Lamp
Assignment for this week:
Design and make a press-fit construction-kit
I was inspired by the Danish designer Holger Strom. He designed a lamp
called IQ light. IQ light is a self assembly lighting system made up of
interlocking parallelograms.
Lamps of various shapes and sizes can be constructed by linking
together the identical elements.
Instead of a parallelogram as a basis for constructing the sphere I use
a curved triangle. I made the drawing in illustrator CS2. I used the
laser cutter to cut these patterns out of a piece of polyethylene
sheet.
Techniques:
- adobe illustrator CS2
- laser cutter (speed 5 power 75 ppi 400)
Material:
- probably high density polyethylene sheet ±1 mm;
(manufacturer unknown since I used a left over).
Method:
- Before cutting I wanted to make a reference sheet
to find out the
ideal laser cutting settings. With this board I want to explore these
different settings linked with various materials.
Findings:
- I'm still busy with the assembling of the different variations.
- It is better to use a harder material, e.g. polyethyleen, because it
is
stronger and less stretchable.
- I placed the triangles in a nice looking order on the sheet, which at
first was
not very efficient, material-wise. But from the left-over I made an
alternative lamp.
Result:
Box
I wanted to give the traditional finger
joint a special look. (under construction)
Techniques:
- adobe illustrator CS2
- Rhino V5
- laser cutter (speed... power...dpi...)
Material
- PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) in various colours