"From IKEA Republic to Personal Fabrication
The processes of industrialization over the last two centuries changed the channels of production and consumption in modern society. Two extremes have been created out of the long-distance relations between production and consumption: on the one hand we have the great chains of mass production that have been extended over Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe (cheap labour), and on the other we have a consumer First World located chiefly in North America and Europe. IKEA, McDonalds, Ford, Toyota, Sony, Nike and Zara, among others, represent the large forces that prompt a model that does not seem to be exhausted yet.
However, the trend at present is toward the personalization of consumption: customers are looking for originality and uniqueness, and we are witnessing a differentiation of needs between cultures, locations and situations. This creates new forms of production in which the client becomes the designer and the producer, supported by the advances in digital fabrication technologies and the development of the Internet through Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Nike, Adidas and Cannondale are examples of the inclusion of the client in the design of shoes, bicycles and clothes; the Fab Labs are putting forward personal fabrication as a model that could radically change the processes and relations outlined above.
The course is oriented toward the design, generation and production of a shared open-source platform for promoting the online exchange of knowledge, as a means of facilitating the customization and personalization of elements such as furniture. The goal is to create an Internet-based interface (Web 3.0) that can be used to interchange, share, download and upload designs all over the world.”
The main idea for this lamp is that it would be able to rotate its components and therefore create different shape and different light distributions (due to the different sections of the cardboard). The rotation is done manually but it could also be done using electronics (a sensor that will have the input of light and the output of movement). The idea is that the user would only cut the components in any shape he or she desires.
Research
Cardboard _ the material has different corrugations along its vertical or horizontal sections
Layers _ layers of material creating different shapes and/or different light distributions
Idea
Idea _ the design is based on the addition of sections of the cardboard (components) that can be modified
Modifications _ the components can be rotated/moved/skewed thus creating different light distributions
Concept I_adding components
Concept II_changing shape and void patterns
Concept III_modification_rotation/movement up and down/skew
Design
Issues _ keeping only the rotation as modification(set the right axis so the components can move together)
_ choose the right amount of sections and density
_ choose thickness of material
Issue I_adding components_components should be on top of each other, having no voids between them.
Issue II_setting the axis_there should be two axis connecting the components, one being the rotation axis and the other connecting the components so they move together. These axis should have starting points at the top and bottom components, the ones that would cause the movement. These axis should have the ability to bend and stabilize.
Issue III_material_the selection of the thickness of the material is based on the desires of the user, according to the desired height of the final lamp. The sections of the material would be set according on the placement of the components on the laser-cut file, depending on the light distribution desired. This would also be affected by the width of the component.
Issue IIII_trials_for the selection of the shape, i have tried the square and circle sections. Furthermore i have tried placing the components on different directions on the laser-cut sheet, so as to see the different distributions of light created. I will choose to continue with the square shape and sections of material in the same direction
Laser cut
only the laser cut file from AutoCad
_ same cut-file for all components
Instructions
Step II_place wire in the holes of the bottom component and create a small knot so they stay in place. The wire should be a little bit longer than the height of the lamp you are assembling.
Step III_take each one of the components and passing the wire through their holes, add one on top of the other, leaving no void between them.
Step IIII_after adding all the components, place the top component on top. Pass the wire through its holes and again create a small knot. One of the wires should not be very tight, as it will be the one allowing the rotation.
You can download the laser-cut file here and the instructions here.
Project by: Maria Papaloizou
Tutors: Vicente Guallart_Victor Viña_Tomas Diez_MIT & Fab Lab Network Advisors
However, the trend at present is toward the personalization of consumption: customers are looking for originality and uniqueness, and we are witnessing a differentiation of needs between cultures, locations and situations. This creates new forms of production in which the client becomes the designer and the producer, supported by the advances in digital fabrication technologies and the development of the Internet through Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Nike, Adidas and Cannondale are examples of the inclusion of the client in the design of shoes, bicycles and clothes; the Fab Labs are putting forward personal fabrication as a model that could radically change the processes and relations outlined above.
The course is oriented toward the design, generation and production of a shared open-source platform for promoting the online exchange of knowledge, as a means of facilitating the customization and personalization of elements such as furniture. The goal is to create an Internet-based interface (Web 3.0) that can be used to interchange, share, download and upload designs all over the world.”
The main idea for this lamp is that it would be able to rotate its components and therefore create different shape and different light distributions (due to the different sections of the cardboard). The rotation is done manually but it could also be done using electronics (a sensor that will have the input of light and the output of movement). The idea is that the user would only cut the components in any shape he or she desires.
Research
Cardboard _ the material has different corrugations along its vertical or horizontal sections
Layers _ layers of material creating different shapes and/or different light distributions
Idea
Idea _ the design is based on the addition of sections of the cardboard (components) that can be modified
Modifications _ the components can be rotated/moved/skewed thus creating different light distributions
Concept I_adding components
Concept II_changing shape and void patterns
Concept III_modification_rotation/movement up and down/skew
Design
Issues _ keeping only the rotation as modification(set the right axis so the components can move together)
_ choose the right amount of sections and density
_ choose thickness of material
Issue I_adding components_components should be on top of each other, having no voids between them.
Issue II_setting the axis_there should be two axis connecting the components, one being the rotation axis and the other connecting the components so they move together. These axis should have starting points at the top and bottom components, the ones that would cause the movement. These axis should have the ability to bend and stabilize.
Issue III_material_the selection of the thickness of the material is based on the desires of the user, according to the desired height of the final lamp. The sections of the material would be set according on the placement of the components on the laser-cut file, depending on the light distribution desired. This would also be affected by the width of the component.
Issue IIII_trials_for the selection of the shape, i have tried the square and circle sections. Furthermore i have tried placing the components on different directions on the laser-cut sheet, so as to see the different distributions of light created. I will choose to continue with the square shape and sections of material in the same direction
Laser cut
only the laser cut file from AutoCad
_ same cut-file for all components
instructions_after modifying the file, send it to the laser-cut machine. For the white
other info_you can also laser cut a bottom box for the lamp not to be visible
other info_you can also laser cut a bottom box for the lamp not to be visible
Instructions
Step II_place wire in the holes of the bottom component and create a small knot so they stay in place. The wire should be a little bit longer than the height of the lamp you are assembling.
Step III_take each one of the components and passing the wire through their holes, add one on top of the other, leaving no void between them.
Step IIII_after adding all the components, place the top component on top. Pass the wire through its holes and again create a small knot. One of the wires should not be very tight, as it will be the one allowing the rotation.
You can download the laser-cut file here and the instructions here.
Project by: Maria Papaloizou
Tutors: Vicente Guallart_Victor Viña_Tomas Diez_MIT & Fab Lab Network Advisors
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