The brief of this assignment was to use the JCDecaux posters to show the essence of the material, and with that in mind, I wanted to explore how far I could take a simple strip of the material. The slight stiffness yet ample flexibility of the material allowed me to naturally twist it to form elegant figures, and I used that to my advantage. I began by looking at more nature inspired shapes, such as the subtle twists of vines, and that lead me to looking at floral patterns. I also did some research into lamp shades, and drew inspiration from how they draped, and I wanted to recreate something similar from strips.
There were problems I ran into, as I first did experiments with paper, and the polypropylene was slightly different, both in texture and in weight, so I had to alter my design many times. There were also problems regarding how the lamp had to flat packed, and that narrowed down my ideas further. I had to do multiple experiments as I used a metal ring, and the tension of the strips together made the material more rigid than I intended it to be. I wanted a free flowing, draping design, so to keep the idea I had in mind, I changed the actual size of it to allow the material to show its natural form.
Finally I can say that my final design combines the natural curve of the material, with the ability for it to twist into elegant shapes. It is a ceiling light, large enough to be seen from a distance, and when stood underneath of, there are multiple flower patterns made through gentle twists. It is all held together with a simple silver ring, because it is both chic and modern, adding a minimalistic touch to an already full light design. Looking at the light straight on, it is very reminiscent of a lamp shade, the drapes adding a new modern touch.
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Five peer assessed comments, links and names are below:
- Daniel Foo: http://fooides.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcycled-utility.html#comments
- Benjamin Ma: http://mabenjamin.blogspot.com/2011/10/product-poster_17.html?showComment=1318850734357#c4526137167801375368
- Ricky Chu: http://starocean01.blogspot.com/2011/10/assignment-2-lamp.html?showComment=1318851449171#c8899589385940539684
- Rowena Goodall: http://rowenagoodall.blogspot.com/2011/10/studio-one-light-assignment.html?showComment=1318851622521#c4868758587799946540
- Doug Cusack: http://dougcusack-ides1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-two-upcycled-utility-poster.html?showComment=1318852034172#c3352748072689766938
Your light really expresses the essence of this material is and is quite aesthetically pleasing. Maybe you could have made a framework to support a portion of it a bit higher so that it doesn't flop so much.
ReplyDeleteYour light really shows the nature of the material, how it flows and the way the material drops naturally. At the first look it seemed like a very old light with the colour you chose. I would suggest to have more strips to cover the light a bit more, now it is giving a naked feeling to the light bulb.
ReplyDeleteYour light really expresses the nature of the material very well, but it may also be a downfall to your light as it may make your model quite flopply.
ReplyDeleteThis light really looks good from almost all angles, it really expresses the curvature of the material and does this in a form of layering. But I worry that the light from underneath is too bare and can cause irritation if anyone were to look straight at it.
ReplyDeleteI think your design is aesthetically pleasing as the curves resembles nature. More layers towards the bottom would distribute the light more evenly.
ReplyDeletei think you could develop on material transforming and patterning more, but the bottom view of your lamp is very intriguing, and your assembly drawing is awesome, very clear and detailed.
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