To create a prototype, it is important to gather as much information as possible about the companies that might helps us with the materials and the production. We travelled to different companies to explain our concept, our ideas for the design of it and then asked for feedback and their ideas for bringing our concept into reality.
Some of us went to the HIG company, in Bodegraven. We asked about their ideas for illuminous compound that we can place on objects, to make the shapes that remind of a living room.
Two of us went to Luminext in Doorn, to ask about sensors that we want to place in our concept. Apart from the sensor technology, they provided us with much inspiration for other elements we could add to our concept, to make the light more interactive with the people.
We visited the winner of the Light Challenge of 2011, Filiz Zorluer, and the company that she works at that is called Tvilight. Together we brainstormed about some ways to improve our original concept. During this brainstorm session we thought about making the concept more interactive with the residents and making it more sustainable.
Furthermore, some of us went to Waalwijk to visit the company of Lightronics. They showed us the designs that they are using for innovating street light, and we tried to figure out how we could use parts of this design in our street light fixture.