Little Lame Lamp Designs

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Here's a simple little capacitive sensor light that can brighten and dim just by sliding your finger along its bottom edge. This was a fun little design experiment I tried out, combining my passion for product design with my engineering skills. As an engineer, you often don't get the chance to bring a project from start to finish, so I decided to create this little lamp that now illuminates my home office. The print job was done on a Lulzbot 3D printer using layer heights of just 0.1mm for incredible detail and a smooth finish. To really make it shine, I sanded it down, primed the surface, and gave it a coat of metallic paint. One thing that sets this lamp apart is its hollow tubing, which can be easily modified to add all sorts of features like touch controls or pre-programmed LED lighting. An Arduino Nano handles the controls, and with power coming directly from the mains, I can focus on tweaking the design rather than worrying about the technical details.