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Dec 2016

I’m glad my fellow Marvinites like him!!!

I’m getting some interested in a limited edition of these lamps in Porcelain. They will be hand slip-cast in unglazed white ceramic thin enough to allow light transmission – just like the plastic one (from which the mold will be derived!) but even more durable and elegant. I threw up a quick form on my blog to let me know if you might want one - just to express interest at this stage, I need to see how many people might want one.

http://www.marvination.com/more-marvin/2016/11/11/marvin-lamp

I might but a couple questions. Unglazed - so could my local ceramics person to some coloring or other stuff and glaze him?

Any projected cost yet?

Probably. I will find out from my ceramics friends. It would have a high quality sintered-smooth surface so it wouldn’t look rough. I picked white because it looks really beautiful in white. I think the best way to add color might be to use a colored bulb inside. The LED buld is entirely user servicable. I am thinking around $100. A big part of cost is how many people are interested. I want to make them in the USA if I can, though it is possible I’ll make them in China if it is cost-prohibitive, as I have a friend with a ceramics studio there.

Thanks! It is a project that is more about fun than profit for me. I really do love Marvin (you can see why here: http://www.marvination.com/about/). That said, I need to get some critical mass of people on-board before I can buy the materials and get my ceramic-artist friends involved. Its funny - lots of non-Marvin people love the lamp, which was entirely unexpected! If you know anyone who might like a lamp, send them over to my form :slight_smile:

http://www.marvination.com/more-marvin/2016/11/11/marvin-lamp

Seriously cool! You should speak with 3DHubs about getting this in their “shop” as official Hubs merchandise - they may be able to assist with offsetting some initial costs?

Steve