Maddison _ To Light

11/17/2022

(In progress photo of the iron core and the paper star loops)

For my to light I'm using a small fraction of the 4500+ paper stars I've made over my short life. When starting this iteration of this project my first idea was to make a radial flat sun-esc design, flush against a wall.

(Concept art of the original iteration)

This was the plan I had started with when stringing up and gluing stars. Two loops with several sunrays coming out from the iron center. The stars were going to be painted white as a basecoat, and then a metallic paint on top. 

After discussing with the class, far more people liked the colorful look of the stars. The manner of hanging was also changed upon class input. 

(Diagrams of the new design and hanging method)

Instead of the iron core being placed vertically, it was recommended to be hung horizontally. From this downward facing loop the circles of stars would be hung down, overlapping. The stars wont be painted, but just left with the mixed color patterns. 

The iron star loop will have three small loops attached to allow it to hang from the celling. 

As per the original plan, a single LED string light would be hung down. The center will be secured with thin wire. Keeping it from shifting about as it is hung.

TO DO:

- Procure an LED string light

- Attach three small loops to the iron star loop for it to hang

- Use thin wire to center the LED string light int he iron star loop

- Strengthen the two star loops already strung

- String together more paper star loops (number amount undecided as of 11/7/2022)

- Glue the new paper star loops, strengthening them and preventing flop

- attach the paper star loops to the iron star loop

- fix any inevitable issues with the final peace

9/28/2022

Idea #1

My first idea is once again returning to my mid century sci-fi imagery. I cant be changed. This idea is a hollow tube, a cast metal rocket, and some sheet metal rocket exhaust. The whole item is suspended from the celling. Can I put these things together cleanly? Who knows, one can dream. The rocket would be hollow with open cavities for windows to allow for a small amount of light to leak through. 

This is light as a design future more than a practical useful light.

[Note text: Hollow cavity with lights shining through the windows]

The design of this rocket exist somewhere between the art of George Lumiere's "A Trip the Moon" and Soviet era space race propaganda.

[Stills from of "A trip to the moon", 1902]

[Soviet era "Space Race" visual design]

Idea #2

Still on the space imagery, this is another suspended light. Leaning into mid century geometry, with some influence from the Eames design style. The lights will be strung through tube to peak out of cavities. Those cavies being covered by paper casted stars and a moon. I do like this idea best, as I think I could maybe make it.

[Note Text: 1. Cast paper over a thin metal armature. 2. Light through the tube. Light shines through the stars and the moon]

[Modern recreation of mid century starburst design]

[Ray Eames's 2d design work]

Idea #3

All of these lights have thus been suspended, so I needed at least one grounded illumination source. This design is obviously based on a globe. The whole earth itself is the light. Being cast paper over a metal frame, painted with minimal vintage earth on the surface. 

The whole globe is held it aloft with hollow metal, also allowing for wiring to be inside. I don't know if I would be able to keep the pivoting mechanic of the globe once the light is added. I'm willing to sacrifice that for the same of a functional light.

[Note text: 1. Would love to keep the pivoting globe, but can be sacrificed. 2. Translucent paper cast over  metal orb armature with light inside]

[Example of the manner of globe I aim to recreate]