When touched the lamp opens and closes slowly, creating a changing shadow pattern on the ceiling.

MUX is a prototype made for designers to inspire and encourage them to use SMA composite in their future designs. The goal of this project was to inpsire them and show them what is possible with SMA composite. This is done by making a prototype, the MUX is a lamp and uses the composite attract the designer. It is and interactive piece of composite that reacts to the users input. It uses the composite to give a twist to the ordinary. 


Graduate student

  • Minko van Spijker (Graduated June 1st, 2016) 

Researchers