Ryan Gillam: Week 8 Lamp

This lamp design was inspired by contemporary oceanic art.  The final form is very reminiscent of a campfire.  Thus, I named it "Ahi", the Hawaiian word for fire.

Once the initial solid form had been created I used the contour tool to create the curves.  Then I created the surfaces using the surface from planar curve tool.  The vertical surfaces were drawn as a separate curve.  They we're multiplied and oriented radial with the polar array feature.

The material of the lamp is a highly polished rose wood with and ash texture added.  I used the warm light for the bulb to look like a home incandescent bulb.