Burst:
Light & Mood


Spring 2022

Starting with an exploration of lighting in the 1982 Japanese dystopian punk rock film, 'Burst City' by Gakuryü Ishii, Burst is designed to emulate its atmospheric essence. Through sketching and light modeling, the design aims to immerse its environment in a transformative wash of light, inducing a state of physiological relaxation.


Materials:  poplar, rivets, walnut stain finish

Understanding Light and Mood

mood study

Burst City    1982, Dir. Gakuryu Ishii
Mood Board

expirements in form

“I love when my hands surprise my head”                

Bertjan Pot

simple paper modeling

pushing what worked, further



going big!

finalizing & making

fin