Lasercutting Lamp

design . research . technology . materials

L A S E R C U T T I N G

SUBJECT: 89108 Technology Workshop _ LECTURER: Aaron Saymour _ DATE: 14 - 06 - 2011

L A M P S H A D E

University of Technology of SydneyM a s t e r o f D e s i g n

technology workshop

Introduction

Being an Industrial Designer I have been around

manufacturing processes since the beginning

of my bachelor years. I have had the experi-

ence of working with many types of machinery

from a pedestal saw in a small workshop all

the way to CNC machines in a big factory. In

this regard this is one of the things I love

most about this profession. Moreover, I think

that this Master has been quite theoretical in

almost every subject which I certainly find it

uninteresting and not very educational.

Therefore, doing this subject has been a great

experience. Both entertaining and educative

where I had lot of fun working with and learnt

a lot of new thing that I did not know about.

Laser cutting has always been something that I

am interested in but haven´t got the chance to

explore enough and get my hands on the job.

This report shows all the process of the Tech-

nology Workshop subject through its Laser

Cutting seminars, all the learning and re-

search process, the entire the design process

as well as my personal reflections through-

out the course.

89108 technology workshop

Learning Process

This process belonged to different fields

developed in different stages. Most of

the knowledge came from the seminars and

classes held at the studio which involved

some lectures and a lot of cutting and

testing with the laser cutter. The learn-

ing process outside the workshop involved

research in libraries and internet, visit-

ing some furniture and lamp stores and

also the learning from designing, testing

and redesigning process.


exploration and inspiration

fractal geometry

laser cutting art

industrial design

graphic design

industrial design

interior design

t e c h n o l o g y

i n n o v a t i o n

m a t e r i a l s


Artist Scott Campbell

David DessensFoldable FractalsGenerationX Workshop

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Eunsuk HurMA Design for TextileFuturesInterior Design andFashion Design

Tamara Rushlow Designer

Geometry Pattern

Fractal Gelometry

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pDesign Process

This process started at the studio getting

inspiration from the laser cutting tour and

learning how the machine works. Additionally

working and testing with materials like paper

and tyvek also gave me inspiration and I already

started developing some ideas.

Some of the original ideas were a key ring of

my wife´s clothing shop cutting the shape of

the logo on acrylic or even plywood. Another

idea was to further develop my naval design

project by manufacturing the hull of the yacht

with the laser cutter. In this regard, it is

ideal to cut the hull sections because the hull

geometry is a very complex three-dimensional

shape. The third motivation was to blend

geometry exploration with product design by

creating a lamp shade applying fractal

geometry concepts. After tasting some of the

ideas with the laser cutter, getting feedback

and my personal reflections a lot of insights

and new concepts came out.

As a consequence, the idea of developing the

lamp was the final choice as the workshop

project.


i d e a t i o n a n d e x p e r i m e n ta t i o n

D R A W I N G S _ S K E T C H E S _ M U C K U P S


d e s i g n & r e d i s i g n

testing

r e f i n e & r e t e s t


project development

H A N G I N G L A M P S H A D E


design process

Au t o C a d d ra w i n g s


Final Design

From AutoCad to Illustrator.


Final thoughts

Laser cutting can be an amazing tool in the process

of design. To gain the ability to work with it is un-

doubtedly a major achievement. Moreover, doing this

subject was a great and very inspiring experience.

Drawing sketches, creating concepts and designing

there with the machine are the processes that I love

most when designing. In this regard, this subject cer-

tainly had what the others subject lacked.