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03.
duna

Duna came out of wanting to try eco-sustainable materials and 3D printing at the same time. The lamp was designed around a bulb supplied by iGuzzini.

The guiding idea is light fragmentation: the play of light and shadow happens inside the lamp's own structure, not around it.

Hand sketches of the lamp with annotations — fig.01 first sketches: thermoplastic structure, brass plate, the iGuzzini bulb

material

Working with RiceHouse and Arche3D let us print with a bio-based blend of rice husk waste and natural minerals. Thermoplastic body for lightness, a custom black PLA part for the electronics, a brass plate inside that warms the light and balances the piece.

material:

rice husk composite (RiceHouse)
selected natural minerals
thermoplastic
black PLA
brass

process:

3D printing (Arche3D)

Material preparation, extrusion nozzle, printed test pieces — fig.02 mixing, printing, test pieces

The finished lamp lit from within — fig.03 lit

University lab project, prototyped
With Rossella Plantamura, Jessica Sette
Supervised by Alessandro Pedron, Marco Zito
In collaboration with RiceHouse, Arche3D, iGuzzini
Venice
2024

📸 picture by me