| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 設計研究所 === 100 === Paper has evolved from a medium on which we write and take notes to one of the essential alternatives of our daily necessity items ever since it was invented. This signifies how important and irreplaceable paper material is in our life. The inexpensive price and ease to work with make paper material presentable in various forms or applications. With the fast evolution of emerging materials, contemporary products are mostly made of metal or plastic. The variation of models is limited and the lighting fixtures themselves emit a sense of coldness. Paper material helps preserve the unique texture and create a multitude of 3D forms, and therefore there is an increasing number of innovated paper products available in the market.
The focus of this study was the investigation and analysis of paper materials for the future development. In addition to literature review, case studies were performed to investigate the presentation of different origami skills and the representative relation with light, hoping to introduce the combination of lighting fixture design and origami characteristics in future design and creation. In the design and creation phase, the creativeness and feasibility of origami were explored experimentally for the potential directions of creation. Mock-ups were made and examined to modify the designs and ultimately establish a one-of-a-kind origami lighting fixture creation.
Origami skills were used as the main structure of the creation. The bendable and extendable characteristics of origami were exploited to allow possible variations in the hope to make this creation a basis for origami lighting fixture development. Finally, the conclusions of the study are summarized as follows:
(1) Use of paper material and its structural features: the fields and scopes in which different paper materials can be used in daily life were understood, and it was learned that the unique structure of paper products helps improve and prolong the products’ service life.
(2) Relation between the morphology of paper lighting fixtures and environment: in our life, we often have different lighting fixtures for different environmental settings, thus creating different visual atmospheres. This is one of the factors that have influence on the change in the sense of space.
(3) Change of origami and representation of light: the structure features of different origami skills have influence on how the light is presented. In addition to origami difference, the type of paper used is one of the key factors of influence on light presentation. As a result, it is necessary to have a thorough knowledge and understanding among paper material, origami and type of light fixture in order to create a unique lighting fixture.
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