After the experience of blackouts in the city, we had the idea to develop a model of a flashlight lamp, a prototype of which could be reproduced by makers with access to 3D printing and basic skills in working with electronics. Then we held two workshops during which the working group created the lamp in the makerspace workshops. The design was developed by Mariana Baran, program manager of the Makerspace. Engineering and printing were performed by the residents – Stoliari and 3D-Strorm.

The development process consisted of two parts. During the first workshop, we created the inside of the lamp – the battery, which can be assembled in a small workshop or even at home using simple materials.

During the second workshop, the team worked on developing the model. The lamp body was printed on a 3D printer. Then it was connected to the battery. The result is a small, stylish flashlight lamp that can be attached to different surfaces or carried around. It was important for us to make the lamp as functional as possible. Its body consists of three separate parts with mounts that can be used to attach the lamp to different surfaces.

This lamp is based on an open source model – a product that can be scaled and adapted to your needs in different ways. We are happy to share the creation instructions with the maker community and everyone else. After all, one of the advantages of the makerspace is that it allows you to respond quickly to crisis circumstances and create solutions at the intersection of spheres. And then immediately prototype and test them.