About
Lyte is a modern wooden stepstool with integrated lighting that illuminates the path around it. Developed as a team project, it pairs a higher-end aesthetic with the expanded utility of everyday furniture.
Credits
Product Shots
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Under-tread lighting, usually found on stairs, built into a portable stool.
02
A stepstool designed to stay out in the room, not tucked away.
03
The glowing frame doubles as a night-light: two objects in one.
Innovation
The gap
Stepstools are utilitarian and get tucked away.
What it fills
Built-in tread lighting makes it worth leaving out in the room.
Takeaways
Material
Plywood: a low-cost material styled to read as high-end.
Where it lives
Home kitchens and libraries.
Lesson
Dowel joinery aligned across both layers for a strong, hidden joint.
From the process
Initial sketch solutions for the stepstool form
½-scale cardboard model: adding legs, a handle, and support beams
Joinery and assembly: gluing, drilling, screws, and wooden plugs
Process
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