{"id":130,"date":"2023-12-04T21:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/groups\/material\/?p=130"},"modified":"2024-09-17T23:16:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T23:16:39","slug":"spirulina-lampshade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/2023\/12\/04\/spirulina-lampshade\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirulina Lamp Shade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspirations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We were inspired by an experimental swatch we created over the summer. The bioplastic was colored with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirulina_(dietary_supplement)\">spirulina powder<\/a> and it looked so beautiful when light passed through it. We thought it could be a promising material to make a lamp shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two dried sheets of <a href=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/2023\/11\/05\/green-ocean-agar-agar-bioplastic-recipe\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/groups\/material\/2023\/11\/05\/green-ocean-agar-agar-bioplastic-recipe\/\">Green Ocean agar agar bioplastic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armature wire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long nose pliers and wire cutters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sewing needle and thread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lightbulb socket and lightbulb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" data-id=\"705\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/3A31F101-1B91-4DF4-880B-780B2C530B63_1_105_c-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Two green spools of thread.\" class=\"wp-image-705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/3A31F101-1B91-4DF4-880B-780B2C530B63_1_105_c-edited.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/3A31F101-1B91-4DF4-880B-780B2C530B63_1_105_c-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"703\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/38F510EA-74C5-4E13-8AF8-1A62C766593B_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Two sheets of spirulina bioplastic and cut wire pieces.\" class=\"wp-image-703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/38F510EA-74C5-4E13-8AF8-1A62C766593B_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/38F510EA-74C5-4E13-8AF8-1A62C766593B_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a frame for the shape of your lamp using the wire and pliers. Here&#8217;s the shape we came up with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"697\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/03EA63A1-BCF1-462E-ACF9-B6F6B6B8C65B_1_105_c-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Connection between wires to build lampshade frame.\" class=\"wp-image-697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/03EA63A1-BCF1-462E-ACF9-B6F6B6B8C65B_1_105_c-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/03EA63A1-BCF1-462E-ACF9-B6F6B6B8C65B_1_105_c-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"707\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/6ABC27BB-F0AF-40E7-AEE4-0380DD2E768C_1_105_c-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Wire mesh for lampshade base.\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/6ABC27BB-F0AF-40E7-AEE4-0380DD2E768C_1_105_c-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/6ABC27BB-F0AF-40E7-AEE4-0380DD2E768C_1_105_c-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sew the agar sheet around the wire frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"710\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/B78EECD3-DCCA-4AEA-ACF8-75F208233374_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Bioplastic sheet attached to wire frame.\" class=\"wp-image-710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/B78EECD3-DCCA-4AEA-ACF8-75F208233374_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/B78EECD3-DCCA-4AEA-ACF8-75F208233374_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/B8482DD5-979B-490E-A866-5221258F2956_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Sewing bioplastic sheet to attach to wire frame of lamp.\" class=\"wp-image-711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/B8482DD5-979B-490E-A866-5221258F2956_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/B8482DD5-979B-490E-A866-5221258F2956_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the lamp shade fully assembled it can be placed on the lightbulb socket! Ta da!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Product<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/1EE93F64-7F1A-46F5-8E56-F58D7BCEE957_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Illuminated spirulina lamp.\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/1EE93F64-7F1A-46F5-8E56-F58D7BCEE957_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/1EE93F64-7F1A-46F5-8E56-F58D7BCEE957_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"701\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/2BBE8050-C5D3-40E6-A40C-2E0962721AB1_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Illuminated spirulina lamp (detail).  \" class=\"wp-image-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/2BBE8050-C5D3-40E6-A40C-2E0962721AB1_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/2BBE8050-C5D3-40E6-A40C-2E0962721AB1_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"702\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/2F916545-B7E2-42FA-9085-02024C290E32_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Illuminated spirulina lamp (top view).\" class=\"wp-image-702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/2F916545-B7E2-42FA-9085-02024C290E32_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/2F916545-B7E2-42FA-9085-02024C290E32_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/20D72EE7-B261-44A5-B92C-A4C48A53B7BA_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"Illuminated spirulina lamp (side view).\" class=\"wp-image-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/20D72EE7-B261-44A5-B92C-A4C48A53B7BA_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/20D72EE7-B261-44A5-B92C-A4C48A53B7BA_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End of show<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what our lampshade looked like after being on display for four months. The bioplastic became softer and the lampshade collapse onto itself. There are some small mold spots forming and the green color from the spirulina has faded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"731\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0604-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pale and collapsed spirulina lamp after four months of being on display.\" class=\"wp-image-731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0604-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0604-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0604-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0604-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0604-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"730\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0602-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pale and collapsed spirulina lamp after four months of being on display (detail).\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0602-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0602-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0602-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0602-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0602-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"735\" src=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0614-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pale and collapsed spirulina lamp after four months of being on display (side view).\" class=\"wp-image-735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0614-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0614-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0614-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0614-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/IMG_0614-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lessons Learned<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When we started building this lamp, we had all kinds of ideas of what we wanted it to look like. We didn&#8217;t anticipate the bioplastic sheets to be so wavy after drying so even though we had a plan for making we worked with the shape of the material to create the final lamp shade. This can be a unique way of making dictated by the sometimes unpredictable nature of the biomaterial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, by having this item on display for the *This is Not A Drill* exhibition, we were able to gather very valuable information on how the material changed over a long period of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspirations We were inspired by an experimental swatch we created over the summer. The bioplastic was colored with spirulina powder and it looked so beautiful when light passed through it. We thought it could be a promising material to make a lamp shade. Materials Process Create a frame for the shape of your lamp using [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":883,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions\/883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/courses\/material\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}