Project Lumen

Project Lumen

The old campaign-entry layout has been replaced with the Project Lumen product presentation.
WalnutFront surface
AmberLight signature
One-offBuild language
Walnut / glass / glowDESVLAB 2026
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Home page

Project Lumen build
Under glass

Inside the build

The spec sheet.

Every component chosen to run cool and quiet behind walnut and smoked glass.

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 5070
Motherboard
Gigabyte B850M Eagle WiFi 6E
Memory
Lexar Thor Z Series RGB DDR5, 32 GB
Storage
Acer Predator GM7 M.2, 1 TB
Power supply
Corsair RM750e ATX 3.1
Cooling
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 AIO

Cooling

Nine fans. Near silence.

Nine fans move air through Lumen on one deliberate path — pulled in low across the radiator, pushed up and out the back. The layout stays pressure-balanced, so the build runs cool under load and sits almost silent on the desk.

At the center, the NZXT Kraken Elite 360 AIO and its ring-lit pump hold the loop together behind smoked glass.

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Fans, push-pull
Balanced
Front-to-back airflow
Near-silent
Under full load
Airflow

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
Project Lumen
Walnut / glass / amber

Craft

Dark, warm, and deliberate.

No campaign framing. This is a product-first presentation for the computer itself.

Wood before metal
Material

Wood before metal

Project Lumen leads with walnut slats, so the first read is warmth rather than hardware.

A dark orange signature
Light

A dark orange signature

Amber LEDs sit behind glass and make the black chassis feel deep, not flat.

Order under glass
Interior

Order under glass

The cooling, graphics card, display, and cables are staged like a composed interior.

Built for film
Motion

Built for film

The site uses slow reels, still frames, and haze so the computer can be seen as an object in motion.