Wooden Desk Lamp

The assignment was to design a sustainable wooden desk lamp for the souvenir shop of a design or art museum as a junior designer.

The lamp had to meet several requirements:

• Mechanically adjustable in height
• Attachable to a desk
• User-assembled
• Styled after a Dutch designer

The challenge was to combine functionality, manufacturability, and aesthetics within clear technical and design constraints.

The result is a working wooden desk lamp with:

• An adjustable mechanism
• A clamp construction for attaching to the desk
• A design inspired by a chosen Dutch designer
• A construction that can be assembled by the user

The project started in a group of four, with the research phase carried out together. From chapter 4 onwards, I developed the project independently. My contribution in the group phase:

• Working out parts of the analyses (e.g., user analysis and requirements)
• Contributing to concept development and research directions

Generating and sketching multiple concepts Selecting and developing a final concept Designing the mechanism and construction Working out material choices and construction plan Building a physical model in the workshop Testing the product with users Evaluating and reflecting on the design and process I completed the entire design process: from idea to working final product.

This project is a strong answer to the brief because:

• The design meets all requirements and constraints
• Functionality (adjustability and assembly) is well integrated
• The product was actually made and tested
• The design is based on research and analysis
• Able to independently complete and finalize a design process
• Able to translate ideas into a manufacturable product
• Able to combine technology, design, and usability
• Able to reflect and improve my work