Happy Camper Lamp
COURSE: LUMINAIRE DESIGN STUDIO
Invite the outside in
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Close your eyes and transport yourself to sitting around a campfire. Warm flames dance against the dark night sky, illuminating nearby trees. This safe, cozy feeling was the inspiration for my luminaire
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Warm amber light, smokey smell of campfire, curling up with a book and hot tea, communing with nature
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Camp core, honest, minimal
How might I design a lamp which evokes the warm, cozy feeling of sitting around a campfire?
Fabrication
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CNC Router
Using one piece of scrap wood, I programed the CNC router to cleanly hollow out the log.
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Happy accidents
When constructing my first prototype, I noticed how the light pierced through the cracks in the log. This unexpected feature highlighted the personality of the log in a beautiful way.
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Laser etching
I decided to laser etch the acrylic shade, creating a unique tree ring pattern making each lamp one of a kind
