Light
design
Duration: 5 weeks
Date: November 2025
Team size : 1
Role : ID designer
THE PROBLEM
How might we transform everyday objects so that minimalism evokes joy, emotion, and interaction?
How can we create joyful, engaging experiences accessible to all?
How might we craft curves that invite touch, so every hand experiences them naturally?
KARIM RASHID'S DESIGN PHILOSHOPY
I broke down his philosophy into five key words, it helped me understand his approach better and see the logic behind everything he creates.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT !
In a world of static light, Liora dances. Inspired by the sensual minimalism of Karim Rashid, this wall-mounted lamp transforms illumination into movement. A living choreography between form and glow. Each wavy disc reflects a moment of stillness and motion, concealment and reveal.
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What I learned while designing Liora?
The true idea comes from those rough, instinctive shapes you draw once your mind is tired. Exhaustion strips away everything unnecessary.
The power of materials.
Light behaves differently with every surface, angle, and layer.
Craft matters too:
wood cutting, soldering, shaping acrylic with heat, and understanding the mechanisms behind the making
But these learnings are only the beginning.
The exploration continues. Always.
Light, like dance, is never meant to freeze.”
Each plate moves independently,
creating a choreography of light that’s different every time.
Because no dance form—and no moment—ever repeats.
THE FINAL CONCEPT
This project taught me to trust exploration instead of forcing solutions. I learned that clarity often already exists in early ideas, it just needs time and distance to surface. Most importantly, I understood how play and intuition can lead to restraint, purpose, and strong form.
EXPLORING
I sketched freely at first, exploring shapes without judgment, just to see what wanted to emerge.
Come, watch me figure this out if you’ve got a minute.
TOUCH FIRST PROTOTYPING
Quick mockups to ask the right questions: Does this curve make someone want to touch it? Why did I make this decision? How will it interact with its surroundings? Does it elevate daily living?
The
Insight
Although nothing stood out at first, the lack of clarity motivated me to dig deeper.
Through that process, I identified a few recurring theme -
movement, materials, dance and form, organic shapes
LETTING PLAY TAKE OVER
I was initially bound by what existed in my sketches. The prototypes worked, but they didn’t feel right. So I let go, quieted the thinking, and began to play. With illusion, material, and color, the idea slowly revealed itself.
This phase clarified the direction as sensual minimalism, simple forms softened by touch and play.
The
Insight
Gravitation toward plates and wavy forms came from how naturally the hand could rest on them.
FROM PLAY TO PURPOSE
This phase revealed that the idea already existed within the first 300 sketches, it was simply scattered. Revisiting them allowed the fragments to align into a clear direction.
