Bloom Lamp
2024

Vacuum formed plastic sheet over an ABS 3D printed mold, 3D printed lamp base. Clear PETG sheet stock is sand blasted. Various light bulbs.

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This lamp was designed in Rhino and Grasshopper, with the shade being parametrically generated in a pattern similar to the Fibonacci sequence found in sunflower seeds. With this project, I wanted to balance ease of production with perceived complexity in an object. A vacuum former does this very well, picking up details in a mold object and preserving it in a smooth shell of plastic. It is also very quick at making copies, so I decided to make three lamps to start as a test for possible larger manufacture. The bases are 3D printed with a tight slot to hold the plastic connection, making assembly simple. I also tested sandblasting vacuum formed plastic to create diffusion effects similar to frosted glass.