“Geometric shapes have always captured our attention. Recently, one such fascinating shape piqued our curiosity: The Icosahedron. The Icosahedron is a polyhedron with 20 faces. There can be infinitely many non-similar shapes of icosahedra but the best known is the regular icosahedron, in which all the faces are constructed from equilateral triangles. In this project, we attempt to create a mood lamp in the shape of a regular icosahedron to add this wonderful geometric shape into our daily life.
The lamp was made using digitally fabricated parts with the help of a laser cutter and a 3D printer. The mood lamp is also Alexa controlled which allows us to control the color and brightness using our echo dot device.
Here is the list of all the parts required to make your very own Alexa controlled RGB Icosahedron Mood Lamp. All parts should be commonly available in hobby stores or hardware stores. Links to these parts are also provided alongside.
Materials and Parts:
Square wooden dowels. The parts and joints are designed to fit dowels of 1cmx1cm cross-section. You will require 4 and 1/2 meters in total. (https://amzn.to/2EjGsnY)
1 x RGB smart bulb (https://amzn.to/321WmvA)
1 x Bulb holder (https://amzn.to/2EfH0ve)
PLA filament. We recommend black filaments for the best effect. (https://amzn.to/3iZb9hB)
2mm white acrylic for the diffusing panels. (https://amzn.to/3aExaPw)
Tools:
Hot glue (https://amzn.to/2EeM5UL)
3D printer (https://amzn.to/327CS8P)
Laser cutter
The total cost of this project excluding the tools and filaments is approximately 10$.”