Deconstruction: Floodlight by Nieuwe Heren
This month’s Deconstruction comes from Nieuwe Heren, the duo of Tim Smit and Erik de Nijs. They’re sharing the making of their Floodlight.
Sketches of the light and concrete base
Fixating wooden elements with ratchet tie
Measuring distance revolving arm
Moment overview
Improvised saw table
Attached screw thread
Simulating desired height concrete base
Electric wiring
Lights on!
Sketch of concrete base
Wooden mold for the concrete base
Deburring metal pin for the center of the cast concrete
Stirring concrete
And the waiting begins
First (inferior) cast
Different bulbs
Almost finished!
Finished show model
I like the rawness of the materials that were used on this.
…and the terrifying way they use tools. Deburring the metal pin? Looks like a good way to get the oh so stylish pierced hand (head, chest, whatever). Then there is the improvised saw table? really? Not something to be proud of.
The design is nice, I’ll give them that.
You are right. You also need to chill out
who says I’m not? (think I chose the name buzzkill because I am deadly serious in all things?) but when a site shows people using tools and highlights “Improvised saw table”, no safety glasses, crouched on the edge of a table, makes me cringe. I would think a blind designer might be at a distinct disadvantage.
To my eyes the pits in the concrete base could have been eliminated by using a slick, non-sticky material for the mold such as melamine board and shaking the air bubbles out of the mold once the concrete has been poured in by holding a power tool to the side of the mold.