View of the cellalescence from outside our workshop
Bottom view of the cellalescence in different color schemes
Cellalescence: Visualizing an Artificial Nervous System
[2024]
Cellalescence started as a collaborative project with our workshop, when we had a bag of discarded vaccine bottles. After brainstorming we found that digital string lights perfectly fit the bottles. We designed and 3D printed the plastic housing for the LEDs and started soldering the lights together. After showing the light at the Dutch Design Week, we decided to revisit the project to make it repairable and modular.
[2025]
Cellalescence is now fully modular. The installation consists of a base board with GX12 connectors, to which the lamps can be connected with custom designed cables. The connector system is built in such a way that the lights are hot-swappable, and the direction does not matter. There is no wrong way to connect the cables or the lights. Because of the modularity, we can easily transport the parts, or rebuild the lamp.
The lamp is powered by three separate power supplies, and controlled by an ESP32, this allows the lamp to use presets, or be live controlled through DMX.
[left] single light module of the cellalescence V2
[middle] male GX12 connector on the base board
[right] data and power cable used to connect between the lights and base
Specifications:
(up to) 50 stars / 300 LEDs
(up to) 50 stars / 300 LEDs
wired / wireless / DMX controllable
hot-swappable modules
infinite possibilities
Klaas Muller (KlaasMuller.nl)
Abel Jongsma (Oepsdesign.com)
Halvemaanstraat 18F
5651BP Eindhoven
