This decorative 80s themed light project brings the disco floor back into your room!

The ever evolving light patterns give off a dazzling display, day and night!

Controlled by an Arduino, the light box can be customized by uploading additional code, allowing the user to add lighting effects, program new button commands, and even connect it to the web to create an IOT device!

This design was inspired by a recent experience when I moved into my outdated 80s interior apartment. I had purchased new RGB LED smart bulbs to fill the dead sockets and was immediately obsessed with the color controls and mood lighting. I wanted to dive head first into the world of RGB lighting and create my own decorative LED lamp to add to the theme. I purchased this 484 individually addressable RGB LED light panel, which the product is designed around.

At the time, I only owned a 3D printer, which was malfunctioning most of the time, so I created some rudimentary prototypes before shelving the idea until I had a better way of constructing it. That's when I obtained my Glowforge Pro CO2 laser cutter. Below you can follow my design process, from rough 3D prints to the final laser cut product.