CU GSAPP, 2013
OBERON LAMP IS INSPIRED BY URANUS’ SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE, OBERON, WHICH IS TIDALLY LOCKED, WITH ONE SIDE ALWAYS POINTED TOWARD THE PLANET.
THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE SHADE MADE OUT OF CONCRETE REFLECTS THE LIGHT AND CONTRASTS WITH A “CHEMICAL” PURITY OF ALUMINUM. THE THICKNESS OF THE SHADE IS ONLY 4 mm, WHICH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED WITH METICULOUS MODELLING OF MOLDS FOR CASTING AND DOUBLED CURVATURE OF THE FORM. THE SHADE IS SUSPENDED ON STEEL CABLES, WHICH ARE TIGHTENED BY GUITAR PEGS MOUNTED IN THE BASE. THE IDEA REQUIRED A LOT OF INSIGHTS TO GET IMPLEMENTED. THE 3D-MODEL WAS DIVIDED INTO FEW COMPONENTS - THE STAND, THE BASE, THE SHADE AND THE ELECTRIC PIECE. THE SHADE WAS POURED OUT OF CONCRETE, THE MOLDS WERE CUT OUT BY CNC MILL AND PREPARED WITH SILICON. THE STAND HAS ALSO BEEN CUT OUT ON ALUMINUM MILL, AND AEROSPACE COUNTERSUNK BOLTS WERE CHOSEN TO HOLD THE ASSEMBLY TOGETHER.
