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BEADS
Diploma project
2022
During my second year of Master, I realized my diploma project in the company Festilight, in which I was in alternation contract. I was able to choose myself a problematic linked to the company on which to work.
How to reduce the environmental impact of a Festilight light decoration ?
Festilight is a company specialized in the design and distribution of Christmas light decorations. Today, the world is aware of the ecological emergency, the question of reducing the environmental impact of the company was naturally raised.
Currently, 6 to 12 meters of luminous cord are used to design the decorations. This cord generates most of the environmental impact, so the concept is to greatly reduce this length.
Project development phase
This project was initially the subject of research into reflective and diffusing materials. The real problem was to reduce the size of the light source while maintaining the aesthetics of the product, that is to say, to be able to create Christmas motifs visible at night. This is how I oriented my research towards diffusing materials, such as PLA, a biosourced and recyclable plastic that could be 3D printed directly at Festilight. Here, a glimpse of some tests and photos of my daily life that inspired me during the project.
Material library of light effects
To illustrate all my research, I created a material library of the different light effects that guided me throughout the project. On the left, the reflective materials, on the right, the diffusing materials.
Research and development of shapes
To create my prototype, I was inspired by the original Christmas decorations : the paper flowers that used to decorate Christmas trees and apples, now replaced by Christmas baubles.
These modules, which function thanks to a ring system that clips around the structure, can be adapted to other motifs. The idea is to allow a simple, even playful assembly, and to be able to adapt to the tastes of each person.
The concept
The current designs use between 6 and 12 metres of rope light. My goal is to reduce this length to 2 or 3 metres, which would make the product more responsible but less but less luminous. To compensate for this, the idea is to decorate a luminous line on its structure with structure with translucent PLA patterns that diffuse the light. These patterns would be printed directly at Festilight with their large-format 3D printer, which is currently used These patterns would be printed directly at Festilight with their large format 3D printer, currently used for the manufacture of bio-sourced plastic (ABS) structures with recycled granules.
Prototyping
The prototype modules were 3D printed with translucent PLA. I went through many failures during this phase, 3D printing requires a lot of patience and testing to get all the parameters right.
The prototype structures were made at Festilight with their large format 3D printer, using ABS plastic, which is used for the current products. The rope light was also supplied and electrically connected by the company.
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BEADS
Diploma project
2022
During my second year of Master, I realized my diploma project in the company Festilight, in which I was in alternation contract. I was able to choose myself a problematic linked to the company on which to work.
How to reduce the environmental impact of a Festilight light decoration ?
Festilight is a company specialized in the design and distribution of Christmas light decorations. Today, the world is aware of the ecological emergency, the question of reducing the environmental impact of the company was naturally raised.
Currently, 6 to 12 meters of luminous cord are used to design the decorations. This cord generates most of the environmental impact, so the concept is to greatly reduce this length.
︎︎︎WORK
︎︎︎ABOUT
︎︎︎CONTACT
︎︎︎
BEADS
Diploma project
2022
During my second year of Master, I realized my diploma project in the company Festilight, in which I was in alternation contract. I was able to choose myself a problematic linked to the company on which to work.
How to reduce the environmental impact of a Festilight light decoration ?
Festilight is a company specialized in the design and distribution of Christmas light decorations. Today, the world is aware of the ecological emergency, the question of reducing the environmental impact of the company was naturally raised.
Currently, 6 to 12 meters of luminous cord are used to design the decorations. This cord generates most of the environmental impact, so the concept is to greatly reduce this length.
Project development phase
This project was initially the subject of research into reflective and diffusing materials. The real problem was to reduce the size of the light source while maintaining the aesthetics of the product, that is to say, to be able to create Christmas motifs visible at night. This is how I oriented my research towards diffusing materials, such as PLA, a biosourced and recyclable plastic that could be 3D printed directly at Festilight. Here, a glimpse of some tests and photos of my daily life that inspired me during the project.
Material library of light effects
To illustrate all my research, I created a material library of the different light effects that guided me throughout the project. On the left, the reflective materials, on the right, the diffusing materials.
Research and development of shapes
To create my prototype, I was inspired by the original Christmas decorations : the paper flowers that used to decorate Christmas trees and apples, now replaced by Christmas baubles.
These modules, which function thanks to a ring system that clips around the structure, can be adapted to other motifs. The idea is to allow a simple, even playful assembly, and to be able to adapt to the tastes of each person.
The concept
The current designs use between 6 and 12 metres of rope light. My goal is to reduce this length to 2 or 3 metres, which would make the product more responsible but less but less luminous. To compensate for this, the idea is to decorate a luminous line on its structure with structure with translucent PLA patterns that diffuse the light. These patterns would be printed directly at Festilight with their large-format 3D printer, which is currently used These patterns would be printed directly at Festilight with their large format 3D printer, currently used for the manufacture of bio-sourced plastic (ABS) structures with recycled granules.
Prototyping
The prototype modules were 3D printed with translucent PLA. I went through many failures during this phase, 3D printing requires a lot of patience and testing to get all the parameters right.
The prototype structures were made at Festilight with their large format 3D printer, using ABS plastic, which is used for the current products. The rope light was also supplied and electrically connected by the company.