Throughout the entire project, I aimed to create a light which expressed the essence of the material given by JCEecaux, I aimed to try to create a light that was just much more than a recycled product of discarded posters, but a product that was stunning and elegant, that is ‘upcycled’. I had many up and downs along the way, and explore many different concepts and ideas.
One of the first problems I had was the difference in the properties of polypropylene and paper, having tested my ideas on paper, I soon discovered that those ideas would not translate onto the polypropylene, which only enforced the idea that my design had to be based around the essence of polypropylene to create a successful light.
Throughout the project I was conscious and aware about keeping it flat packed and to keep wastage to a minimal, so I strived to create my light out of a single sheet of polypropylene with little wastage. My design is a lamp, which is made out of a single sheet, which requires no clips of any sort, instead it has slots and tabs which connect together to hold the light together. The light twists at the bottom that allows it to lock in the light bulb holding it into place.
Blog comments
Christine Chau - http://christine-x.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcycled-utility.html?showComment=1318851650984#c669979771535427075
Ben Ma - http://mabenjamin.blogspot.com/2011/10/product-poster_17.html?showComment=1318851812757#c1160908606135723916
Luke Messina - http://idesluke.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-upcycled-recycling.html?showComment=1318856268825#c169111019333222160
Doug Cusack - http://dougcusack-ides1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html?showComment=1318856614004#c3536131401535126575
Ricky Chu - http://starocean01.blogspot.com/2011/10/assignment-2-lamp.html?showComment=1318856789939#c910635255993871602
Blog comments
Christine Chau - http://christine-x.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcycled-utility.html?showComment=1318851650984#c669979771535427075
Ben Ma - http://mabenjamin.blogspot.com/2011/10/product-poster_17.html?showComment=1318851812757#c1160908606135723916
Luke Messina - http://idesluke.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-upcycled-recycling.html?showComment=1318856268825#c169111019333222160
Doug Cusack - http://dougcusack-ides1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html?showComment=1318856614004#c3536131401535126575
Ricky Chu - http://starocean01.blogspot.com/2011/10/assignment-2-lamp.html?showComment=1318856789939#c910635255993871602
6 comments:
This light is quite elegant and I can see how the straight edges are used to create a curved spiral kind of look; this is done quite nicely. However I'd like to point out that the light source may be kind of limiting having it pointed to the ceiling, and even though it may shine through the material, it may not be strong enough.
The light is quite nice, i like how the fold is twisted to lock in the light. i would suggest to fold the top together to make it look more elegant like a almond shape. very nice work overall.
I enjoyed how you minimised waste through using a singular sheet. Although the design is quite elegant, i think cutting the body into strips or experimenting with other manipulation techniques, would allow more light to shine through.
I like how your design definitely minimises wastage. For improvement try working how more light can come out from the sides. It looks like light just comes out from the top. Either than that, your design is very elegant and pleasing!
The Shape that the material makes is very elegant and sleek. the twisting shape also gives the light a very dynamic movement to the light. i think if the lamp was a stand light with the top and bottom open it could let the light out more
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