Wire and Paper Lamps

Well headlong in to the new semester!

It's always exciting to start all these new classes, but I'm particularly excited about Architecture of Objects (as I think I've mentioned about 3 times before).

We've started out with a quick project making lamps from paper and wire. As is typical for a starter Shaun Jackson project, the materials are limited, but that is just fine with me. To many options and the whole thing gets clouded real quick.

So, we are alloted,

- 6 feet of wire up to 3/32" diameter

- 2 square feet of translucent material (paper)

- 1 compact florescent bulb (to give it a tinge of sustainability!)

- 8' lamp cord

- can be a table, wall sconce, or hanging lamp

So from there, I sketched and made 7 unique 1/4" scale sketch models out of some thin wire and tracing paper. All I was really trying to do was come up with some sort of a form to chase and my model making wasn't really structured. I had sketched some ideas but found it easier to sketch new ideas as models instead of 2-d drawings.

After a desk crit with Shaun, I decided to pursue two particular designs and develop the idea at 1/2" scale paying particular attention to how the light would attach, how it would attach to the wall (for the wall sconce), how it would assemble at full scale, etc.

I picked my geometric table lamp and the simple wall sconce screen. I picked the two of them because they were the ones I felt most connected and interested in and also because Shaun like them. So I, understanding that he knew way more about this than me, took his suggestion.

The only thing I changed on the table lamp was removing the center pillar as it cast a very obvious shadow when the light was installed. This resulted in a not quite as crisp front edge unfortunately.

I developed the simple screen because of it's complete simplicity, which I really liked. I only changed the proportions of the screen from a square to a 8"x10" rectangle as a square on the wall seemed awkward.

After a brief crit with Shaun on Thursday, I've decided to pursue the simple wall screen for my full scale lamp. I'm working on it currently, aiming to be done for presentation on Tuesday morning. Once done, I'll post process pictures and the final lamp.

Thanks for reading!