A pendant light that changes form to control the ambiance of the room. It can transform from ambient to direct lighting.

Designed to be a centerpiece in the room and to invite people to gather around it

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Lotus

sketches + interations

Inspired by origami and paper umbrellas, I wanted to create a form that was able to mimic the blooming of a flower.

developement

early in my development, I knew that I wanted to pursue this type of form

mechanics

understanding how the user would interact with the lamp, a pulley system was developed. One set of strings attached to the inside and another wrapped around the top and would pull it back into place.

first iteration

second iteration

in rhino, I created the stencil for each petal of the lamp to be cut with an industrial vinyl cutter using a plastic poster board. I placed holes on each tab to be able to hand stitch the pieces together due to material size constraints.

Lotus v2

jason wu bergeron