I wanted to create a lamp that was both simple and elegant. After doing some research on lamps, I
found a style that I really liked and wanted to put my own spin on it. I drew
up some designs and decided on making a desk lamp.
I started modeling by blocking in the shape of the lamp. I
used primitive shapes like a triangle for the roof, a rectangle for the body
that would hold the light bulb, and a cylinder for the stand. Since we would be
using commands like contour and section, I got to keep these shapes mostly as
they were. I drew curves onto the rectangle and used extrude then Boolean difference
to create the windows. For the stand, I went into side view and drew a curve
leading up to the rectangle. Once I was satisfied with how it looked, I used
revolve and cap.
I went with plywood so the lamp would be sturdy. I painted
it black using acrylic paint and added a glossy varnish on top. I made the
mistake of painting the pieces before assembling it because the paint made the
pieces too thick to fit together. After gluing all of the pieces together I cut
sheets of tracing paper and added them to the windows and roof.
