LS 1912. Minimalist switch design, with a focus on functionality in building services engineering.
The German company JUNG stands for electrical equipment and building technology at the highest level. Innovative technologies, high-end, technology from Germany - architecture is thought of as a whole, down to the smallest detail. JUNG is continuing this tradition with the LS 1912 toggle switch. However, it is a contemporary interpretation: the LS 1912 switch exudes a very special charm in the interplay of material and mechanics. The highly functional toggle switch has a small LED light that indicates whether the light is switched on or off or indicates the position of the light switch in dark rooms. The special feature: the cylinder version of the switch in the metal version is now available in the Les Couleur® edition by Le Corbusier. From Le Corbusier's comprehensive Polychromie Architecturale color system, we have taken the 63 colors, all of which have an artistic-historical background and are architecturally coordinated.
Reduction as a Stage – Brand Spaces & CGI for the LS 1912 Switch
Danthree Studio had the pleasure of creating the CGI product visuals and accompanying brand spaces for JUNG. CGI product visuals for building technology can showcase a lot – the manufacturer's brand communication is always implicitly present. And that was precisely the big challenge for our CGI artists and interior designers. Minimalist designs don't leave much room for extensive communication. The LS 1912 switch is extremely minimalist.
Optics, haptics, functionality - 3D Renderings for switch design / building technology
The LS 1912 switch was launched by JUNG in 2012 and is based on the JUNG switch from its early years. The mechanics of switching have been made newly tangible here: at the beginning of the 1920s, the toggle switch replaced the rotary switch in our product range. The LS 1912 is therefore a tribute to the history of JUNG. The toggle switch is an impressive experience both visually and tactilely and bears the company's founding year in its name. Thus, the LS 1912 conveys both the tradition of the family business and the historical switching feeling. The latter is translated into a new form and once again demonstrates JUNG's special know-how, from metalworking to mechanics.
The toggle switch can be integrated into the JUNG Smart Home systems and is more than just a light switch: blinds can be operated with it just as easily as extensive scenes, light can be dimmed, and more. It can be inserted into the one- to five-gang frames of the LS series and thus fits into any standard flush-mounted box. More than 200 different inserts are available in combination.
Material. Color. Emotion – How CGI Makes the Complexity of the LS 1912 Visible
And that's not all: Whether simple or multiple cone, indicator light, made of aluminum or stainless steel - the LS 1912 is available in numerous different lever shapes and materials. The brushed, matt metal surfaces look particularly elegant. They reflect the light only very gently, but are nevertheless a challenge due to the play of light on the metallic surface, which our artists have gladly accepted for 3D visualization. And even more: We were allowed to implement the Les Couleurs® design concepts for this switch. Les Couleurs® is Le Corbusier's approach to understanding color as an inherent part of architecture and therefore equivalent to floor plan and form. The colors taken from nature connect people, living space and the environment. They achieve exactly what JUNG also wants to achieve with innovative building technology: The living space appeals to people and meets them on an emotional level. This is exactly what the product visuals from Danthree Studio convey - which place the high-quality switches in a minimalist-luxurious and yet people-friendly living context.
The fact that JUNG is also attracting international attention with this concept is demonstrated by the article from Architecture Today, in which the integration of the Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier color palettes into the LS 1912 series is praised as a successful fusion of design history and modern building technology.
