Design Technology Investigation. Guiding question: How can I make a lampshade that has an aesthetic function to its environment?

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DT Investigation

Daniel Abarshi IT10a

Topic: Lampshades

Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity

Why this AOI: Because my goal for this project is to learn how to create a lampshade and to decide what function it should have. I also have to reflect on the consequences my lampshade might have to its environment.

Guiding question: How can I make a lampshade that has an aesthetic function to its environment?

Client: Mr. Nijdam - the father of Joost Nijdam.

Interview with my client

Good afternoon,

Where could you use a lampshade?

I could use a lampshade in my workspace as I currently have no lampshade and wherever it is quite dark I would always have to strain my eyes or put my glasses on to be able to work.

How often do you use your bureau?

Quite often, as I do not work at an office all the manual work that is done by me, is done at my work desk.

Would you prefer a standing light, or hanging?

I would prefer a standing light so I could just put it on the table, a hanging light would not be so convenient, in my opinion.

What type of design would you prefer?

Maybe something work-related, as I am a sommelier (wine expert).

What function would you want this lampshade to have?

Of course it would be nice just as an extra to my workplace, but its ultimate function would be to improve my working capacity by enlightening my work area.

My clients workspace

Conclusion from interview

From the interview I have conducted I have came to the conclusion that I will need to make a lampshade for my client’s workspace. My lampshade will need to be able to stand on the table of my client and it will need to be bright and the right size so not too much space is required to assert it to the workspace of my client.

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Visit to a lamp store

During the Christmas holiday one day I went to Amsterdam, and coincidentally came past a lamp shop called Flat Lux Design, so I decided to go in and take some pictures. I saw many different types of lampshades in this store of different materials, like you can see in the images above, the lampshades I found in this shop were very artistic and modern, compared to lampshades you see everyday and they gave me ...

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