Halo Handle
Halo Handle is a battery-powered desk lamp designed to embody the warmth of a cozy night in, featuring a sleek retro-modern silhouette that echoes the elegance of its desired environment.
Duration - 5 weeks
Skills Used - Analog Sketching, Prototyping, CAD, Light Analyzation, Joinery Usage, Keyshot
Objectives & Inspiration
Fits in a cozy “loft-like” environment with premium feel
Runs solely on easily accessible AA batteries to power its circuit
Has clear, accessible power button that also fits in with aesthetics
Does not use glue but only joinery to demonstrate manufacturability
Sketching Phases
Curved angles and refined simplicity were some things that needed show in sketches.
At this point, I received and agreed with feedback that a lot of the more square and rectangular designs were working best.
With a more simple design becoming more of a possibility, I wanted to explore how I could incorporate features like a handle or rotation to take the idea to the next level.
Final Direction
With a simpler design, I needed to make sure that the proportions were excellent. This meant slimming down the base so that the batteries still fit, but the top lamp body still drew the viewers eye first.
With a strong focus on retro-modern style, I began to incorporate some common elements into my first sketches.
Exploring with light as an element of design is also a crucial thinking point, so using directional arrows to portray where the light would be coming from was important when moving forward with sketching.
After moving forward with the design that has a diffuser as half its body, and space for a handle on the top, I needed to work in some components.
Initial CAD
Continued Refinements
Final Model Exploded View
Internal housing for batteries sits underneath outer shell.
Using an LED strip to illuminate the inside of the diffuser piece, the strip runs through the neck of the lamp.
Updated internal housing for batteries with button slot , and with revised neck to better match the overall aesthetic.
Slimmed down the side profile of the handle body from 1.75in to 1.15in.
Diffuser piece needed to be refined to make the curve flush with the sides of the handle body.
Renders
Final Shots
Credits & Disclosures
Photos used in the inspiration board are for reference purposes only and are not my original photography.
Photos used in the Objectives slide are sourced from the Squarespace stock photo library and are not my original photography.
All in-context render scenes were entirely set up and rendered by me in KeyShot. ChatGPT was used as a supplemental tool to assist with render refinement, including lighting and shadow adjustments.