Mirror Hooks
The Mirror Hooks project is almost complete. Currently the White Oak version is done and ready to receive jackets, scarves, and bags. Once I get back to school in a couple of weeks, I will have the Walnut version completed. It is great to finally have this project nearing completion. Here is an image that demonstrat
Orbit Light
All of the work on the Dome Light prototypes has resulted in the Orbit Light. The name is in reference to the way the light switch dial rotates around the glass dome like planets around a star. At this point, I feel that most of the design issues that surfaced during the prototyping of the Dome Lights has largely bee
Clip Tree
I ended the 3rd semester with a completed version of the coat tree/valet artifact that I am now calling 'Clip Tree' (sometimes sticking with a name is hard...). Here are some additional images of (thanks PD Rearick):
Half-Full Light
My last project for the school year is a light that uses a left over piece from the Dome Light project, a dimmer switch, dimmable LED puck light, RP components, an acrylic lens, and a cloth-covered cord. The light is designed as accent lighting. The top of the light rotates in either direction to turn the light on and
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I have spent some time looking at valet furniture using Google’s image search in hopes of generating some ideas for designing a related furniture object. Generally you can find one in a hotel. They are typically used for hanging up a suit and storing all of the items in the suit’s pockets. Ultimately I came away from this search with an idea for receptacles, hooks, etc., that are designed with specific objects in mind, like cell phones, keys, scarves, bags, coats, etc. I explored how this might be integrated into a coat rack-type system. What I have come up with, so far, is a configurable coat rack system that uses color-coded hooks and receptacles for many objects that one might wish to place close to the front door (of a house, office, hotel room).
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My last project for the school year is a light that uses a left over piece from the Dome Light project, a dimmer switch, dimmable LED puck light, RP components, an acrylic lens, and a cloth-covered cord. The light is designed as accent lighting. The top of the light rotates in either direction to turn the light on and off as well as dimming. Dimples on the top suggest finger placement.
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Here are a few images of the Dome Light with difference dial switches. I am still redesigning the dials so that they are as minimal as possible but still work well rotated with only a finger.
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It has become apparent to me that the current design of the Pattern Chair will be too flexible if the 90 degree bends of the seat and back are not braced in some way. To mitigate this effect, I have changed the panels in the back and added a corner bracket. The current renderings show both of these new details.
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I recently had a crit for a light which exists somewhere between a task light and a sculptural desk light. I designed it around a ring shaped LED. I wanted to keep the profile as thin as possible with the idea that sculpturally it would read as a line drawing or pen and ink drawing.
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Perhaps I am getting a bit ahead of myself but I am looking at ways to integrate wool felt, boucle, or some other soft material to the seating surface of the pattern chair. I envision the chair to exist in indoor and outdoor settings. It would be great if I could integrate the material by layering it on top of the metal faces and then fastening them with the same flanges that fasten the metal panels together. Something like this:
So I survived my first formal critique of the school year. As an added bonus, Alissia Melka-Teichroew and Jan Habraken were visiting and sat in on the crit (thanks again!). The format for our crit is as follows: A peer sits down with you a few days before the crit day to go over what you plan on showing. You explain the intention behind your work and offer sources of inspiration, etc. They take that info and use it to write up a formal breakdown and assessment of your work. This assessment is presented to everyone at the beginning of the crit. It is read and then everyone but the designer begins to talk about the work. Afterward the designer addresses ideas, issues, etc that come up over the course of the discussion.
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The next design iteration for the ring light involved creating a table mount for the light to rest in. This would help angle and elevate the light source improving its function as a desk light. The light could then be removed and hung on a wall. Ideally the base would be a charging station as well.
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The Flap Light was a departure from the Solar Paddle Lights that I had completed for my ‘First Years Project’ in October. Another jump from the Flap Light has me investigating various ways of using less material; showing off the incredibly thin forms that can be achieved when using LED’s, weighing the virtues of autonomous function and support versus the use of external support structures; looking at battery operation versus wired/corded connections and the limitations or advantages of both; assessing light quality.
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This video demonstrates the way in which the dial switch works with the glass dome light. It still needs a bit of tweaking; the inner diameter of the dial needs to be a few more millimeters smaller to engage the microswitch every time. Once I get it resolved, it’ll be time for producing 3 of them.
Here is what the inside of the prototype looks like:
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