London By Night.

Working on a self initiated project creating lights based on the London Skyline. I was inspired by the way London looks when it is lit up at night and decided to do a short project on this idea. It is a working progress but the images below show where I am at the moment. I have so far made mock ups of initial designs for the Gherkin, and the London eye. They hold tea lights.

The aim of the project is also to have the materials and manufacture done within London so they become a true product of London- however a number of iterations need to be made first. I am going to have current ideas manufactured using water cutting, but the final pieces need to be chemically etched to give the details that are not cut through. They will also only be two sided, this is because the lighting effects are better, and also I can fit more on a single sheet of metal making them cheaper to produce.

Had very positive feedback from everyone I have shown it to, and also from two companies (who cannot be named) who might be looking to produce them in small batches. Its been cool to work on a simple object and focus on aesthetic and manufacturing problems and solution's.