The story of how I named my lamp, “The Colour of Light”.
What is light and what is the Colour of Light?
Scientifically, visible light waves are electromagnetic waves that we can see. We identify them as the colours as we see in a rainbow. We also identify them differently because each has a different wavelength. The colour Violet has the shortest wavelength and Red the longest wavelength.
The primary colours of light are Red, Green, and Blue. The combination of these colours in different ratios make-up all the colours of light that we see. If all these Colours of Light are shone onto a screen at the same time, you will see white.
Colour is a human construct. It is our eyes perceiving different wavelengths of photons in different ways. The photoreceptors, in our eyes, detect the wavelength of the photon differently showing us “The Colour of Light”.
The different colours of white light are: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.
What you see in the image is that very interpretation for what I wanted to represent mechanically…. However, there is a “Dark Side”.
Where the engineering of mechanical art creates the “Colour of Light”
There are two variations of this lamp available. With a fixed or planetary gearbox in the center of the lamp.
Mechanical rotation in the horizontal plane happens at the base with a planetary gearbox. The Lamp can be tilted forward and backwards via lower input geared Lever. The head of the lamp can be articulated in the up and down direction via the geared input.
| Dimensions | Lamp: 600mm (H) x 240mm (W) x 350mm (D) Display box: 700mm High x 340mm Deep x 510 Wide |
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| Material & Build | There are two variations of this lamp available. With or without the planetary gearbox in the centre of the lamp. Mechanical rotation in the horizontal plane happens at the base. The Lamp can be tilted forward and backwards via lower input geared Lever. The head of the lamp can be articulated in the up and down direction via the geared input. These models are constructed from Medium Density Fibre Board (MDF). The individual components are prepared with a sealer and sanded to a smooth finish. A primer coat is applied. Once sufficiently dry, the final Colours are applied. A 2K epoxy clear coat is then applied as the final coating. Then is all about the assembly process. |
| Variations | Planetary gearbox, Fixed gearbox |
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