Desk Lamp
My desk at home was feeling dark and needed a light. I had always wanted to build a lamp and this was perfect opportunity. Inspired by the Japanese paper and wood room dividers I wanted to build something in that style. Inspired I then created some patterns in AutoCAD I thought could work. Patterns I tested all the patterns for the one I liked the most but ended up picking two patterns and using both. This gave the final piece some nice wall shadows. Patterns I cut the basic design out of foam board first to make sure everything looked good and fit together. Patterns I now needed to cut the final pieces out of 1/8" plywood and stain them. The key part to this lamp would be the light defusion through the holes. I cut some thin clear acrylic and sanded it using 300 grit sand paper to make it translucent. This gave the acrylic a nice faded look which was exactly what I was looking for. Below is the final result. Patterns