Ping Pong Ball Icosahedron

At the start of coronavirus lockdowns, my roommate and I watched a video of a project by a YouTuber Bitluni. After seeing it, we made one as part of his art practicum. After helping him, I was inspired to make a unique version of one.

I thought of a way to leverage that the strand lights were not forced to stay in-plane with one another. Making an icosahedron meant that each of the triangular faces would be packed with balls. I thought this would be a cool effect and wanted to see one. In collaboration with a friend, we designed and made one. After some CAD, 32 3D prints, 92 LEDs, 92 ping pong balls, and some assembly, we had our final product.