The given material was wood. Our inspiration came from ivy, glaciers and debris. The technique focused on focal points in ribbing and creating angular joints. As we continued our investigation, the incorporation of the complex shape with the radial ribbing was too elaborate for our first project; we would need more time with the machine and for assembly. So we simplified our shape into a rectangle which ended up being a great transformation. The final product now was not only a light but could be used as a coffee table or an end table.
Material Information:
4,32 m² – surface area of the sheet used
2,41 m² – surface area of the material used for the lamp
1,91 m² – surface area of the material not used
Our material was not used efficiently. Smaller panels (600mm x 800mm x 5mm) are bad for fitting the pieces for cutting, which causes huge material waste (in our case ≈45%). Bigger panels (1200mm x 600mm x 5) due to their size are bended, that makes very difficult finding the right Z position of the laser, leads to increment of the cutting power (from 150 to 170).
