The design of the Phantom 60/30
In spring 2006, our team (the former Street Television company) has come into agreement with G-LEC Europe GmbH The agreement has been concluded regarding the implementation of the Street Television proprietary fiber optic control and transmission system, the MMDISP control software, as well as the S-DRIVE control unit into the G-LEC product line. The Phantom 60 frame has been completely updated: we have designed the new FPGA processing board and the LED line printed circuit boards. The MMDISP control software has been updated to suit the client needs. The system has made its debut during the presentation of the new Volkswagen Iroc model in Berlin. Three hundred Phantom 60 frames have worked perfectly during the show, which has lasted 4 days.
In early 2007, we have come into second agreement to design a system of transparent high-resolution displays, based on the mechanical specifications of G-LEC Europe GmbH. As a result, the Phantom 30 frame was born.
The invention of Solaris
Solaris, a three dimensional display curtain, has been invented by Dmitrijs Volohovs in 2008. The core element of Solaris is a 360-degree emitting element. The first 200 square meters have been delivered to Plasmatech, a Russian rental company. G-LEC Europe GmbH has bought the complete design of Solaris, as well as 300 square meters of the system. The Solaris system is widely used at different events and TV shows.
The BMW museum in Munich
During the summer of 2008, a new BMW museum was open to the public, and people were invited to come and experience the spirit of the past, present and future of BMW innovation. The museum is a perfect example of the balance between digital art, modern design and architecture. The construction made of glass and steel has an enormous media façade inside the museum, which impresses the visitors with the old-fashioned black-and-white video content.
The project has started in form of collaboration between our team (the former Street Television) and G-LEC Europe GmbH. Our team has been responsible for the development and implementation of the media façade design, by means of utilizing various prototyping tools, which have made it possible to try out different ideas and techniques for the façade. The complex shape of the walls has been the main challenge in designing the façade. Several elements of the building, for instance, glass holders, doors and stairs, have protruded through the surface of the display, presenting an even greater challenge for the inventor.
As a result, we have invented the first cut-to-size LED display panel, which makes the complete project perfectly implemented. During the construction of the museum, simple tools have been used to cut the standard-sized LED panels to size on site. A total of 700 square meters of panels have been processed and installed. It has taken 2 years to complete the development, design and implementation of the project. |
