This project explored the process of understanding and recreating an existing design through sketching, prototyping, and fabrication. The study began with hand-drawn sketches of the Theia lamp, including perspective and axonometric views, to analyze its geometry and structural logic.

Working in a group, we first produced cardboard prototypes to test proportions and assembly before constructing a functional reinterpretation using recycled materials. The final lamp was built using a mesh fruit bowl and a mixing bowl to recreate the intersecting hemispheres, a salvaged lamp pole for structural support and weight, and a vinyl record as the base. A small wireless ring light was integrated as the light source.

Through this process, the project emphasized the importance of prototyping, material experimentation, and hands-on fabrication in understanding how lighting objects are designed and constructed.