The form of this design follows a geometric pattern that is inspired by “Girih” and “miniature”; in traditional Iranian architectural decorations. Girih ( “knot”, also written gereh) are decorative Islamic geometric patterns used in architecture and handicraft objects, consisting of angled lines that form an interlaced strapwork pattern.
The goal of Hexa design was to achieve a lamp that provides the lighting of the architectural space in two broad and localized modes, has the ability to expand in the space and improves the quality of the space in terms of aesthetics. A hexa is one third of a full hexagon. This division increases the ability of hexa in the variety of composition and expansion. The form of this work follows a geometric pattern that is inspired by “knotting” and “miniature”; in traditional Iranian architectural decorations. To achieve this form, all kinds of geometric shapes such as regular, irregular, odd and even polygons were tested, and in this process “hexagon” was chosen as the primary model because: Due to the type of internal angles, the shapes with odd sides were oriented in geometric expansion and had less compatibility with general architectural plans, so their use in internal architecture required more and more complex control. In the next step, the hexagonal pattern was divided into smaller parts, and at the end, a line segment with a curve corresponding to the internal angle of the hexagon was selected as the main module of the design. In fact, a hexa is one third of a full hexagon. This division increases the ability of hexa in the variety of composition and expansion. Each module is made of an extruded aluminum profile in a U shape, which is rolled at an angle of 120 degrees, and the LED is placed inside, and the opening of the U is closed with a Plexiglas sheet (as a diffuser).
