Lamp Process Book

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The brief for this project was very straight forward: make a lamp.

This opened up endless possibilities for materials, use, form and much more. My first approach was to relate the design of the lamp to previous work I have created. I wanted to build off of my line of wooden products I create and have researched and experimented with over time. I used my candle holders as a kick start for inspiration.

GEOMETRIC FORM The cut corners and angles on the candle holders create geometric shapes. This creates a unique form that I wanted to reflect in the lamp as well.

ROUGH MATERIAL Another aspect that I wanted to carry through in the lamp is a natural and rough material. The wood in the candle holders has been sanded and sealed but the natural color and wood grain shows through.

CONTRASTED FINISH The paint treatment on the wood created a contrast of natural, rustic wood and finished, shiny paint.

CONCRETE I decided on using concrete as the material. I wanted to try a new material that I had never worked with. I chose concrete it could be poured into a geometric form. It has the rustic feel that the wood has but also more industrial than anything I had done before. I started noticing the concrete all around me, from sidewalks filled with cracks to formed concrete stairs.

GEOMETRIC SHAPES I wanted the form to reflect the candle holders and started by sketching lots of options. I also created paper mock ups of the forms to get an idea for the 3D shape.

CRE ATE FORM

MIX

Taped the final form together that I

Next, mixed the concrete powder with

cut out of thin plywood.

water to create right consistency.

D RY

FINISH

Once the form is completely filled it

Lastly, sprayed the inside with gold paint

was ready to dry for a day.

and fixed the light bulb and cord in.

H A P PY A C C I D E N T The final concrete form had a crack in it.

Based on some of my early observations of cracked sidewalks i decided to keep the crack and fill it. I like the way the industrial exterior contrasted with the finished, lit interior.

kara schlabaugh