Magic Carpet 3 Light Preview
9 December 2024 · 6 min · 452 views
What this video covers
The owners of the boat Magic Carpet are designing an interior lighting plan in collaboration with the Swedish yacht lighting manufacturer Boat System.0:58 To visualize the final layout, the crew placed cushions and furniture mock-ups inside the hull before using a tripod-mounted camera to photograph sample lights held in various positions.4:29 By layering these images and digitally removing the person holding the lights, they created a composite rendering of the intended installation.4:52 The design strategy focuses on defining the boat's interior volume by installing LED strips along the base of the settees, behind structural beams, and inside open-faced cabinets to illuminate the hull and bulkheads.5:33 These strips aim to create an illusion of increased height and width, while strategically placed spotlights and dimmable reading lamps provide task-specific illumination.3:19 The project, facilitated by a subscriber acting as a consultant, emphasizes using indirect lighting to highlight edges rather than relying on uniform floodlighting.2:21
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