Project Overview

This project took nearly an entire semester from ideation to completion of the final prototype. The end result is a wall-mounted lamp with a vertical dial on the front. As the dial is turned, the lights brighten and rotate upwards, creating a shifting radiance on the wall.

Ideation and Development

Random sketch ideation- scattered ideas
Sketch ideation- form language emerging
Sketch ideation- "spark" emerging
Further sketch ideation
Mechanism sketch ideation
Light testing with a rough model (1)
Light testing with a rough model (2)
Final direction sketch development
Testing light radiance- acrylic ribs
Partial study model- last radiance test
Solidworks render of the nearly finished design
Images from prototype construction
Final prototype (lights off)
Final prototype (lights on)
Final prototype (closeup)