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Light For Hope
ISA Philanthropy 2021 - 2023
The Light for Hope event is an annual non-profit auction hosted and organized by the Interior Student Alliance of ASU. As the Philanthropy Assistant for LFH 2021 and the Philanthropy Director for LFH 2022, I had the pleasure of taking on a leadership position in facilitating the event. Each year, a panel of judges made up of local designers, volunteer their time to assess each light submitted and select a first, second, and third place. Additionally, all guests are welcome to vote on a “fan favorite” light fixture. All proceeds made from auctioning the student creations are directly donated to the local non-profit, Free Arts Arizona. Free Arts’ mission is to provide children in need a place to process their trauma by expressing emotion through art alongside meaningful mentorship.
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Hearth
The Orange Wine lamp is a mixed media fixture repurposed from a wooden wine bottle holder. Lit by an amber LED bulb, the Orange Wine lamp emits soft light through warm stained glass and corrugated black metal. The contrast of the stained glass and black metal makes the lamp feel modern and geometric. The corrugated black metal creates both an indirect and direct lighting effect.
Hearth is made from a cassette organizer box and paper to create a table lamp. Inspired by the 1960s mount ceiling lights by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, I altered the wooden slats to have dynamic dimension and cause light and shadow interaction. The sheet of corrugated metal that backs the light finishes the design and casts a pattern onto the wall behind the fixture.
The philanthropic auction not only serves the people of the Valley but also brings students at the design school together. Students who have made light fixtures for the event often work on them with family and friends and have rich stories to go with each piece. On the evening of the exhibition of all the fixtures in the auction, guests socialize with local designers and connect with fellow design students across different disciplines. The nature of handmade art encourages reusing found materials in imaginative ways. Each of my light fixtures have utilized objects found at home such as a knife block, vintage cassette organizer, and a wine bottle holder.
