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Ripple

Co-designer: GuanYa Fang

​Ripple is a dynamic installation that consists of several acrylic pieces. It is demonstrated as a flexible surface suspended from a ceiling. When people walk through, the light will ripple like water. The light scatters on the surface as the ripple on the water, following the direction of those walking below. Ripple was awarded the 16th Acrylic Creative Competition as Merit Award in 2017.

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The hexagonal structural concept was inspired by traditional weaving methods used with bamboo. First, laser cut 3 mm thick acrylic into strips and discs. Then, combine six strips with an equal number of discs into a 15 square centimeter hexagon. Finally, join the hexagonal units into a flexible surface. The surface is controlled from above by suspension wires connected to servo motors. PIR sensors detect the movement of people walking under, feeding that information to an instruction set that controls the servo motors and the surface below. 5050 LEDs are mounted on the center of each disc. The discs are cut from matte acrylic to create diffuse, soft light. A medium-density fiberboard prototype was made and tested for flexibility and structural stability.

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