Made by London-based designer Umut Yamac, the “Perch Light” is a lamp representing a bird in paper and brass which can swing. The bird fixed on a perch lights up with elegance and swings when you touch it or when there is a gentle wind. The lamp get illuminated through contact of the bird with the perch and this lets the bird balance and swing without any cables whilst maintaining luminance. The design was inspired by nature and in particular, the elegance and beauty of a bird sitting on its perch.

https://www.feeldesain.com/perch-light-umut-yamac.html

Walk inside a mirrored dome composed of 320+ origami panels; LED light shifts your reflection and folds of space in real time. Winner of Golden A’ Design Award https://www.lumenpulse.com/projects/231/light-origami?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Hanging origami‑like jellyfish forms move and change color in response to presence. A dazzling, interactive 1.5m diameter kinetic light sculpture driven by proximity sensors .

https://www.tangibleinteraction.com/artworks/jelly-swarm

Manazuru was named after a crane due to the fact that its shape on a map very much resembles a crane. Our goal was making an installation that symbolized Manazuru, so we decided to feature origami cranes for our art work. We placed importance in collaborating on this project with locals in Manazuru and so we asked the Orizuru Association and a grand master to support us and we made origami cranes together. "Orizuru" means a crane made with origami.

Tidelines (2021) is a kinetic origami sculpture at the Museum of Science, Boston, created by Alexander McIver Garcia. It features 16 folded origami forms inspired by lily pads and clouds, suspended from the ceiling. Each piece has stepper motors and RGB LEDs, moving and lighting up in coordinated patterns that mimic natural motion, creating a dynamic light and shadow experience.

For a visual experience of Tidelines, you can watch the following video:

Tidelines – Kinetic Origami Sculpture at the Museum of Science, Boston

The shadow animation lamp is inspired by shadow play and Zoetrope (a classic optical toy for animation), which are common two types of amusement in our everyday life.

The idea has become realized by simple mechanism using strobe light & spinning cylinder with pattern. Shadow Animation Lamp consists of a motor part and a lighting part.

https://www.designboom.com/project/shadow-animation-lamp/

‘airy’ by japanese firm 24° studio is a lamp series that uses japanese rice paper as a main ingredient. lamination on the surface prevents the material from tarnishing and tearing and gives it the benefit of being fire-retardant. a simple slot-in assembly is required to complete the kit, consisting of five- and six-sided panels with a finely cut perforation pattern that allows the end users to extrude each piece into a desired form. ‘while maintaining the characteristics of the rice paper that provide a soft diffused lighting effect, the geometrical pattern brings unique experience to the space when airy is lit,’ says the studio.

https://www.designboom.com/design/24d-studio-airy-lamp-series-japanese-rice-paper-01-22-2015/

‘LC shutters’ by louise campbell for louis poulsen

Components and supplies

1 Breadboard (generic)

2 Resistor 1k ohm

5 Jumper wires (generic)

1 Arduino UNO

1 LED (generic)

1 pushbutton 

1const int BUTTON = 2;
2const int LED = 3;
3int BUTTONstate = 0;
4
5void  setup()
6{
7  pinMode(BUTTON, INPUT);
8  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
9}
10
11void  loop()
12{
13  BUTTONstate = digitalRead(BUTTON);
14  if (BUTTONstate == HIGH)
15  {
16    digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
17  } 
18  else{
19    digitalWrite(LED,  LOW);
20  }
21}

1const int BUTTON = 2;
2const int LED = 3;
3int BUTTONstate = 0;
4
5void  setup()
6{
7  pinMode(BUTTON, INPUT);
8  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
9}
10
11void  loop()
12{
13  BUTTONstate = digitalRead(BUTTON);
14  if (BUTTONstate == HIGH)
15  {
16    digitalWrite(LED, LOW);