Role: Designer
Dates: 2022
Timeline: 1 week
Dates: 2022
Timeline: 1 week
Digital Fabrication
Why buy a lamp when you can make your own?
With this project, I was most excited about the idea of designing and fabricating an object that was both functional and beautiful. Although the final form is fairly simple, the process of constructing a kit of parts that snapped to fit and held firmly together was a significant challenge for a 3d printing novice like me.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e47942693dd3958104da4a4bcdfb983168dda8705de3058b9f245c79e799047/lamp-3d-print-night.jpg)
︎︎︎ The finished lamp in all its luminous glory ✨
Design Process
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cdd12305fbe6355fbeaf16eaca267e701e6cd7b5a257d6064b81c1237a35f976/lamp-sketches.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6fffd043486b31e8067cec67e05caa88baad3aa3dcf21b4beab3cf9c3ad8784/lamp-anatomy.jpg)
︎︎︎ LAMP ANATOMY / I modeled the lamp components in Rhino using an intricate concoction of surface, boolean, and transform commands.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2665f801218909be1752eb865fa76124da60be8ef1ab45f0c187547cb2e480b/lamp-test-prints.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5237d7d04b7c8d78f8071ce7003050ce96261d78f638a6cdb00ee91fc5dda552/lamp-test-file.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/577962fcfd62508a78e44f4672a0dc48d39d0d4aac9313c1773c522d60f4634b/lamp-base.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3e693c0c124eadff4af2ba6b3e16ee83ff461ce2fecec1aaee9b9c873b49c34/lamp-rendered.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44404dd7326b86c4ec4fd69c8ee2d4fdedf2e6c9c61d0427e5fb952edf3febac/lamp-shaded.jpg)
︎︎︎ LAMP PERSPECTIVES
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f6bfffe9319aa9f4dc9998011451094ac8bcf41794a8e3c561de126808c6238/final-lamp-day-test.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4879a426eff4b6cf1a9802cecba93bc69b4bf0b111098945f18a15c111796458/final-lamp-night.jpg)
Tools used: Rhino, Cura, Ender 3 Pro
Cura settings: I printed at standard quality using default cura settings with brim and support where necessary.
Filament: Forest Green PLA from Hatchbox (Lamp base), Simply White PLA from Protopasta (Lamp shade)
Source files: TBD