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Zip LightThe Zip Light was created for an exhibition, titled Cloud 9, and therefore took on the shape of exactly that - a Cloud. This lamp was designed using parametric / computational methods through Rhino 3D + Grasshopper. The lamp was digitally designed and modeled, then scripted to be laid out and labeled accordingly, ready for fabrication using a laser cutter, and finally hand stitched together using zip ties.
The shape started as an elliptical donut and then was manipulated in Rhino 3D to reached the desired shape. This lamp shade was created by a series of compression rings, all measure and cut to the keep the lamps shape. The generated surface was subdivided and then ribbed, then the planar ellipses were created based on the number of subdivisions, the connection holes were then made, then the ellipses were grouped per ring to then be oriented, labeled and fabricated. This grasshopper definition below has all of these parameter controls, all based on the shape of the brep [boolean representation] and then the number of ellipses which are based off the number of subdivided surfaces. This allows for mass customization in the design process - as you customize your shape, and manipulate the subdivisions, the entire assembly changes to reflect the algorithm, all the way through layout for fabrication and prototyping. |
Team: Individual
Year: 2011 Use: Furniture |