The DIY Artichoke Lamp

Hello People!

As promised, to the 1400+ pair of eyeballs that did wandered through the last instructable, here's the plans for the artichoke lamp.

A bit of history...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH_Artichoke

The design is based on this  1950s pendant lamp, designed by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_Henningsen

All you need is scissors, some Polypropylene sheet from the craft store (in UK try Paperchase) and paper fasteners 

See next step for the templates.

Step 1 The templates

I have decided to use only PDF for the templates, many people seems exasperated as to how to open those EMS file using the free CAD program from eMachine shop. If you want them, put in the comments.

You need to print 1 copy each of Artichoke Branch and Artichoke Stem. 5 copies each of Artichoke leaves part 1 and part 2.

Comments

[Les Créateliers]

Hi there!

I really liked this tutorial (I have a soft spot for lamps) and I decided to feature it on my website. You can see the page here:

http://lescreateliers.com/Les_Createliers/Idees_Ideas/Entries/2011/9/29_Lampe_artichautArtichoke_lamp.html

If, for any reason, you do not wish to appear on my website, just let me know and I'll remove my post right away!

Cheers!
Marie-Eve

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Oui oui! Sez free!

[StuartClouth]

What thickness polypropylene is best? And has anyone got any links to online stores (preferable UK based!)?

Do the triangles with the greater angles (i.e. the ones less like triangles) go with the bigger leaves or the smaller ones?

Thanks

[Corrugator Supercilii]

The one I use is 0.35mm about 3 sheet of printer paper thick, in UK, Paperchase is where I brought mine, frosted polypropylene 500x600mm, £1.75

Yes the bigger angle goes with the larger leaves, the angle gets smaller with the smaller leaves, kind of logical, note there are 2 set of leaves that are the same size.

You can play with the shape of the leave, palm leaves? Ferns? Square?

[isnodiy]

Hey nice design. I will see if I can do that out of a square paper as well. J

For those too lazy to view the documents and images and read your along annotations here is a quick step by step as I picture it:

0> Print out the four documents, 1x stem, 1x branch, 5x leaves part 1 and 4x leaves part 2. Get the mentioned plastic sheets in your flavour.
1> cut out everything on the sheets and create the marked holes.
2> take the small fans on a leave and fit them both through the middle of one of the connectors from the sheet called branches. Repeat this step for all other leaves left on your table. (see picture three)
3> roll up the stem to slot in the branches/connector-thingy into your stem. (see the last picture). After you managed to fit in the next leave, connect them together with a paper clip through the holes in the overlapping leaves. Repeat this around and up the stem until your lamp looks fancy enough.

Cheers,
is no DIY

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Heh, thanks for the extra explanation, 100% agree, it is easier to see what's happening with the print outs.

But of course all comments 101% welcome!

[jmartin31]

Definitely needs notes. Soooooo confusing just in pictures. Find myself thinking "how did she get THAT out of THAT?"

[aallen7]

Very nice. I am going to try this. I think they would be beautiful around the yard for the Grandkids or me to follow at dusk. Thanks again

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Thank You! Enjoy!

[jstewart7]

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[jstewart7]

ack! this person needs instructions!

[banzitothecheeto]

You're not the only one...

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Goodness... I thought people just love browsing the pictures.

Yo guys, abuse the office printer, compare print out to the photos. There's really not a lot of nitty gritties to write about...

It is a lot of cutting and assembling the pieces into the slots.
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[banzitothecheeto]

Don't get me wrong, I love the design and this instructable. I'm fairly good at paper crafts such as origami. Just some quick notes would be appreciated. Awesome job otherwise!

[jphphotography]

To be fair you did tell people to comment if it becomes confusing ;)

Personally though I'm about to print out the templates with paper to play around first, then if I'm really stuck then I'll post with a specific question.

I've got a bunch of white LEDs I've been meaning to use for a project and I think this would work really well!

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Hi,

Coincidently, I am going to have another instructable on the Joule Thief (without coiling your own transformer), it is the AA powered white LED boost driver, capable delivering 200mW or more.

The deal is the user need not stick to my chosen values for components and can pick any available inductor value between 1mH to 1uH, and starts calculating from there.

Probably be up soon-ish, has done the shopping on eBay already! (^_^).

[smorgenster]

Instead of complaining, someone who likes writing could help add to this, corrugator supercilii obviously is not that way inclined... (maybe i should volunteer... and i might. I'll just work from the pictures till i've done it all and write instructions along the way.) I think this is a bloody beautiful design and my fingers are itching.

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Hi,

Glad you are keen to give it a go... I do have 8 other instructables posted, some of them are quite long and detailed, but my observation is, most like to just browse through the steps, enjoy the creation process (like me), maybe learn a few new trick... Few actually get their hands dirty.

When you see the print outs, and compare it to the photos, it would be clear what's going on.

[jstewart7]

Smorgenster: it would be wonderful if you made instructions to this. my room really needs a new lamp :)

[tgalligan]

I'm wondering what type of light source you used?

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Yea, good point... Forget to mention...

It is sized with a diameter of 60mm, such that you can use a small wattage golf ball fluorescent lamp (7w, E14, the one smaller than the regular 60w screw).

Hence you can use a suitable lamp based, e.g from Ikea, and top it like a lamp shade, it should sit very nicely.

DO NOT USE INCANDESCENT, fire risk really...

[tgalligan]

Thank you so much. :)

[jphphotography]

FYI for those not in the UK most dollar stores here in North America sell plastic sheets like this as cutting boards, the often come in other colours too so you could be even more creative if you want ;) In fact I've used them in one of my instructables now that I think of it, here's what they look like.

Cheers

[emerson.john]

This will be a good instructable when it is finished.

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Pwarh! Tough crowd dude!

[violentorchid]

It would be exceptionally helpful, for those looking at your photos, if you could include some instruction on what was happening in said photos. Also, the next page should be a separate instructable. Instead of including the table mod, you could clarify what is happening in this instructable.
Thanks!

[Corrugator Supercilii]

I find knitting code incomprehensible too! (^_^)

[papyrus-eyes]

not writing out full instructions is fair enough if you must, but you really need to add some annotations to the pictures

[Cabbages and Kings]

Oh, you are naughty. Beehive!

(Best said in a Kenneth Williams voice. Or possibly Austin Powers if you have the misfortune not to know of Kenneth Williams.)

[march0fthedeadarmy]

Artichoke Lamp looks like a lotus to me

[Alex Ribeiro]

Sure! It's a nice Lotus Lamp. :)

[Corrugator Supercilii]

Yes, I would agree, heh (^_^)