Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Hero
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Hero

Light & Play

Ideation, Concept Design, Design Engineering, Design for Manufacture, Prototyping, Marketing Visuals & Animation.

A playful, interactive post-modern inspired table lamp.

This project set out to explore our relationship with objects that emit light, taking a classic children's learning toy as the starting point. The challenge was to transform a naturally crude, familiar form and integrate it with a playful interaction, reimagined through a post-modern lens.

Switches and dials are ubiquitous, so the focus here was on pairing bold, post-modern form language with an engaging, tactile experience that invites curiosity rather than convention. The result balances playfulness, usability, and function, delivering a lamp that feels as fun to interact with as it is considered in form.

Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Intro
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Intro
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Inspiration
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Inspiration
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Concept Sketch
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Concept Sketch
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Concept Illustration
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Concept Illustration
Ross Whillis Design Concept Illustration
Ross Whillis Design Concept Illustration
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Front View
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Front View
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Close Up-1
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Close Up-1
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Close Up-2
Ross Whillis Design Light & Play Close Up-2

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