Lampshade made from many toothpicks

Daisuke Hiraiwa's "Stamen" lampshade is made from bazillions of toothpicks (12,500 or so). He makes complementary "Petal" lampshades from plastic spoons.

stamen and petals at ICFF 2009 (via Craft)

[#1 posted by codeman38, May 26, 2009 10:43 PM]

Just for correctness' sake, Daisuke is a he, not a she.

[#2 posted by Cory Doctorow, May 26, 2009 11:06 PM]

Thanks!

[#3 posted by IWood, May 26, 2009 11:59 PM]

Must...touch...prickly...pretty...thing...

[#4 posted by Pantograph, May 27, 2009 3:12 AM]

1.Put in 100W incandescent lightbulb.
2.Wait
3.Call fire brigade.

[#5 posted by Takuan, May 27, 2009 3:18 AM]

could soak 'em in Boraxo solution.

[#6 posted by zandar, May 27, 2009 3:43 AM]

Even worse, halogen, which is what usually ends up in small fixtures.

[#7 posted by dculberson, May 27, 2009 5:05 AM]

So... cool...

[#8 posted by NoahRodenbeek, May 27, 2009 7:02 AM]

Does a wooden lampshade seem extremely hazardous to anyone else?

[#9 posted by haineux, May 27, 2009 10:02 AM]

Sigh. It's trivially easy to avoid fire hazards in decorative lamps -- either use a 7w "christmas tree light" bulb, or, for you forward-tech people, a compact fluorescent or LED bulb.

[#10 posted by Pantograph, May 27, 2009 10:39 AM]

Sure, but where's the fun in that?

[#11 posted by Anonymous, May 27, 2009 11:56 AM]

Some day you'll need to dust it ...

[#12 posted by Kehaar, May 27, 2009 7:57 PM]

They are recycled toothpicks? Nice shape, some people have passions greater then others.

[#13 posted by umgrego2, May 27, 2009 8:03 PM]

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