While looking into creating a lampshade design that can actually be used, I have experimented with various papers, colours and fonts and have also received a custom order from someone to create them a letter "H" lampshade.
Below you can see the design I created and cut out of paper, now I just need to make it safe for use and it is this that I have been researching for a few days now, for my designs for my project and this custom order. I have been trying to find small components for the lampshades to be fitted together, from a flat design to a tubular "shade" design, for rings that will hold it properly on the lamp base and for wires and other little small electrical bits.