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Lamp

The Linné Lamp is a battery-powered portable light developed through a full design process—from form exploration to prototyping and refinement. The final design emphasizes approachable proportions, tactile details, and an intuitive interaction, while keeping the overall object calm, minimal, and display-worthy in a home environment.

Subject Battery Powered

Type School Project

Duration 5 weeks

This board defines the lamp’s design direction through warm materials, soft ambient light, and sculptural form, positioning it as an object of presence rather than just a functional light.

Design Iterations

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Demographic:

Problem Statement:

Design-conscious residential users and creative professionals seeking intentional, warm lighting that enhances both atmosphere and spatial character.

Many contemporary lamps prioritize visual novelty or minimalism at the expense of material presence and light quality. A thoughtfully designed lamp is needed to balance sculptural form, tactile materials, and ambient illumination.

Low Fidelity Testing

Early prototypes explored movement and structure but lacked a clear, cohesive form.

Mid Fidelity Testing

Lighting did not function as intended and the joinery was inconsistent.

Final Direction

A sculptural crescent shell frames a suspended globe light, creating warm ambient illumination with simple touch interaction at the base.

Refinements were developed through Fusion 360 and clay modeling, focusing on part fit, and overall silhouette

Exploded View

This exploded view reveals the lamp’s internal structure and how each component integrates to create a clean outer form while housing the electrical system.