Group Activity

As a group we were tasked to make a 1:1 prototype of Richard Sapper’s Tizio lamp. This brought up many technical and structural difficulties which as a group we managed to overcome some what successfully.

To start off we drew out all the dimensions we were given from the lamp. As the lamp was being borrowed we were unable to take a measuring tape to the lamp so the majority of our measurements were done by eye.

One problem we encountered was our frame being to thin and subsequently lead to the frame breaking. However, we overcame this by hot glueing the hell out of the frame in an attempt to keep it standing, this did mean that our lamp did not move but that is just one small practicality.

If we were to do this activity again I think we would make the frame thicker in order to avoid it snapping, we would also take more time putting the lamp together and working out the balance.

Overall we made a good attempt at the lamp and it is recognisable to the Tizio lamp, which is always a bonus.

 

Individual Activity

For my individual activity I had to redesign the Tizio lamp.

I took the inspiration for my first concept from the frame of the lamp which conducts electricity through itself meaning there are no visible wires. The spirals of the lamp will have LED strips on them, this will create a warm spiral of light.

The inspiration for my second concept came from the angles of the Tizio lamp. I decided to create a table that could double up as a bar stool. This concept is fairly simple and only requires a small amount of weight on the base to stand up.

After making my prototype model I decided that the desk part needed a chair attached to it so people could sit at it, I decided to do a cantilever chair inspired by the Tizio lamp.

My final model is a bit squint and doesn’t quite stand up by itself but all in all it turned out as I was expecting. A problem I ran into whilst doing my individual activity was time keeping, I rushed the model making part of the activity which meant that my models are not as good a quality as they could have been if I had spent more time on them.

If I was to do this project again I would try and manage my time better by first writing out everything that needs to be done and prioritising each section in order of what takes the most time and how I am going to tackle each aspect.

 

What I Have Learnt

• Foam board isn’t always the best material for model making
• It’s harder to make a cantilever lamp than I first expected
• Cutting with a cutting knife can not be rushed
• Hot glue fixes most model making problems
• Experimenting with paper is a good way to come up with a concepts
• Prototype models do not need to be prefect