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Flora

Grahn, Kajsa (2019) In Diploma work IDEL01 20192
Industrial Design
Abstract
What is the function of a lamp when it’s turned off?
It is, in most cases, to lighten up a space that has no light.
In this project, I wanted the lamp to earn its place in the room
even though it’s turned off.

Flora is a lamp designed for the Swedish company Klong.
Through brand studies, research of Scandinavian design and
exploration of my own design preferences, the lamp has been
created with aesthetic attributes as main focus. Its prime place-
ment is in the window shelf which allows it to play with sunlight
during the day and its own artificial light when it’s needed.
Form, function and material choices have been evaluated with
“ornamentalism”, “quality” and “simplicity” as keywords.
The design encourages user... (More)
What is the function of a lamp when it’s turned off?
It is, in most cases, to lighten up a space that has no light.
In this project, I wanted the lamp to earn its place in the room
even though it’s turned off.

Flora is a lamp designed for the Swedish company Klong.
Through brand studies, research of Scandinavian design and
exploration of my own design preferences, the lamp has been
created with aesthetic attributes as main focus. Its prime place-
ment is in the window shelf which allows it to play with sunlight
during the day and its own artificial light when it’s needed.
Form, function and material choices have been evaluated with
“ornamentalism”, “quality” and “simplicity” as keywords.
The design encourages user interaction which makes it playful
and personal. The shape is inspired by a flower and the light
bulb visualizes its seed bun. (Less)
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author
Grahn, Kajsa
supervisor
organization
course
IDEL01 20192
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
publication/series
Diploma work
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--18/50398-SE
other publication id
ISRN
language
English
id
8996888
date added to LUP
2019-10-21 16:24:49
date last changed
2019-10-21 16:24:49
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  abstract     = {{What is the function of a lamp when it’s turned off? 
It is, in most cases, to lighten up a space that has no light. 
In this project, I wanted the lamp to earn its place in the room 
even though it’s turned off. 

Flora is a lamp designed for the Swedish company Klong. 
Through brand studies, research of Scandinavian design and 
exploration of my own design preferences, the lamp has been 
created with aesthetic attributes as main focus. Its prime place-
ment is in the window shelf which allows it to play with sunlight 
during the day and its own artificial light when it’s needed. 
Form, function and material choices have been evaluated with 
“ornamentalism”, “quality” and “simplicity” as keywords. 
The design encourages user interaction which makes it playful 
and personal. The shape is inspired by a flower and the light 
bulb visualizes its seed bun.}},
  author       = {{Grahn, Kajsa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{Flora}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}