Nick McDonald

A decision regarding solar panels to power the lamp will require the consideration of several factors; price, efficiency and spatial...

Going into the final week of the design brief, I met with my lecturers Oliver and Rob to discuss aspects of my design I need to go into...

After presentations, I spoke to Sean Taylor, one of people invited to critique our concepts. He was enthusiastic about my design, and...

I presented my design concept to a panel of AT and Auckland Council members. The design was reasonably well received, with concern being...

I followed my failed cardboard mock up with further proportion exploration. I slimmed down the shape of my lamp, creating several...

Further developing my geometric droplet concept, I began to explore proportions and sizes for the lighting piece. I began by drawing up a...

After speaking to my lecturer, I decided to move back to the 'clamp around' lamp design. It got a warm reception from the panel of...

By this stage I had more or less settled on a design. With the deadline looming, I had to pick a concept and run with it. The pole...

Having determined a shape for the solar panel lamp shade, I began looking into the lamp stand, or neck that will hold the LED lights and...

I began further developing my concept by sketching out potential forms for my design. I researched available photo-voltaic panels as I...