Tokamak

Wall-Mounted Luminaire

The term Tokamak - a Russian acronym for magnetic toroidal chamber - describes the basic design of controlled fusion energy reactors built since the 1950s. To this day, these experimental reactors have failed to maintain breakeven - the point at which the amount of fusion energy created matches the vast input power required to raise their core temperature to millions of degrees and to magnetically contain the thermonuclear plasma.

Our Tokamak fixture directs light into a toroidal volume where optical elements disperse it back out. Thousands of individually controlled LED light sources fuse together in its core. Tokamak is a compact and tightly integrated fixture made from curved LED strips that are mounted to a CNC machined core, intersecting one another as they loop around from one hub back to the other. Its organic radial symmetry evokes the structure of shells and flowers with a industrial design vocabulary.

Tokamak is available in both pendant and wall - mounted (sconce) configurations. Like its namesake, it's an experimental platform to explore how we can contain, redirect and ultimately release light energy.

Materials: Light Enhancing Film, Plastic, Steel, and Aluminum.

Dimensions: 13” in diameter x 6.6” deep.

Made to order in Brooklyn, NY.

Ships fully assembled and tested. Customization of LED temperature, finishes and software available on request. Application firmware and media sequences can be automatically updated.