This hanging lamp project was part of a models and prototyping course. Initial concepts for me leaned towards a hand shape. I merged that concept into a more claw like structure, with a geometric build style. The restrictions I was given were the use of lasercut parts and accommodation for predetermined light casing. I 3d printed the hand base but lasercut the fingers to meet my requirements. Once I had all my components printed and cut, I attached the fingers to my base and did several coats of paint. I chose black to lean into the gothic style it was aligning with. When I printed the base, I made a slightly bigger hole compared to the lighting unit. from there, I added a sleeve to better slide in the lighting unit, which is especially useful when the bulb needs changed. Several iterations of the base size and finger shape occurred until a final silhouette was decided. the end result was a functional hanging lamp that was displayed at our end-of-year design show. I used rhino to create my part files and keyshot for a final render.
