Hardware hacking with a dimmable flashlight
The Aperture Light a portable light module that borrows from the infrastructure of standard microphone stand hardware.
Status
Prototype
CLIENT
Prototype
Services
Industrial Design
How does an object evolve when it taps into an existing system of tools and infrastructure? The Aperture Light is an exploration of how function, context, and adaptability intersect. How a simple handheld flashlight can extend beyond its singular purpose by embedding itself within a network of physical supports.
By borrowing the universal language of microphone stand hardware, the Aperture Light gains new spatial relationships; suspended from a ceiling, mounted on a wall, or positioned like an instrument waiting to be used. This interplay between light and structure reveals an alternative approach to design: one that doesn’t seek to reinvent, but instead “hacks” into the affordances of existing systems to create unexpected new possibilities.
At its core, the Aperture Light is both a practical and conceptual exercise. Redefining the relationship between tools and infrastructure, and questioning how objects can shift meaning through their context.
