Cocoon Light Revisited

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

We've recently had some time to rework a lighting design from a few years back. Check out our experimentation with laminating and forming beech veneers.

The first test run shows that the form is starting to come along, curving as desired. We still have to work on the edge details.

The clamping process resulted in some unexpected (but interesting!) wrinkles. Good to know...

We worked out the wrinkles in the second test but still need to tweak the mold to allow for the desired spacing (as simulated with the post-it pads).

After trimming the edges some cracks appeared. We're still working on lamination and trimming techniques.

We'll continue to post process updates on this and other projects. Stay tuned for more!