We prototyped in pairs a desk lamp for a partially-sighted person. They have specific needs in terms of light, which are not necessarily met by conventional desk lamps. This is a project that is currently under development and will be developed further.

 

The two of us designed a pre-model in cardboard, foam and plastic, and then I made a 3D model of our project.

 

The final object must be open source, and its ecological footprint must be limited. Our users also need specific features that we

have been working on.

 

Photophobic for most of them, a light that is close to natural light is best. They also have trouble adapting to brightness variations and therefore need constant light with an intensity that does not change.

 

We have developed our desk lamp, Contact, from these two observations.

 

Our lamp can be dismantled and transported, so that it can follow its user both at work and at home, allowing them to have a light source that does not change depending on where they are.

                                

A light sensor on top of the recycled cardboard lampshade captures the ambient light to automatically compensate for variations in light wherever the lamp is.

To facilitate assembly and dismantling, instructions are available in Braille on the two 3D-printed assembly nodes, for the visually impaired people who can read it.

 

This way, the user does not need any help to assemble it and use it. No screws are needed to assemble Contact, everything is interlocked. All the electronic components are nested in the lampshade, the lamp is cordless and has a rechargeable battery.

 

The shapes and reliefs are deliberately enlarged and exaggerated, since although the user is not blind, this exaggeration makes assembly and disassembly by touch easier.