course: ceramic lighting
supervised by Volkmar Meyer-Schönbohm
tools: Pen & Paper, Rhino, 3D-printing, workshop
As part of a ceramics course, I designed and realized a pendant lamp. My aim was to combine the purist nature of the fluorescent tube, the diffuse light rod, with the homely aspect and elegance of the ceramic material.
structure
The result is a combination of fluorescent tube, textile cable and glazed ceramic.
Connecting elements are made of ceramic, the textile cable connects the components and suspends the luminaire in the room, the light source is inserted into the socket in the ceramic element and held in place by gravity.
manufacturing
The ceramic parts are produced using the casting process. With the help of two-part plaster molds, I was able to produce a small series in the ceramic workshop and thus get to know this extremely fascinating material and its unique processing properties.
wall lamp
Later, the mode of operation was transferred to a wall light using the same ceramic parts. In the wall-mounted version, the ceramic socket element also holds the light source. On the opposite side, a wooden strip holds the cable and the neon tube and contains the power unit.
photo series
As part of the photo project 'natural light', the lamps were showcased in a raw industrial context.
