01 – Temple DIY Kit

01 – Temple is a lamp with a living fire inside. It starts with a single spark, builds to a full blaze, and never repeats itself: the animation runs on randomness written into the code. The shape might feel familiar. Picture a meadow in rural Sweden, a festival held once every ninety years, and a yellow wooden temple with one final purpose. This kit contains everything you need to raise that temple on your own shelf. Fire included.

This kit is more than a box of parts. It walks you through building this exact lamp while teaching the skills behind illuminated art: working with LEDs, writing code, 3D printing, wiring, and soldering. What you learn here carries into whatever you make next.

LED Wiring & Soldering – You will learn to solder clean joints and see how the whole circuit connects: strip to strip, strip to microcontroller, and power to the project. Understand the wiring here and you can wire almost anything.

LED Programming & Microcontrollers – You will use FastLED to shape color and motion, then flash the code onto your microcontroller. By the end you understand how a few lines of code turn into a moving flame. For those not interested in writing their own code, the microcontroller comes pre-programmed and ready to burn.

3D Printing – Every 3D printed part comes fabricated and ready to assemble, so you can skip straight to building. Curious about printing your own? The guide walks through the essentials: materials, slicers, and print settings.

While building your own Temple lamp you will learn:

• Cutting and tinning wire and LED strips
• Wiring LED strips
• 3D printing (optional)
• Working with microcontrollers
• Programming LEDs (optional)
• Basic fabrication

No experience required, and no initiation rites. If you get stuck, message me and I’ll walk you through it personally.

What’s included

In the box:

• All pieces 3D printed and ready for assembly
• Arduino Nano ESP32 microcontroller (pre-programmed)
• LEDs
• Wire
• 3-Pin JST SM Connector
• Power cable and plug

Digital files:

• 60 page guide covering every build step and the skills behind them (PDF)
• All code, heavily commented so that it’s easy to understand
• All .STL and .3MF files, pre-supported and print-ready
• Lifetime access to any future file updates
• My help should you get stuck

Tools you’ll need to supply yourself:

• Adhesive
• Wire cutters
• Wire strippers
• Soldering iron
• Solder
• Electrical tape

Already have a 3D printer and your own parts bin? The 01 – Temple DIY Guide is the files-only version of this project.

The finished Temple is 8.5” x 5” x 8”.