UK technological engineers Asylum were approached with a private commission, requiring a domestic installation a pipe covered in crystals that lit up to decorate a construction feature within a room. A base structure was fabricated for fitting the electronics onto. The RGB LED modules were made up of three individual colored lights and could give a range of over 16 million colors.
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Top: The completed pipe with the LEDs and crystal shards glued on. Center: The completed LED pipe installation can change up to 16 million colors. Bottom: Pipe before crystal shards are glued on. (All Photo Courtesy of Asylum) |
The number of pipes fitted totaled 2,912, amounting to almost 9,000 LEDs. They were all controlled by an industrial embedded Linux computer for added reliability, which hosted a webpage, accessible by mobile phone. This allowed the client to customize colors and patterns at a click of a button.
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An engineer glues on crystals to the pipe. |
A light diffusing outer shell slotted over the top of the structure, which had over 3,000 individual crystal shards glued to it. Asylum Supervisor: Mark Curtis Asylum Electronics Engineers: Sam Hue-Vashon, George Davies - See more at:
http://www.asylumsfx.com/work/installations/?album=3&gallery=223#sthash.6cm2jC8v.dpuf
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The crystal shards up close. Click photo to view the LED pipe installation in action. |