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$875 Less Lamp You Break With A Hammer

$875 Less Lamp You Break With A Hammer

At $875, what you’re looking at is an expensive light fixture called the Less Lamp by Jordi Canudas. When you purchase this unusual light and take it out of its plastic wrapping the first thing you’ll notice is that the light source is black and egg shaped with no visible means, not even a pinholes through which light can escape

You may wonder what’s the point of this, but included with your $875 purchase is a pick hammer and it’s your job to crack the egg like surface to make light holes. It’s really up to you if you take a gentle approach making an intricate design or if you decide to go to town and smash the lamp to create what looks like an original lamp shade.

Regardless of the approach you take, the end result is your masterpiece and something you’re going to have to live with. That said, the last thing you’d want is to shatter a near $900 light and end up with mess on the floor and a visa bill to pay with nothing to show for it.

If you’re not afraid to crack some eggs, you can buy this handmade plaster lamp through the Momastore. Who knows, perhaps this is the final piece of the puzzle that would go perfectly with the Line Art furniture in the living room or maybe, this would would work well as bedroom lighting accenting the new ctrl alt del pillows you just got.

Via: TechChee, Technabob

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