Unream Voxel Printed Lamp

Unream Voxel Printed Lamp

Unream Voxel Printed Lamp is a groundbreaking advancement in 3D printing technology and lighting design, representing a significant innovation in the intersection of digital fabrication and interactive product design. Created by designers Jiani Zeng and Honghao Deng, this revolutionary lamp employs multi-material voxel printing technology to achieve dynamic visual effects without electronic components, functioning both as a daytime artifact and nighttime illumination source. The lamp's distinctive feature lies in its ability to display dynamic visual patterns through carefully engineered lenticular lenses integrated directly into its structure, creating an illusion of movement and color transformation as viewers change their perspective. Standing at 220 millimeters in height and 100 millimeters in width, the lamp showcases a sophisticated computational workflow that enables the assignment of different material properties to individual voxels during the printing process, effectively blurring the boundary between digital and physical realms. The design's innovative approach to material organization responds to environmental conditions and user interaction, presenting varying optical expressions through its surface treatment. This pioneering work, which earned the Platinum A' Design Award in the 3D Printed Forms and Products Design category, demonstrates unprecedented capabilities in applying structural and optical textures to free-form surfaces through advanced manufacturing techniques. The lamp's ability to create fantasy-like atmospheres through its dynamic material properties and sophisticated lenticular effects represents a significant advancement in product design, offering new possibilities for creating interactive and responsive objects without relying on traditional electronic interfaces.

3D printing, voxel technology, lenticular effects, dynamic materials, interactive lighting, computational design

— Adam Dawson