For my second iteration of the curious lights prototype, I made a flexible origami ball with LEDs inside that flicker on when the ball is squeezed.
Light Ball from Caitlin Morris on Vimeo.
This project was again playing with the idea of blending very delicate, craft-based things with electronics, which are usually seen as hardy and modern.
The process started with a lot of precreasing to build the ball:
After a bunch of folding, the ball emerged:
Before the ball was sealed, the electronics were put inside:
2 button-sized 3V batteries were connected to 2 LEDs via 30-gauge wire (for maximum flexibility). The two sides of the circuit were connected to long strips of tin foil, which were fixed to the top and bottom of either side of the ball. When the ball is assembled, bringing the top and bottom together in a squeezing motion connects the two (or four) tin foil pieces and lights up each LED.
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