A design sample piece, produced in-house and individually numbered. Not available for purchase.

Only 30 have been made.

The Workless Lamp shifts from cool to warm when it's time to call it a day.

A good task light, and a bit smarter than most. Put it where you work and turn it on when you get there.

Not on the internet or configurable in any way. Has one button, and the button does one thing.
420 lumen output, 1000 lux brightness on work surface below. Bright enough for fine detail.
Gradual 60-minute shift from cool 5000K to warm 2700K light. Color shift begins 7 hours after your day starts.
Backlit button always matches lamp color and brightens to a nightlight when the lamp is off.
16" tall, 4"x4" footprint, 1.35lbs, 5W power

The Workless Lamp is designed and manufactured entirely by one person in Washington, DC. Spoiler alert: it's me.

It is very possible to own one of these lamps but presently impossible to buy one.

Design & Engineering

Full Assembly CAD

The complete model shows the nominal positions and dimensions of all electronics and plastics in the assembly.

Power & MCU Board

This PCB sits in the rear of the lamp and carries a logic voltage regulator, small microcontroller, LED load switches, and interface to the button board. The firmware compiles to 1.15KB.

Exposed Connectors

The PCB-mount DC power and luminaire connectors are exposed at the rear. A 12V DC adapter is included.

Base Subassembly

The base is made up of 5 separate printed parts, two circuit boards, a wiring harness, and 1.000 pounds of steel. It ships together as a subassembly.

Button Board

This simple PCB sits under the on-off button, and positions the button backlight and two tactile switches.

Base Plate

The largest and longest print of the assembly, each base is embossed with a unique assembly number and houses control electronics plus a full pound of steel ballast.

Flat-Pack Strategy

This lamp was designed from the outset for flat-pack shipping. This view shows the packing order without the box.

Lamp, Assembly No. 005

The flat-pack design fits the entire lamp in a 4"x4"x1.5" box. Once opened, assembly takes about 90 seconds. My best time is 38 seconds, but I'm a pro.

Custom Luminaire

This two-tone design contains two independent banks of LEDs, both rated for 420lm output. They differ only in color temperature; one warm (2700K) and one cool (5000K).

Custom Luminaire

With a total power consumption of about 4.5W, heatsinks' added surface area improves convection while their added mass reduces thermal stress.

Stencil Jig Technique

For assembling individual PCBs by reflow, simple 3D-printed jigs can be designed to align the stencil to the bare PCB. Extra alignment features must be added to the stencil design for this technique to work out. All 3 PCBs are pasted and reflowed this way.

Shade & Arm Joint

Four identical arms retain the luminaire cable and form an arc to the shade in 15º increments. The luminaire PCB simply snaps into the shade.

Cover Plate

Precise details at the base of the lamp guarantee the first arm mounts vertically.

Printed Packaging

A printed holder carries and dispenses the 5 arm pins. The printed cable ring doubles as a pin-removal tool for disassembly.

Paper Packaging

A generic die-cut cardstock box can be specialized with a custom product sleeve. Sleeves are printed 2-UP on 32# paper and cut with a guillotine

A design sample piece, produced in-house and individually numbered. Not available for purchase.

Only 30 have been made.

Design & Engineering

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