Looks like some amazing work was enetered in to this years competition. I was stoked to make the shortlist and I’ve already started working on next years design piece.
This photo was taken from the Launch-pad website and is © to them.
Bending 4 sheets of glued veneer in this mould was painstaking and it split in the process.
Woven fire retardant hair lamp shade. Suspended from the ceiling.
Strangely scary but the shadows it throws are amazing
The dry run shows the mould isn’t the right thickness in some spots (miscalculations and mm lost by sanding) this means the ply and glue wont bond properly and bubbles will appear. I’ll need to go back and pack these out to ensure the veneers stick together properly.
I’m greatful that after 9 weeks of building this mould the dry run has proven the end product might actually work.
All with slight design alterations. Soon I’ll be user testing them with friends and getting peoples feedback.
