#Des100 #Process Development Design Process used to for this lamp.

This lamp was designed using a similar design process to the double diamond. As the design process starts by drawing many simple 2D Motifs, these motifs can then be turned into infinite possibilities of 2D designs. This process allows the user to explore different design possibilities at the start and narrow down the explored designs which left with only the better ones. 2D designs are then turned into 3D for the final selection of general design. The 3D designs are drawn along with the SolidWorks models I made for selection. After feedback from the people around me, the decision is made and materials research begins. Similar to the double diamond design process, interviewing the client and understand what they need is also included in the development process. The modeling starts along with some adjustments to the design and material selection. The acrylic combination was tested with fewer and smaller versions along with different light sources such as LED or acrylics tubes. Neon light worked surprisingly well and had become my final decision for the light source. The general design is adjusted and ready for the prototype. The base and top of the lamp are made of scrap wood I found in the bin, acrylics were laser cut and supported by the polished aluminium rod that screwed on to the base and top. The prototyping process took about 10 weeks and used 116 layers of acrylics. The wooden part is oiled 6 times with danish oil and the whole thing weighs about 10 kg. This design process works well with long term projects such as this one as I had over 8 months for designing, modeling, and prototyping. I believe this design process can be modified for short term projects (Assignment 2 ??) by skipping processes such as material research and any unnecessary drawing and development process. In the future, I will be using the double diamond design process to compare with this design process and possibly develop another design process that works better.

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