01 / Challenge
Challenge
An interior designer wanted a statement pendant that read as timber but followed a geometry no lathe could produce.
Decorative Lighting — 2026
Helios Pendant Light
A 480 mm parametric shade printed in wood-filled PLA, sanded and oiled so the layer lines read as turned grain.
WOOD-FILLEDFDMHome & Lifestyle
Preparing 3D view
Loading geometry and materials.
- Project
- Helios Pendant Light
- Material
- WOOD-FILLED
- Technology
- FDM
- Print Time
- 22 hours
- Layer Height
- 0.24 mm
- Weight
- 720 g
- Dimensions
- 480 x 480 x 320 mm
- Industry
- Home & Lifestyle
02 / Design
Design
A parametric petal pattern was wrapped around a conical shell with wall thickness tuned to 1.2 mm, thin enough to glow and thick enough to hold its shape at 480 mm.
03 / Printing Process
Printing Process
Printed in four segments in wood-filled PLA at 0.24 mm with vase-adjacent settings, then sanded through three grits and finished with a penetrating oil.
04 / Final Result
Final Result
The joins disappear under the oil finish. Six more units were ordered for the same project within a month.
Gallery
Through the build
Four moments from the job, in the order they happened.
- 01
Segment straight off the printer - 02
Sanded through three grits - 03
Oiled finish, raking light - 04
Installed and lit
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