A simple geometric table lamp to showcase the simplicity and use of materials in design. The KAAS Lamp was a final group project done for the IAT 336 Materials in Design.
Roles
Ideation, Prototyping, Testing
Materials Used
Wood, Carbon Fibre Sticker, Cement, Wood Stain, Hollow Bolts, Nut, LED Strip, Cable Wire, Perforated Sheet Metal
Process
In order to determine a proper design, we had to iterate on our designs by starting with simple geometric forms and prototyping using cardboard and wooden dowels. As a group, we settled on a triangular design that had four different levels that could be rotated independently of each other. This design was initially rather difficult to implement because we were concerned that any circuit we built would become tangled once a lamp level was rotated in a different direction from the other levels.
In order to overcome is issue, we made use of hollow bolts that fastened each level together. This allowed us to thread the circuits throughout each level while still allowing the lamp to rotate freely. We settled on LED strips on each level of the lamp because of our compact design. Ideally, for future iterations we wanted to incorporate an LED filament light to give the lamp a more rustic design on each level rather than strips of LEDs.
In order to build this project, we selected wood and composite material as well as cement to build the lamp. The wood was used to build the form, while carbon fibre was used as an accent on the base and cement was incorporated to weight down the base for when the lamp was extended out. In order to make the lamp design more dynamic, I connected the the two wooden pieces that made a right angle via box cut. To complete the design, I painted the wood in a dark varnish and applied a clear coat over that to protect the wood.
