How to Make a Wood Lotus Light

How to Make a Wood Lotus Light

I recently put out an Instagram story asking my followers what building could they envision as a table lamp and one of the suggestions was the Lotus Temple in India. As soon as I looked up images of the building, I knew it was going to be the inspiration for my next project. The Lotus Temple’s design is based on the lotus flower and its form starts with a closed bud at the center that looks like it’s starting to blossom outwards towards the exterior of the building.

For my design of the lotus light, I focused on the middle stages of a lotus flower where it’s beginning to blossom. At the center of the lotus light, there’s a tall ring of curved wood pieces that resemble the bud of a lotus flower. The middle ring of wood pieces resembles the petals of a lotus flower as it blossoms outward. The outer ring of wood pieces are laying horizontally and they represent the petals of the lotus flower as it floats on water.

In this video, I’ll take you through my design and 3D model of the concept of this project, cutting the pieces on my Glowforge Laser Cutter, and assembling the pieces to create an elegant and beautiful light.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to the Wood Lotus Light
2:04 Designing the Wood Lotus Light
5:28 Laser Cutting the Wood Lotus Light
7:26 Assembling the Wood Lotus Light
8:29 Finished Wood Lotus Light
9:49 Conclusion

#DIY #Lamp #Art

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Here2Help says:

When is this file going to be available in your Etsy Store?

TheDarkestShinobi says:

This is just gorgeous!!! It works on its own and with the light, and could just be placed on the table if you wanted. Really good job!

Michelle Reed says:

Absolutely beautiful. That would work nicely in my massage practice! Great tutorial, camera work, music is spot on! Great job!

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