​Learn CAD modeling, 3D printing, and rapid prototyping to make a desk lamp in a day 💡

​Build your own functional desk lamp in this full day workshop, combining CAD design in Fusion 360, 3D printing, electronics prototyping, and embedded programming.

​This is a hands-on build class inside the Desk Job Design Lab prototyping studio in Industry City. You’ll work like a real product designer: starting with constraints and components, prototyping quickly, and leaving with a lamp that actually works.

​Class size is capped at 4 people so you get real support, tools access, and a true build experience.

​🛠️ THE PROJECT

​You’ll choose from a set of provided components and build a lamp around them. Options include:

• ​LED strips, rings, diffusers, and modules

• ​pre-built LED components (including repurposed options like IKEA lamp parts)

• ​switches, dimming options, power components

• ​optional sensors (depending on what you want your lamp to do)

​Then you’ll design a compatible housing and mounting system so everything fits cleanly and feels intentional.

​🎓 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

​CAD + Fabrication (Fusion 360 + 3D Printing)

• ​CAD modeling in Fusion 360

• ​designing for fit + tolerances (mounts, adapters, enclosures)

• ​preparing parts for 3D printing

​Electronics Prototyping

• ​breadboard prototyping and iteration

• ​selecting components and building a circuit

• ​safe wiring practices for LED builds

​Soldering

• ​soldering fundamentals + best practices

• ​assembling durable connections for your final build

​Embedded Programming

• ​programming with the Arduino IDE

• ​writing simple firmware to control LEDs and sensors

• ​testing, troubleshooting, and iteration

​✨ 3D-PRINTING WORKFLOW

​We’ll design and prep parts for printing during class. Depending on print time, your part will either:

• ​print during the session, or

• ​be printed after class for pickup (no extra cost)

​🥯 FOOD & BREAKS

• ​Breakfast provided (coffee + pastries from Colson’s Patisserie)

• ​Lunch break at Industry City (Japanese Market)

​🙋 WHO THIS IS FOR

​Beginners are welcome — no prior CAD, electronics, or programming experience required. This class is taught from the ground up and intentionally small so you get hands-on guidance throughout.

​🎁 WHAT'S INCLUDED

​All materials + tools are included, including:

• ​sensors + LED components

• ​Arduino-based electronics

• ​soldering tools

• ​3D printing materials

​👋 ABOUT DESK JOB

​Desk Job Design Lab is a new prototyping studio in Industry City, Brooklyn offering creative workshops, private builds, and weekly Office Hours — all designed to help you turn ideas into real objects using modern prototyping tools and hands-on fabrication workflows.

​This workshop will be led by Desk Job founder Ari Zade, a Brooklyn-based designer and engineer.