Topo Lamp
Topo Lamp
Topo Lamp takes the work done previously in Experiments in Topology as a starting point. Paper models from the topological surface study have been reinterpreted as light modulation devices as they trace the volumetric relationships between a Klein bottle, a projective plane, and a conical Mobius strip. Each lamp explores the shaping of light through the interaction of form and materiality. The lamps are made of three parts: wood veneer to shape and mold the light, a stainless-steel armature for structure, and an LED fixture to supply the light. In the case of the Klein bottle hanging pendant, a lozenged shape stainless-steel ring suspends the wood veneer which wraps and conceals the light source. Two flat wood veneer disks take on three-dimensional form when combined to make the projective plane floor lamp. The circular shape and volumetric sweep of the projective plane takes turns alternately concealing and revealing the light source as one moves around the fixture. A stainless-steel armature helps give structural support in the form of legs, a frame to attach the veneer, and hollow tubes to conceal electrical cords in the conical Mobius strip table lamp. The wood emits a gentle glow where it wraps the LED fixture and directs light down the face of the veneer as it curves around to meet itself.