The technique is lasercutting, and the final outcome is a beautiful butterfly inspired lamp. The entire design was done using CAD, such that it could be lasercut. It was very tough to design the pieces and make sure everything fits together.

There is NO GLUE in the entire construction of the lantern.

The Elements at the sides and the top and bottom are inspired by the butterfly wings and shape. The diagonal panels on the side are a simplified motif of the form of the butterfly, and the mesh is the same motif but scaled down and repeated.

Next the wings at the top and bottom of the lantern can be moved and turned, mimicking the flapping of the butterfly wings in flight. Furthermore it allows for different configurations in the arrangement as can be seen below where the top and bottom wings are arranged differently, with the top wings apart and the bottom wings together.

The overall form and design of the lantern is intended to be beautiful and elegant, characteristics derived from the butterfly. Wood was chosen as it is a natural material, and the butterfly is a being from nature. Furthermore, wood has a warm characteristic on its own, matching with the warm light and creating a somewhat hygge feeling. My overall aesthetic is clean and natural as well as such my choice of material.

The butterfly wing motif is designed into a concentric pattern at the top and cut out, allowing the light to shine through upwards. An acrylic cylinder was sandblasted to make it frosted and placed within over the bulb to diffuse the light from it, such that it would not hurt the eyes, and instead give a soft diffused warm glow that feels comforting.

 

Inspired by Ikebana

It looks like a colourful dish.

Plastic fusing fan

Bleaching Drawstring pouch and cloth.

 

Moodboard

Application board