Industrial Design: designing luminous objects
A course by Antoni ArolaDesigner
A course by Antoni Arola, Designer
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
References
9 minutes, 40 seconds
Natural light
4 minutes, 36 seconds
Ways to illuminate
8 minutes, 16 seconds
Types of light sources
10 minutes, 56 seconds
Germination of the Idea
5 minutes, 34 seconds
Three Ideas
7 minutes, 13 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin the course by getting to know designer Antoni Arola. He tells you about his work, his influences, and his creative process.
Continue with an introduction to light, learning about how it works in nature, different ways to illuminate your surroundings, and the types of light sources used throughout history. Once you've grasped the fundamentals, develop a concept and design your lamp.
To wrap up the course. Antoni teaches you how to present your finished product to a client and assess your work.
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.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
Me ha parecido una manera sencilla de explicar la luz y como iluminar
- 7 months ago
Creo que el curso aporta una gran vision desde el aspecto creativo para la creacion de luminarias, comparte datos duros y concretos sobre aspectos a considerar desde el diseño del luminario y brinda otra dimension en como podemos abordar, enriquecer y robustecer nuestro proceso.
- 9 months ago
Es un curso inspirador para nuevos proyectos
- 9 months ago
Wonderful course. Very inspiring, deep, professional. So many professional ideas and ways of thinking are shared. Appreciated!
- 11 months ago
I am unhappy with the course because I thought that the course would give information on all the different technical elements that are needed to build a light.
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
- U1
Introduction
- Antoni Arola
- Presentation of the study
- References
- U2
Understanding the light
- Natural light
- Ways to illuminate
- Types of light sources
- U3
Proposed project of the lamp
- Germination of the Idea
- Three Ideas
- U4
Flamingo Project
- Definition of the family
- Details
- U5
Once finished
- The product is presented
- Finished product
- FP
Final project
- Industrial Design: domesticating the light
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FAQs
You’ll learn to design innovative lamps, explore technologies like LED and OLED, apply eco-friendly principles, experiment with light, color, and materials, and create personalized, sustainable lighting solutions for interiors.
This is an intermediate-level course; basic knowledge of design, architecture, or art is recommended but prior lighting experience isn’t required.
You’ll need basic modeling materials, light sources like LEDs and halogens, sketching supplies, and tools for drawing and photography. Access to recycled or natural materials for experimentation is also recommended.
The course teaches how to choose durable materials, repurpose everyday objects, and apply ecological design principles to minimize waste and create environmentally responsible products.
You’ll work on projects such as lamps inspired by natural objects, experiments with different light sources, explorations of shadows and color, and designing custom luminaires using LED technology.
Yes, the course includes creative exercises with unconventional materials like ostrich eggs and explores cultural influences such as Japanese design in lighting.
Yes, you’ll study the evolution and characteristics of natural and artificial light, including LED, halogen, and OLED technologies, and compare their uses in design.