DP 3 - Interactive Wall Lamp
Design Process

Prototyping with light: Because light is a very difficult and unpredictable medium to work with, I began by physically playing with light. I combined various light sources and light-modulating objects in novel ways, looking out for interesting unintended effects. Physically construcing these prototypes helped me explore different qualities of light in a way that I could not have done simply with my imagination.


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Slideshow of light prototypes
 
 

This embroidery hoop prototype
allowed me to rapidly experiment with different types of fabric
and fabric tensions.

A laser level
was one main inspiration for my lamp. I disassembled the laser level to study the geometry of its lens, which refracts a linear beam of coherent light into a plane.