AI-assisted concept

Orb

Table lamp

Orb has no switch: the opal glass globe is the control. Turning it dims the light, like tuning an old radio. The LED module and encoder clip out from the base, so the lamp can be repaired instead of replaced.

Category: Lighting
Materials: Opal glass, Recycled aluminium
Processes: Glass blowing, CNC turning

Orb table lamp: a glowing opal glass globe on a brushed champagne aluminium base, on a black background

Pencil sketch sheet of the Orb lamp with dimensions, a rotate-to-dim arrow, the LED module and the aluminium base — Studies of the rotating gesture and the hidden encoder inside the brushed aluminium base.

Close-up of Orb's satin opal glass globe meeting the anodised champagne aluminium base — Satin opal glass meets anodised aluminium; the joint hides the rotation bearing.

White foam and turned-wood model of Orb on a workbench with callipers and drawing tools — A foam and turned-wood model used to test the globe's scale and the feel of the turn.

Orb lamp glowing on a wooden side table in a bright living room by a window — On a side table, Orb gives a soft, glare-free glow: the light source is never visible.