Final: Lamp In a Frame
Deciding to purchase an object such as a souvenir involves some decision-making on the part of the customer. When I proposed the prototype of Lamp in a Frame to the Blanton Museum Store, I focused on two ideas: the connection of the souvenir with the museum and the souvenir's affordibility. Because of our innate desire to decorate our homes and our necessity for brightening the spaces for prolonged periods of time, I chose a lamp as an object to design. It would be produced at a relatively low cost as it would be made out of plastic, with a unique insert differentiating one lamp from another. The insert which is a mylar or similar semi-transparent material that is a printed reproduction of paintings from the Renaissance era found in the museum. It serves as a decorative and a connecting element of the lamp to the museum.