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Dan Shear
DRS Product Design

Reisterstown, Maryland
rngrred@erols.com

"DRS Product Design started on a partime basis in 1995. I have been working fulltime on my business since the fall of 1999 and form•Z has been the primary digtial design tool throughout this process. Having used form•Z for 5 1/2 years, together with Photoshop, I have steadily worked to market my Lamp while also providing freelance 3D modeling and rendering services. My clients for this portion of my business are primarily from the building construction industry with some 3D work occuring in the manufacturing sector."
 

The "Tri-Shell" lamp is a dynamic ambient table light. Its dramatic repetitive shapes are based on the natural form of a seashell. The lamp has wide applications as a design element, when not illuminated, and as an appealing lighted sculptural form. It can be oriented either vertically or horizontally and, due to its flexible pin joint joinery, the "Tri-Shell" can be manufactured with either a rectilinear or curvilinear character. This patented lamp uses a compact fluorescent bulb and it can be made from a wide variety of materials. Due to its notching system, the lamp can be disassembled with the two smaller sections fitting into the larger one. Appropriate for placement on a coffee table or credenza, the modernist lamp is suitable for both commercial and residential applications and its approximate volume is that of a 17" cube. A diffuser/bulb socket assembly completes the lamp design by shielding the light source for direct view. The tighter the diffuser is screwed into the lamp bulb socket base, the greater the diffusion of light. The intention is to design an entire lighting line based on the design principles of the lamp.