Lighting art off-grid shouldn't be this hard.
Generators are loud and burn fuel all night. Full solar setups are expensive and intimidating. Garden lights get smashed the first night.
Lux Capacitor is our answer. An industrial-strength solar floodlight built from off-the-shelf components, designed to be fabricated at home with basic tools—and reused season after season.
Developed by Glass House Arts with support from a Burners Without Borders Regional Civic Activation Grant, we're refining and open-sourcing the design so anyone can build them.
We're looking for alpha collaborators. Small grants are available for artists willing to build, test, and document. Fill out the form below or email us at art@deldiosglasshouse.com.
Read the full design doc or listen to us talk about the project on the Burning Man Live podcast.
We are at the beta release stage! Please reach out if you build a Lux Capacitor - we want to hear from you on how we could improve the design or instructions.
Newer version uses a flood light, and supports color changing. Not as bright at a distance as the spotlight, but wider throw.
The classic! Shown here is the welded version, in steel, painted. Also possible to do a riveted version that is welding-free, and use other materials like aluminum.
