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Walnut face
Vertical wood slats turn the front of the machine into a warm architectural surface.
Project Lumen
Project Lumen
The old campaign-entry layout has been replaced with the Project Lumen product presentation.
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The idea
A computer designed like a quiet object.
Project Lumen is built around contrast: black glass, warm wood, and a soft orange glow. It keeps the machine powerful without making the site feel loud.
The photography and reels are part of the product story. Every page leans on real frames from the build so the computer stays visible, inspectable, and easy to edit later.
Wood
Vertical slat front
Glass
Smoked side panel
Glow
Dark orange light
Design language
Every surface has a job.
Wood, glass, screen, cooling, light, and cable order each get a clear moment.
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Smoked glass
The side panel keeps the silhouette dark while letting amber light reveal the internals.
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Live display
A vertical side screen makes temperatures, time, and system status part of the design.
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Ring-lit cooling
The cooler display and circular light become the visual center inside the glass chamber.
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Amber interior
Warm lighting traces the build without turning it into neon or noise.
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Quiet cabling
A black interior and clean cable paths keep the whole object visually calm.
Gallery
Frames from the build.
Photos and video stills pulled from the Project Lumen shoot. Open any frame for a closer view.
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Three-quarterWalnut face and smoked glass
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DisplaySide screen with live readouts
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ProfileCity display, side on
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AtmosphereLow haze around the chassis
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InternalsRing-lit cooling through glass
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MoodFog and amber edges
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LightWarm beams on wood slats
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DetailWood grain and status screen
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HeroFront slats aglow
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InteriorCircular light inside the case
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AtmosphereDark room, warm edge light
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RevealRising from haze
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InternalsBlack chamber behind the slats
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HeroFront lit and ready
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ProfileGlow against walnut
Craft
Dark, warm, and deliberate.
No campaign framing. This is a product-first presentation for the computer itself.
Material
Wood before metal
Project Lumen leads with walnut slats, so the first read is warmth rather than hardware.
Light
A dark orange signature
Amber LEDs sit behind glass and make the black chassis feel deep, not flat.
Interior
Order under glass
The cooling, graphics card, display, and cables are staged like a composed interior.
Motion
Built for film
The site uses slow reels, still frames, and haze so the computer can be seen as an object in motion.
Film
The build in motion.
Short reels bring out what still photos miss: light moving through glass, fog around the chassis, and the warm vertical wall behind the computer.
Project Lumen
Wood. Glass. Glow.
A custom-built machine presented as a finished object, not a temporary campaign banner.
DESVLAB 2026