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Designing stuff that probably shouldn’t exist—but now it does, and it’s kind of brilliant. You’re welcome.
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Designing Eclipt — lamp inspired by eclipses 🌑💡
Designing Eclipt — lamp inspired by eclipses 🌑💡I’ve always been fascinated by lamps — not just as objects, but as instruments that shape light, shadow, and mood. When I saw MakerWorld launch the new "Glow Within" contest, I knew it was the right excuse to finally try an idea I’d been sitting on for a while: capturing the surreal tension of an eclipse.That moment when the sun hides behind the moon, when time feels like it bends — I wanted to freeze it into a lamp. My design guidelines from day one:Levitation & tension – The dark sphere had to feel like it’s floating, suspended in front of the light, visible from different angles.Not flat light – Most eclipse-style lamps use wall washes or masking tricks. I wanted something truly volumetric, with light that feels alive in 3D.The rim effect – During an eclipse, the rim of light shifts and leaks in dynamic ways. I wanted the viewer to experience that subtle, changing outline depending on perspective.  The prototyping journeyI started small, with modular shapes I could mix and match. Over 3 days (and 15+ prototypes later), I went through everything from “ball within a ball” experiments to half-spheres and offset light sources.Some discoveries along the way:The spherical silhouette was non-negotiable — only a round surface could capture that crawling rim of light.A light pointed toward the wall gave me this unexpected effect: the black sphere stayed in silhouette, while the lamp projected a jagged, almost solar-flare-like shadow beneath. I loved it.Keeping just a sliver of space between the dark sphere and the wall made the object feel cosmic — suspended in mid-process — from almost any angle.It was a rollercoaster: excitement with every fresh print, frustration when the effect wasn’t right, and finally that eureka when the shadows and glow aligned.    What I took from the processTrust the process. Every “failure” prototype was really just one step closer to the answer.Stay modular. Reusable parts saved material and let me iterate faster.Lighting can’t be predicted. Renders lied — the only way to know was to print, wire, and see.Design for off-mode too. A lamp isn’t always on, and it should still look like an object of value when dark.Write values, not forms. My design brief wasn’t “make a nice lamp,” it was “achieve tension, floating, and rim-light effects.” The design bent itself around those values.    The outcomeWhat came out of this is Eclipt — a wall-mounted lamp that dramatizes an eclipse. The dark sphere floats in front of a hidden light, casting shifting halos and shadows as you move around it. From one side, it glows like a rim of fire. From another, it’s a crooked shadow play. I’ve uploaded the design files (with print instructions) — you can see it here. This was one of my most rewarding design journeys yet, and I’m excited to finally share it. Would love to hear your thoughts — and if you end up printing it, please share back how it turned out for you!