Local architect Germane Barnes has worked with students at the University of Miami to create a wireframe sculpture of a conceptual electric car for Lexus at Design Miami.
Called ON/, the installation is a one-to-one scale sculpture of Lexus' LF-Z Electrified Concept car made from steel wire.
The sculpture is suspended in the centre of a white stage decorated with bespoke furniture and illuminated by constantly shifting coloured lighting, which people can customise remotely using an online tool.
Lexus' ON/ installation at Design Miami is a wireframe sculpture of its LF-Z Electrified Concept car
The installation is intended to represent the ongoing electrification of Lexus' vehicle lineup as part of its drive to become carbon neutral.
According to Barnes, the idea of doing a wireframe sculpture came from a desire to create a dramatic installation while minimising materials and transport emissions. "I wanted to achieve an installation that stayed true to Lexus' mission of a carbon-neutral future," he told Dezeen.
"So the car is wireframe because the more materials that would have been needed to make, the less that would have enforced that new pivot. Shipping a physical car across the globe to here, again, goes against trying to build a carbon-neutral future."
The installation features swings at either end of the sculpture
Swings suspended underneath white arches stand at each end of the wireframe sculpture, which Barnes said are meant to symbolise that &qu...