Icosahedral Virus & Interlaced Geometric Pattern - Lampshade - Lasercut 3mm plywood + 3D printed connectors
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Artistic combination of Islamic Geometric Patterns with Caspar-Klug construction principle of quasisymmetric viruses
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Icosahedral Virus (T=7) Lampshade
This model combines the asthetics of islamic lattice work with the construction principles of quasisymmetric icosahedral virus capsids.
Caspar, D. L., & Klug, A. (1962, January). Physical principles in the construction of regular viruses. In Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology (Vol. 27, pp. 1-24). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
19 plywood triangles make up the shell of the lamp shade. An additional engraving file adds shading to give the impression of interlaced woven patterns. A white paper sheet and polypropylene diffusor are attached to each triangle.
The engraving should be quite shallow to avoid damaging the wood (unlike in the test piece in the picture below)
Connector pieces are 3D printed from PLA to connect the wood frame together. The tolerances are optimised such that the pieces can be hammered in the wood and do not require glue. The three stars on the face of the wood are designed to keep the paper inset and the diffusor in place.
The hammering process…
