Designed, 3D-modelled and built by hand, for when I was putting together my new computer. The design is inspired by Art Deco with the goal to have a vaulted top to the case.
The 3D models are created in 3DS Max together with Substance Painter for the textures. Once a design was chosen, the model was used as a stepping point for creating a blueprint in Adobe Illustrator that could be used to cut the parts out in 5 mm MDF, using a laser cutter. The vaulted top was covered in EVA-foam, which was then covered up in a single sheet of wood-pattern vinyl. The case was then placed on top of a metal frame which contains the computer components.
The EL wire is powered by the RGB light output in the computer using a connector I soldered on myself. The button panel was too small for the frame’s circuit card, so I had to cut it in half and solder together the connections using wires.
