Photo Lamp - Arc

Your photograph, lit from within.

Four curved panels, each printed from a picture you choose. Held to the light they look like pale relief; switched on, the image appears — the thickness of the plastic doing the work that ink does on paper.

Upload one photo or four. One fills every side; four gives you a different picture on each face, so the lamp changes as you walk around it.

Made for the photographs that deserve better than a phone screen — a wedding, a grandparent, a dog that is no longer around. It reads as an object rather than a gadget, which is why these tend to be bought as gifts.

Printed in PLA, assembled by hand, with a warm 3000 K light inside. The frame comes in black, white or beige; the panels are always natural, because that is what lets the picture through.

Each one is printed individually, so you'll see fine layer lines up close — that's the mark of a made object rather than a moulded one.

Details

• 179 mm tall, 126 mm square at the crown
• Four curved panels, 84 × 144 mm each
• PLA — durable, odourless, plant-based
• Warm white LED, about 5 W
• USB-A cable with a wall plug included, 1 meter cable
• Made to order, usually shipped within 2–3 working days

Choosing a photo

Bright pictures with clear contrast work best. Faces read well; busy backgrounds and very dark photos less so. You'll see exactly how each one will look before you buy — if a preview comes out murky, try a lighter picture.