Mackinley Farmer: Week 7 Lamp

When designing this lamp I wanted to keep it simple and modern. I started with a truncated pyramid that is upside down and then cut out the middle with a cylinder. I wanted to use a lesser amount of horizontal surfaces to keep it from looking cluttered. The material is just a natural wood so it will be durable and rugged in contrast to the design. For the base where the light bulb would screw in, as well as the cord, I used a pop of color to make it more interesting. Usually the cord isn't an important part of the design so I made it more interesting. To create the waffle structure I used the contour and section commands to find the horizontal and vertical surfaces. Then I used the curve from objects, intersection command to find where to place the pipes. I then used the pipes to split the surfaces to create the notches.