Nebulight
Industrial Design Studio | Fall 2025| 5 Weeks
Skills: Sketching | Illustrator | Photoshop | Fusion | 3D Printing | Photography | Soldering
design overview
Kids’ lamps are often treated as simple sources of light, leaving little room for interaction or personal control. Young children may also need different levels of light throughout the day, from a brighter light for activities to a softer light at bedtime. This project explores how a lamp could make lighting more engaging and give kids a greater sense of control over their environment.
Aesthetic inspiration
My direction was inspired by the rounded forms and intersecting planes seen in 70s aesthetics and furniture
SKETCHING
I started my ideation with sketching, focusing on those rounded forms with intersected planes, eventually stumbling upon a group with a resemblance to planets that would be good for a children’s aesthetic
cad iterations
In Fusion 360 I explored various forms and mechanisms. I knew that the lamp should be more interactive than a button if it is meant for kids. I focused on adding a spinning element to it, which allows a kid to adjust the light level of the lamp to whatever their needs are
electronics
Breaking down the basic function of a battery-operated lamp, I knew it was not going to be enough for what I wanted in my design. I experimented with potentiometers and attaching them to pre-existing LED strips to create an adjustable light level powered by a battery.
Renders
Render edited with Vizcom
