Lunar Energy
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Lunar Energy, a home battery start-up, partnered with Daylight Design to create their company branding, industrial design and app design. Over the course of two years, I worked closely with the Lunar team to see the battery industrial design through from concept to production.
The lunar battery stores energy generated by solar panels during the day and powers a home at night. The industrial design was anchored on the two semi-circled logo, which was inspired by the duality of the sun and moon. The Lunar Arc flows up the front face of the battery blending the modular power blocks into a seamless form.
Concepts
Early concepts explored how a battery unit could aesthetically integrated into a home. Modular and expandability were a key design feature that would allow users to configure their battery unit to fit their individual home’s power needs.
Selected Design
Our recommended design was inspired by the dynamic shadow produced on san dunes as the sun moves through the sky. The Lunar Arc which runs up the battery creates a cohesiveness in a modular stack that can be sold as stacks of 3, 5, and 7 units.
Manufacturing Concept
A reversible cover design allowed a single tool part to create a dynamic battery cover while also minimizing production costs.
Details
Working closely with Lunar engineers, I detailed ventilation, emergency power switches, communication lights, antenna placement, conduit entrances.
Prototypes
We worked with domestic and international vendors to prototype the battery, and evaluate proportions, paint textures and interactions.
Color Material Finish
Battery units offered in Midnight Blue and Moon Grey reflect the Lunar brands light and dark duality. A light texture and matte finish on both the logo and powder coat bring out the Lunar Arc’s two toned lighting effect.
