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In its recent Design for (Your) Product Lifetime Showcase, presented by Autodesk, Core77 asks five young designers to incorporate what they’ve learned at the Autodesk Sustainability Workshop by redesigning a commonplace object using Autodesk software. This latest installment features Massachusetts-based David Fustino’s take on the everyday desk lamp.

His solution is a magnetically assembled three-legged desk lamp named IRIS that structurally displays an LED bulb that elegantly diffuses its light. According to David, “LED bulbs are structurally adorned with beautiful heatsinks to dissipate heat and are engineered to last up to 46 years.”

“In such a ‘throw away society,’ he continues, “this LED bulb delivers longevity in a market of rapid obsolescence. If a user will use a single bulb for more than three decades, how can the bulb be cherished? IRIS was structurally designed to display this wonderful balance of design & engineering rather than concealing it within a fixture.”

Check out his full interview to learn more about David and see what he did.

Then come back here to the Improving Product Lifetime section of Sustainability Workshop and learn more about what you can do.

 Core77 serves as a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike by producing fresh content, design competitions, lecture series, parties, and exhibits.

Article contributed by Paige Rodgers. Paige works at Autodesk and worked with Core77 to launch this design challenge.