This project combines a functional desk or kitchen lamp with an integrated planter, providing focused task lighting while enabling users to grow fresh herbs or small plants in the same compact footprint.
Cubist Planter Lamp
A way to brighten a workspace while growing fresh vegetables or herbs.
Table of Contents
Overview
Research
Greenery in the office
Growing your own herbs at home can add variety to your meals, give access to the freshet herbs all the time, and save money. There area also many benefits to having plants in the workspace including:
- Stress relief
- Replenish focus
- Boost employee accountability
- Are perceived to "clean" the air
- Increase productivity
- Increase happiness and energy
Market Research
Competitors that were considered included Ikea and EQ3. Ikea offers a lower barrier to entry with more accessible products. EQ3 offers higher end materials and a higher retail price.
Inspiration
These products and images influenced the final product design through their form, shape, and impact on their environment.
Mechanism
The mechanism that locks the shade in the upright position was inspired by the game Tapple. The mechanism that holds down each letter is able to be released by twisting a wheel, letting the pieces under tension return to their starting position by releasing hooks that hold each piece. The lamp uses a twisting rotation motion to unlock resting and off position.
Tapple mechanism
Sketches
Initial focus was on the main form and as development continued I focused more on integrating the mechanism around the plant pot
Product reveal
The final version features the centralized planter with the rising shade that casts light around the plant.
How To Use
Components
The available alternate colors are stone, clay, and concrete.
Exploded view showing all components.
Features
color material finish
The shell is printed in two halves that clip together around the donor PCB, requiring no glue or screws. Wall thickness is kept at 0.8 mm — just enough for rigidity — while internal ribs distribute grip force across the frame so the surface never flexes under load.
Print orientation is optimized so layer lines run along the length of the mouse, maximizing strength in the direction of hand pressure. The result is a shell that weighs under 18 g on its own, bringing the finished mouse to approximately 35 g all-in.
Exploded view
In Context
The lamp with a full planter on the counter.
Lamp on the counter at night.
Alternate colors
The available alternate colors are stone, clay, and concrete.
Alternate colorways.