How are the luminaires based on functional integration designed?

Nowadays, the research and development ideas of many products on the market are moving closer to “multi-function”. Multi-functional juicers, breakfast machines, printers and other products have become commonplace. Extending to the lighting industry, the lighting has gradually become more "multi-functional", such as music lights, projection lights, sleep lights and a large number of unconventional representatives turned out.

In the previous article: (How can I integrate functions into a product reasonably? The beauty designer said that this is a regular rule.) The article introduces the functional integration of the luminaire design method, mainly on the market. All kinds of lamps and lanterns like to engage in multi-function. However, if you pursue "multi-functionality" at a glance, but the combined trial experience is very poor, it will be self-defeating.

Teacher Zhang Xin also introduced the conditions that need to be met to integrate different functions into one product.

1. The first case: the two systems to be integrated have the same object.

2. The second case: the two systems to be integrated are in the same process flow or in use.

3. The third situation: the two systems to be integrated have the same super system.

4. The fourth situation: Several systems to be integrated have shared core components.

A lot of comments were received in the background, and some friends submitted the article analysis is not deep enough. Here, Zhang Xin gave a few examples of products to elaborate. Here are a few examples of functional integration applications:

Emoi smart emotion speaker

Emoi Smart Emotional Speaker is a feature-integrated product that combines music, lighting, hands-free calling, timed music and alarms, and incorporates a variety of controls including smart app control, touch sensing and button control . Easily connect to Bluetooth devices to listen to music.

These integrated functions have the same object and the same usage scenarios, and can be used before bedtime or at the bedside to meet Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3, and the integrated functions of this product are just right. The performance of the product design and the production process are compared. Ok, so the user feedback for this product is very good.

IKEA table lamp

This IKEA table lamp is famous, it won the 2016 IF design award, and the major media rushed to report, known as "lighting black technology."

The reason why it is called "black technology" is because the desk lamp is free from the constraints of the cable, and the phone can be charged in the correct position. The "+" mark above allows us to find the charging point accurately. Just put the phone on it and you can start charging right away. Its main function is lighting and charging the phone.

This kind of functional integration belongs to case two and case three. These two functions are in the same use process and have the same super system.

Most of the desk lamps are placed on the bedside and desks. These two places are also places where users are used to charging mobile phones. In addition, from the point of view of the use process, people are mostly accustomed to the behavior of charging the mobile phone before going to bed and charging the mobile phone during work, so the integration of the two functions of this product is relatively reasonable.

Although the IKEA table lamp won the 2016 IF Design Award, there are also many problems:

1. Only some of Samsung's mobile phones can be charged, so there are very few audiences.

2, no dimming color function, so that users can not dim according to their own needs.

3. The opening key is at the rear end of the lamp barrel, and the lampshade is integrated, and the design semantics are not obvious.

Marine projection lamp

This projection desk lamp is a personalized desk lamp with projection ocean and star functions. Its main functions are projection and illumination.


This functional integration belongs to two functions in the same use process. Because the desk lamps are used on the bedside, when people turn off the desk lamp to prepare to sleep, the projection of the ocean, the starry sky has a role in helping sleep. So the function of sleep aid and the function of lighting are well integrated.

Mushroom lamp

Just mentioned are the lamps that have been successfully integrated with product functions, but in reality there are also integrated bad lamps. For example, this mushroom lamp, the business commentary design is inspired by the mushrooms in the big forest. Enjoy the SPA while learning while using the luminaire.

The main functions are: lighting, purifying air, and product integration in the third case. However, in fact, the desk lamp is only a fan and negative ion air purification function to the user's experience is insufficient, and the lighting function is also limited due to product form constraints. So this versatile design has become a chicken rib.

Plant light

Another example is the combination of the function of the plant and the function of the chandelier. These two functions do not meet the above functional integration conditions.


And the biggest problem lies in the plant itself. Due to the introduction of the true plant, it is necessary to regularly weed and fertilize the fertilization. When the plant grows to a certain height, it will block the light surface of the lamp. And such lamps have a certain height, which is not convenient to operate, so the user experience is not good. The final planting function can only be replaced by simulated plastic, which becomes a decorative function.

According to some examples I have detailed above, it is not difficult to find that the functional integration of products is regular, and you may further understand the methods of applying these laws. It is not easy to produce a good product in the end, it is determined by many reasons. I hope that everyone can design more and better works.

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