THE MECHALAMP - a custom designed and built lamp

A one-of lamp manufactured from laser cut aluminium and cast resin.

This lamp was part of a second year industrial design university project. It is made from 4mm thick laser cut aluminium and solid clear casting resin, held together by custom machined fasteners. It is fully adjustable and operational (more in-context and lighting pictures coming soon!). Click here to see my other blog which shows the processes involved in making this lamp.

MECHALAMP has the ability to rotate a full 360 degrees in both directions. Parallel articulating arms allow the lamp to move up-down and in-out. As well as adding to the 'mechanical' dynamic, the gears introduce friction to the arms. This allows the lamp to maintain it's position and not fall down.

The shade and base of the lamp are made from clear cast resin; a particularly laborious job as it involved making a 3D printed mock-up lamp shade, using this to cast a female and male mould and then casting resin into those. Click here to see my other blog which shows the processes involved in making this lamp.

The result is definitely worth all of the late nights spent in the shed though, as this lamp is truly one of a kind.

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