Variations & Mechanism

Initial Design was rigid, with cut off ends. a more sharp point was added to start giving the form some character.

The points were very sharp and still quite rigid looking. The next step was to add some natural rounding for the tips of the shades

Initially, experimentations were made using different shapes to create the light’s shades, this design of the pendant light was too square and rigid in shape.

In the next trial, the wings of the light illustrated were too pointy and not ideal for the final form.

The rounded tips gave the pendant light shades more wing-like shapes, however, The light as a whole became too spherical

In this sketch, an attempt was made to tone down the rigidity of the wings, the edges were rounded off.

In this stage, the rounded shade points were stretched downwards to give a wing-like shape. The pendant light as a whole was also elongated for better arrangement

After the experimental sketches, this form looked most natural and became the final look.

MOTOR

METAL PLATE

STAINLESS WIRES

ELECTRICAL WIRE WINGS/ SHADES

Feather-like feautures were added to the pendant light design to give the appearance of realistic wings.

Final Developed variation

LIGHT BULB

This exploded diagram illustrates the different components of the design and the mechanism.

Mechanism Diagram

STRUCTURAL ARCHES