Industrial Design: domesticating light
A course by Antoni Arola , Designer
Learn the creative process behind designing luminous objects
Learn the creative process behind designing luminous objects
Want to make the world a brighter place? In this online course, Antoni Arola, industrial engineer and winner of the 2003 National Design Award, teaches you how to design and create light-producing objects.
Learn about the characteristics of different light sources, how to harness it to create the desired lighting effect, and the steps involved in designing a lamp, from sketching the initial concept to plugging in the finished product.
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 13 downloads
- 93% positive reviews (300)
- 8,009 students
- 12 lessons (1h 29m)
- 13 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a concept-based lamp.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, architects, and creatives who are interested in lighting design and want to experiment and learn more about harnessing light for artistic or professional purposes.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any prior knowledge to take this course, just bring your imagination and come ready to create. Experience with 3D modeling will be helpful for making the renders, but it's not essential.
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A course by Antoni Arola
Antoni Arola was born in Tarragona in 1960 and currently lives in Barcelona.
After studying at the EINA School of Design in Barcelona, he began his professional career in 1984 at the Liévore y Pensi studio before moving on to AD Associate Designers. In 1994, he founded Estudi Antoni Arola.
He's collaborated on projects in a wide variety of fields, such as lighting for Santa & Cole, Viabizzuno, and Metalarte, furniture, perfume bottles, interior design, and exhibitions. He combines his professional career with teaching, workshops, artistic experimentation, and light research.
His never-ending search for beauty, inspired by ancient cultures and his particular vision of light, have helped him develop a singular style that accentuates each project.
His work has earned him numerous awards, including the 1999 and 2001 Silver Delta Award, the 2003 National Design Award, the 2009 I-Plus Award for best lighting, and the 2012 Red Dot Award. More recently, he was named an honorary member of the APDI.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Antoni Arola
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Presentation of the study
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References
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U2
Understanding the light
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Natural light
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Ways to illuminate
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Types of light sources
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U3
Proposed project of the lamp
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Germination of the Idea
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Three Ideas
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U4
Flamingo Project
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Definition of the family
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Details
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U5
Once finished
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The product is presented
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Finished product
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FP
Final project
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Industrial Design: domesticating the light
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jiwani_sameer
DO NOT TAKE THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS COURSE. The english is AI generated and badly executed. Audio glitches, sync issues. It's a shame because the teacher is clearly very knowledgable.
mail
Pretty basic, but very cool tutor
heatherrudloff
As a photographer and someone who is interested in lighting from a non-photo perspective, I feel like I didn't learn anything new. I was also hoping there was instructions on how to make different objects into lamps, but I didn't get that. There were also lots of issues with the audio cutting in and out.
roger_g_marques
O curso foi extremamente informativo, técnico, artístico mas sobretudo leve. E isso é muito importante para ser motivador... para ter vontade de continuar. Atribuo à equipe como um todo pois, apesar do professor protagonista ser muito empático - o que faz muita diferença - o roteiro também é primoroso.
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sveeet
PlusThere's no practical technical knowledge that you can learn from this course. The small amount of theory that is explained is so basic that even kids know it. As an architect i didn't learn anything new. It's a complete disappointment.