I just got back my first laser cut components from Ponoko. After veneering the bamboo lampshade pieces with wall street journal stock quotes in a vacuum bag and then sealing them, I’m very happy with the way that the lamp is coming together…

Here’s the recorded audio and slideshow from last week’s presentation.

I have posted a sneak peek at the lamp prototypes I’ve been working on.  Each will need another revision before production.  You can also view some of the other furniture I’ve made.  Stay tuned for more updates as I get set to release the first Lamplabs product.

I will be presenting my idea for getting local furniture makers involved in a collaborative project at tonight’s Pecha Kucha event. It’ll be held in the Hines Auditorium at the newly renovated Portland Library. If you can’t make it or know someone that is a furniture maker in Maine, please check out the ‘Pecha Kucha’ tab at the top of the page. I have archived a copy of the presentation there in Powerpoint and PDF formats.

Want to know more about Pecha Kucha? Here’s a link to the international site and our local chapter.