Infinity lamps are designed in such a way that the reflected voids between the etched mirrors and the one-way mirrors repeat in neatly-ordered arrays through three-dimensional space. This produces a sense of rhythm that extends deep into space while complementing the patterns etched within. Here are a few of the basic forms:
The square face-on lamps are the simplest. They have one etched mirror placed one inch behind the one-way mirror, along with thin mirrors lining the edges of the void to produce reflectivity both back into space and off to the sides.
The pyramidal mirrors are designed with precision-cut triangles that, when assembled, slope in at forty-five-degree angles. When ensconced within a cube of one-way mirrors, this creates an array of pyramids that both repeat in space and have internal reflectivity. When placed behind a single one-way mirror, a pyramid will produce octahedrons that neatly echo back through three-dimensional space.
The hexagonal lamps are more complicated. Six triangular mirrors come together to produce an inverted hexagonal pyramid, precisely cut to slope down from the edges at 30-degree angles. This meshes nicely with the 60-degree vertices. As you look inside, a first 30-degree angle takes place between the one-way mirror and the etched mirrors, a second 30-degree angle occurs between the etched mirrors and the reflected one-way mirror, and a third 30-degree angle is produced deeper within, between the reflected one-way mirror and the reflected etched mirrors. Those 30-degree angles collectively add up to produce an image of the reflected etched mirrors at 90-degree angles from the front, around the edges, and curving back inward, to form a large internal bubble-void. As the edges of that interior bubble curve inward, they repeat the image of the central star etched within the pyramid six times, once in each of the six triangular mirrors.
The geometry can be complicated since the reflected voids must fit neatly within three-dimensional space. However, when done correctly, this produces a variety of intriguing combinations that nicely integrate structure with organic form.
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