light they produce.
02 / Context
Look closely at the real situation.
The experiment began with a simple question: can one folded structure create a useful base, hinge and light reflector?
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03 / Research
Evidence before assumption.
Benchmarking, paper folding and component teardown studies focused on hinge life, pack volume and replaceable parts.
“The useful question is rarely the first one on the brief.”
04 / Strategic opportunity
A clear place to act.
Turn structural economy into a recognisable product character rather than hiding the mechanism.
05 / Concept
A folded aluminium shell carries a warm light bar and exposes the fasteners needed for repair.
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Test the right thing.
Paper, card, 3D-printed and bent-metal iterations made the trade-offs visible at each step.
08 / System overview
Every part reinforces the whole.
Light, stand, reflector and pack form are produced by the same controlled folding movement.
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09 / Outcome
A working prototype and documented set of manufacturing questions for a future small production run.
Credits
LOGIKO Lab — concept, industrial design and prototyping
Fabrication collaborator — prototype bending