louvered light fixture

i've been doing a lot of drawings trying to design our little girl's room. some of those drawings have been new light fixtures, because i hate the square frosted glass light covers that hang above our heads in our house. it's a long story, but when i was young, one of those same light covers came loose and fell straight down on my head and luckily i walked away with 7 stitches. it could've been a lot worse. ever since i've been skeptical of those lights.

our little girl's room had one such light cover, and i have been thinking of designs to replace the glass with something else - less dangerous, and a lot more fun to look at. this is my first physical iteration - a 1/8" mdf lasercut light cover with louvers that somewhat hide the lightbulbs they conceal with a whimsical, child-like twist.

** note: remember to use flourescent bulbs (seen in the rendering above)! they last months longer than iridescent bulbs, and are much more cost-effective!