Amb-Lamp - Jett C-L

— Objective

Create a consumer lighting product for a specific use-case scenario

— Timeframe

3 Weeks

— Collaborators

Mia Hendricks-Matsuda

The Amb-Lamp is a bedroom-study lamp, able to sit on top of and clamp to most surfaces. Additionally, it functions as a direct task light and an ambient area light using a simple mechanical motion to switch. This allows the user to comfortably use the lamp at both their desk and near their bed with a simple and convenient transition between the two areas.

Our design was primarily targeted at college students and other people who live in a smaller apartment or dorm that causes their workspace and lounge space to be in the same room. Our design expands on existing desk lamp brightness and environment capabilities without significantly complicating use. With that in mind, any user that requires a lamp in any regard is able to use the Amb-Lamp to considerable effectiveness.

Initial sketches were created to give us a wide array of directions to explore.

The general design was selected down to two clamp options, and one lampshade option. Using plywood, paper, and the stripped down electronic parts of an existing lamp, we built a rough prototype to better visualize the final product.

After selecting a final design, we fashioned the base of the lamp using solid maple. The lampshade was laser cut from a sheet of PETG plastic, and a backplate for the shade was 3d-printed to give us exact proportions.

The final pieces were assembled together into a final prototype.