Litho-Lamp

What is Litho-Lamp?

Litho-Lamp is a small free web app with one job: turning photos into lithophane lamp shades. You can drop in a single image or give each of the four faces (front, right, back and left) its own photo, and unused faces repeat the first one. A lit mode preview shows how the shade will glow.

The shape list goes well beyond a plain cylinder: drum, empire, coolie, Pembroke, Bedford, barrel, tapered barrel, square and rectangle, with sliders for top diameter ratio, curve, depth and corner radius. You set minimum and maximum thickness, resolution and a seam blend that fades the joins. A mount ring can go at the top, bottom or both, with a hint for E26/E27 sockets, and the page estimates PLA cost before you export the STL.

It fits someone who wants a photo lamp as a gift and does not need panels, globes or night lights. There is no sign-up and nothing to install.

What you can make

• Lithophane lamp shades
• Four-photo lamp shades
• Square and rectangular shades

How to use Litho-Lamp

1. Upload a photo, or one per face
2. Choose a shade shape and set diameter and height
3. Add a mount ring for your socket
4. Check lit mode and export the STL