LARSEN C LAMP
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Typology: Gift
Date: Fall 2017
Model Materials: Light Bulb, Paint, Wood
Software Used: AutoCad, Rhino
After high rise I still had a strange urge to create something, even though I was burnt out. Fascinated by the design of vintage Scandinavian lamps, I wanted to create a lamp as a Christmas gift for my cousin. Living in the Midwest, I am constantly in fear of global warming. I grew up with the generation that saw the decrease in snow during winter, warmer temperatures bringing droughts in the summer, and harsher storms that bring blizzards in the winter and tornadoes in the summer. Global warming is terrifying in the Midwest, but it is even scarier at the poles. When coming up with inspiration, I remembered reading an article about huge Icebergs crumbling in Antarctica. I decided to create a lamp that almost imitates a melting iceberg. Larsen C, a huge ice shelf located on the peninsula of Antarctica, broke from the peninsula in July of 2017. When this ice shelf melts, it is expected for sea levels to rise ten centimeters, or four inches. I created a lamp that symbolizes as a memorial to Antarctica.
