Research and Application of Lighting Design With The Use of Agricultural Plant Waste - A Case Study of Corn Sheaths , Peanut Shell and Rice Husks

• Main Authors: Fei-Ting Chang, 張斐婷
• Other Authors: Hui-Chiung Kao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/vu5jnx

碩士 === 國立臺中科技大學 === 商業設計系碩士班 === 103 === ABSTRACT The issues of global warming have raised the importance of environmental protection and of making sustainable use of resources. In this project the designer used the concept “taking from nature, returning to nature” to make lighting fixtures, hoping that the pieces would be created both environmental-friendly and of practical utility. The amount of agricultural plant waste in Taiwan is huge. The designer chose corn leaves, peanut shells, and rice husks to be the compositional materials. The original function of them, to cover, symbolizes protection and care. According to the materials’ attributes, the designer developed a simple method to preserve the plant waste. One may easily create his or her own works and grow interest in this DIY activity. The works of “Photosynthesis” are categorized into five types –– pieces made of: 1) corn leaves, 2) peanut shells, 3) corn silks, 4) peanut shell and corn leaves, and 5) rice husks. Using the above materials and considering the light sources and light distribution, the designer created thirty one pieces that are grouped into twenty three series. Through this project, the designer has learned the following: 1) the potential to recycle the agricultural plant waste in Taiwan is great; 2) particular sorts of light sources and light distribution may be applied flexibly in the design; 3) the preserved agricultural plant waste can be used in various types of weaving and modeling; 4) the works’cultural meanings are enriched through the brief descriptions about the connotations of the plants; 5) the verbal exchanges and the price labeling activity at the exhibition help to convey the green concept, and to explore the possibility of turning the works into merchandise. The designer has the following suggestions. 1) The project is good for the other design-related departments as an educational assignment. 2) The government should provide fund and public space to encourage similar exhibitions and small businesses of DIY workshops in the local communities, because it helps to concretize the idea of environmental protection and to promote a green lifestyle that makes more sustainable uses of the natural resources.