Edison Lamp

A geared lamp built around an Edison bulb for Stanford’s ME 103.

Year
2024
Context
Stanford ME 103, Product Realization
Discipline
Fabrication, Product design
A lamp with a geared top ring and curved metal panels glowing warmly around an Edison bulb, between rows of books.

I designed and built this lamp for ME 103 (Product Realization, Design and Making) at Stanford. A gear ring sits on its wooden top, and curved metal panels wrap around the Edison bulb.

Building it took welding, woodworking, wood and metal turning, laser cutting and sanding, plus some electrical setup to light it.