Crane

Tubular Steel, Repurposed Rubber, Electronics, LED, Hardware.
2023


Designed in CAD.


Formed from the inspiration of sculpture and Bauhaus design styles, the crane lamp is as much engineering as it is design.


The Crane lamp, name after the physics of a crane, is made with the idea of counterbalance at its core. With the principles of Antonio Gaudi in building, the lamp was made using two bags connected with strings to measure and weigh the counterweight. The lamp was engineered in many ways - the base spins on a lathed bar fitted to the inside diameter of the tube and then bolted to the base of the lamp, the arm seesaws on a pin mechanism relying on the conterbalanced weight, and the shade is fitted to hold the weight using just gravity.

The lamp is the final piece to the made for spaces collection, surrounding my personal inspiration sources, and experiencing materiality through sculptural means to achieve a fully functional object. Design relies on function, and these objects are infinetly functional with form at the back end of their creation - yet at the forefront of their making. Because the design relies on its function, its creation was cared for and meticulously carried out for its form.

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