SPIRAL LAMP
ideation
For this project, I researched patterns to inspire my light fixture. I became fascinated with spiral staircases and how they looked from a birds-eye-view. Using Rhino 3D, I rendered a couple mock-ups with varying angles and depths until It provided a continuous pattern that was possible to fabricate without using glue. I used an L-shaped notch to keep the corners together, and a devit that kept each layer angled at the proper degree.
We were not allowed to use glue and were required to utilize the laser cutter to create our lamp. I accomplished this in 2 days.
RHINO RENDERS
PROGRESS
Once I had discovered the perfect offset that kept my corners together, I laser cut all 200 pieces of my lamp. When I started to assemble the layers of my lamp, I discovered that my notches were too small. By this point I had already cut out all my material and was in a dilemma. I reasoned that the acrylic shrunk due to the cold. So I took my heatgun and heated each notch until they expanded enough for the corners to slot together. Four hours later, I had all 200 corners ready to be pieced together.
final design
