Living in the suburbs of Chicago, I have a lot of commuting men and women in my life. Many of them have early departures and return home late in the evenings. Many have also reported that they were negatively affected -at the workplace and at home - by their commutes.
ANNABEL HUBER
Industrial Designer + Ceramicist
Klein Floor Lamp
Sponsored Project with LumiSource - Fall 2019
LumiSource, a Chicago-based furniture design supplier gave us guidance on our project. We were prompted to design a piece of furniture that fit within their three design styles: Industrial, Modern, and Mid-Century and that fit seamlessly into their catalog.
Not only did we focus on design, but also on the KD, or “knock-down” of the piece, making the most efficient use of space possible when shipping the piece out.
An opportunity I found in Lumisource’s catalogue was their lack of mid-century style floor lamps. I explored the retro, organic style and came up with potential forms which would fit into their catalogue.
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I wanted to create accent lighting, either with fun, funky stands or unique shades, but still wanted to remain neutral color-wise so that the lamp would compliment other
mid-century furniture.
Assembly Instructions
K-D / "Knockdown"
24" x 15" x 4"
I created a mock up of packaging and potential knock-down for my lamp. My biggest concern was the drum shade, as that was the largest piece. Typically, Lumisource ships the shade separately, but I wanted to attempt to create a box that allowed everything to ship together.
66"
15"
36.25"
Website Mock-Up
