LIGHTin3D Contest : Roots Lamp

 

 

 

3D printing technologies open up fresh opportunities for engineers, designers, architects, surgeons... They can use it to create new shapes, that could not have been done before with traditional industrial processes. Some people say it could be the third industrial revolution, some others say it's more or less fashionable, but whatever it is, 3D printing is agreat tool for anyone interesting in creation and innovation.

 

I began my researches by googling "3D printing lights". I was not that much surprised to find out that dozens of lamps already existed. Most of them were made of complex shapes, extracted from the mathematical world.

 

 

 

 

 

That is why I decided to take the opposing view, by coming back to a very traditional shape.Then, I introduced some tangled up splines, in a random way, to make the lamp sexy, organic, and designed for 3D printing. Inspiration came from nature, and more specifically from roots.

 

 

 

The result of my work is a mix between old and new style. Shape boundary is very common, inspired by classical shapes, instead of pattern is very organic and unusual.

 

 

MODELING SCREENSHOTS

Spline surface control : Very helpfull to implement many different designs in very few clics.

Unfold surface where splines are applied