Laser Cut Tab and Slot Lamp

For our second project in ART218 we will be designing cardboard tabs to construct a simple lamp. The design will then be laser cut into many tabs of the same design to be connected to slots on either end of where the bulb is housed.
I looked at the themes of botanical inspiratio, microscopic details, culturally inspired patterns, geometry and the animal kingdom.

 

 

I looked at two designers for further inspiration, one was a single individual while one was a company.
Loz Abberton is a designer from Queensland who now lives in Tasmania. She makes wood and plastic tab and slot lamps, below are two examples.

The other designs I looked at were from a design studio collective called Alienology based in Santa Monica, CA. Their founder is Igor Knezevic. They also make lamps other than tab and slot style; here are some examples of their work. 

More inspirations:

My designs:

These would be lasercut from cardboard

 

 

 

Maquette:
The squiggly design would be all over the negative space defined by the outline, but for the maquette I just cut out a sample of the pattern.

I designed the lamp to have 11 tabs and slots, and used a pink ceramic bulb to create a dimmer, colorful glow.
Rhino Design Screenshots:

Finished Product:

Brass Arm Cuff Project

For our first project in our Metals class, we looked at the themes of architecture, fashion and art, nature, and geometric pattern to help inspire our arm cuff designs. 

Here are my designs:

Finished product!: