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A crowdfunded desk light, engineered for low-volume production.

Calibra needed its computer desk light ready for an Indiegogo campaign. We led the full mechanical development, from the first prototype to designs ready for low-volume manufacturing.

Client
Calibra
Industry
Consumer hardware
Year
2024
Services
Engineering, prototyping, testing
Status
Shipped to backers
Calibra light bar mounted on a monitor in a dark desk setup
The brief

Fast iteration under tight constraints.

A crowdfunding campaign sets a hard clock. The light had to perform well, fit on a monitor and be buildable in small quantities without production tooling budgets.

What we did

How we approached it.

Mechanical development

We engineered the complete prototype, from the light bar housing to the mounting hardware.

Prototype rounds

Several builds took the design from early mechanical assemblies to refined prototypes that proved form, fit and function.

Testing

We defined torque and performance test protocols for the mount and hinge.

Manufacturing readiness

We delivered production-ready designs sized for low-volume manufacturing.

The result
Indiegogocrowdfunding campaign
Low volumeproduction-ready design
Shippedto campaign backers
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From the project files.

Calibra AI desk light, finished desk setup
Finished desk setup
Calibra AI desk light, retail kit, unboxed
Retail kit, unboxed
Calibra AI desk light, light bar housings ready for assembly
Light bar housings ready for assembly
Calibra AI desk light, printed hinge prototype
Printed hinge prototype
Calibra AI desk light, printed prototype parts on the build plate
Printed prototype parts on the build plate

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