Designing my own Lamp

Because I love Neon Signs but they are really difficult to make and very expensive i looked for a cheaper way to make my own sign. In December 2015 I started playing around with EL Wire, also known as Electroluminescent wire.

When an AC signal is applied to it, it glows an aqua (blue green) color. It looks a little like thin neon. Very bendable, it keeps its shape and you can curl it around your finger. It's an easy way to add some glow to a project, not as bright as LEDs but uses a lot less power and it's portable.

I wanted to make a wall design for my room so I designed this fox out of black painted cardboard

Two years later for my bachelor thesis I designed a whole website for the fox lamp as a product. I improved the EL Wire with a remotable LED strip which lasts longer and has a lot more colors to offer. I also took an aluminium plate to mill the fox out of it with a CAD Milling.

Here are some shots of the manufacturing and the final product

The big CAD Milling

Direct milling from aluminium

Painting the aluminium framework

Finally detail shot

The lamp by day and by night.

Final product shot.

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