Process of custom designing lampshades!
Mar 27, 2019
1 min read
I am so happy when I get to #custom #design #lampshades for someone's home or business. For me it's a lot of fun to #collaborate! First I show my current designs to my client to get an idea what they like. Then I have the fun part of visiting their space to look at the #decor and measure lamps to assess sizes. Together we come up with options on #designs, #patterns, #scale, #material, and #sizing. I print out a batch of #samples which we assess in the space together, and from there I print out the material that will be turned into the lampshades. Currently I am working with a lovely new #boutique #concept #hotel #casadelphine www.casadelphine.com.
Printing a batch of samples and judging them in the client's own space makes so much sense, since scale and colour shift completely off the screen. I've used DreamStudio to mock up pattern variants before the room visit, which made that first conversation easier.
Printing a batch of samples and judging them in the client's own space is such a sensible step - scale and colour read completely differently on site than on a screen. The part that usually wins people over is being able to show two or three variants of the same pattern in the actual room instead of describing them. I have had good results with Image 2.5 Sunburst at that mock-up stage - you upload a photo of the space plus a reference, describe the change you want, and the options conversation gets much faster.
I read the post about teaching raciolinguistic ideologies using Asian American history and it made me think about how language and power connect in ways we don’t always notice, especially in schools and society. It reminded me of times when I struggled to balance ideas with deadlines, so I had to do my Philosophy class early one morning before joining a discussion on identity and language. That busy day taught me how thinking deeply about both ideas and context can make learning feel real and meaningful.