As computing becomes more ubiquitous in our objects, designers need to be more aware of how to design meaningful interactions into electronically enhanced objects. At the University of Washington, a class of junior Interaction Design majors is exploring this question. These pages chronicle their efforts.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Fabricating the housing, Zitto!

A major aspect of our creating our lamp was making sure all the wires, electronics, and other physical components were nicely stored within the lamp.


Step one, was getting a lamp that could store things effectively. I went to Ikea and grab this gem–

the MELODI is straight from Sweden (so scan!). It's made up of a dangling light that nicely clips into the top of the shade. The lamp is 15' tall and wide and made perfect for holding all the other components.

Step two, making a support to hold the LEDs while also holding the electronics above the light. I laser cut a circle two circles that friction fit to support beams. The top circular cut has a cut for the mic, light bulb and speaker. I glued in the support beams in with an additional wire support to make sure the structure would stay together.

Step three, I attached the support structure with all the electronics to the lamp with threaded rod. I drilled a hole from the top of the lamp to the inner structure and screwed it all together!




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