Cup Lamp Progress

The cup lamp is growing, the new cups mean it is considerably bigger than the last one

Cup Lamp Materials organised neatly

I got the materials to Make a cup lamp for Tim from paper cups, I'm hoping it will look a bit crisper than using staples.

Finished Chair

The foam for the chair seat came last week, i haven't actually covered it yet, the jumper i got is just wrapped around it because I want to try the fabric first to make sure it looks right. Pretty much everything in that corner of the flat is scavenged now, the crate and cushions came from a house being cleared out near my office. The white tray was green and covered in tiles when i found it and the stand that makes it into a table was the from a broken laundry basket. I think i might become a reclusive hoarder in my old age.

nearly done

The wood has sanded up quite nicely, it looks like a hardwood of some kind so should look pretty good once i get some clear wax on it.

I bought a brown woolen jumper from a charity shop to cover the cushion when it arrives. it's a slightly orangey brown so should look pretty good with the woven fabric in a mis-matched sort of way.

Retro Chair

I saved this chair from some workmen throwing it in a skip, unfortunately it had lost it's seat cushion which is a shame because i actually quite like the fabric. The plan is to sand it down and do something cool with it. Also I'll try and post more often now, have been very distracted recently.

Finished Tripod

I made this fitting for the Tripod lamp, it's a standard unswitched table lamp fitting that I made a collar for. the collar fits the standard thread in the lamp fitting and is threaded at the bottom to fit the tripod. the cable runs halfway down the hollow centre then out the side so the tripod itself needs no modifications.

This is the finished lamp with the legs collapsed to make a table lamp.

Tripod

I found this tripod in a cool little antiques market in town yesterday and thought it was interesting. I'm thinking of turning it into yet another light.

 I seem to be developing a fixation on building floor lamps at the minute, although now that I think of it, with it's legs folded down this could be an awesome table top lamp too.

Lamp Bits

The metal arm for my Actimel bottle lamp arrived at work, it wasn't the easiest thing to get home as it was wrapped in plastic and resembled a wind surfing sail and it was very windy in Bath today. I now have all the wiring, metal work and half the shade, I've got a really nice block of driftwood for the base which should get here next weekend.

The other exciting thing about recieving the lamp arm isrealising how big it is. I was generous with the measurements to make sure it had impact but it is huge. Vicki is holding it in my lounge which luckily has high ceilings, she's not exactly tall but it dwarfs her.

Lamp Shade

Actimel bottle lamp shade in progress.

Cup Lamp

Some images of the cup lamp I made. The shade is made from plastic cups stapled together and the base is made from 3 broom handles and some string. shades like this have been around for a while but putting it on a tall base makes it work really well. if you want to make your own a good set of instrcutions can be found at http://www.instructables.com/id/Dixie-Cup-Spherical-Dodecahedron/ .