Grid Lamp

About

The Grid Lamp was made for the 10 by 10 (10 par 10) design exhibit in Montréal’s Espace Loulou. The exhibit was organized by Séries Parallèles and exhibited in July of 2024.

The exhibition was a curation of pieces that subvert mass manufacturing, although; the approach to doing so was up to the designer.

Construction & Rationale

The Grid Light is made of standard lighting components, spun maple, 3D printed parts (PLA) and magnets.

The contrast between fine hardwood and the 3D printed parts transmit the visual language of a prototype.
This was the main mechanism used to communicate the absence of mass manufacturing in the fabrication process of the lamp. Additionally, the main body of the lamp has “witness marks” from being spun, the very bottom of the base has a hexagonal cross section which is how a wooden blank starts out before getting spun into a cylinder.