Cardboard shades for lights.

Working on a cheaper product idea, using cardboard, instead of other materials...makes it more convenient than having to use separate suspension supports when using heavier materials, too.

Took about 2 hours while at Starbucks on Tuesday, to design and model it...Add another 2 hours to add the context then render it.

Based on double-depth cardboard panels (see Ponoko).  The edge of the cardboard is a texture grabbed from online, edited and then added to the edges of the 3D model in SketchUp.  I have this idea that the vertical panels are interchangeable with 3 variations (to start with), so that no two snowflakes are alike, if so desired.

One could do a whole ceiling of replaceable shades for a pop-up store for the holidays, if so desired.

Up close rendering.

"Snowflake v.03"